THE PRIMER. Originally the child next passed to the Catechism and the
Bible, but about the middle of the seventeenth century the Primer began to
be used. The Primer in its original form was a simple manual of devotion
for the laity, compiled without any thought of its use in the schools. It
contained the Creed, the Lord”s Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and a few of
the more commonly used prayers and psalms. [8] The Catechism soon was
added, and with the prefixing of the alphabet and a few syllables and
words it was transformed, as schools arose, into the first reading book
for children. There was at first no attempt at grading, illustration, or
the introduction of easy reading material. About the close of the
seventeenth century the illustrated Primer, with some attempt at grading
and some additional subject-matter, made its appearance, both in England
and America, and at once leaped into great popularity.
10/12/2006 02:40 PM
Adobe Showcases Solutions for eLearning ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS (ZDNet India)
Adobe and Tradocs Develop Automate Document Processes CONSUMERTECH Adobe Systems and Tradocs have jointly developed solution for the automation of international trade documents within supply chain processes with Intel Corporation.
10/11/2006 05:16 PM
William Carey University Recovering from Katrina and Preparing for Future Growth with Desire2Learn’s Assistance (SYS-CON Media)
William Carey University has selected Desire2Learn’s enterprise eLearning solution to host their Learning Environment across three campuses as part of a business continuity plan. Hurricane Katrina halted operations at William Carey University for three weeks while trying to recover from a damaged infrastructure and power outage.
10/13/2006 02:40 PM
‘Portland’ 1.0 aims to ease Linux interface BUSINESS (ZDNet India)
Programmers have released version 1.0 of the Portland software project designed to help bridge the gap between two widely used Linux user interfaces, KDE and GNOME.
10/13/2006 01:00 PM
Polycom Leads Discussion of Best Practices to Ensure Quality in Online Education at First Annual Beijing Forum (SYS-CON Media)
Polycom, Inc. , the world’s leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced its highly visible role in the first annual fall Beijing Forum on Quality in Online Education at the China World Hotel in Beijing, Oct. 14-15.
10/11/2006 01:02 PM
William Carey University Recovering from Katrina and Preparing for Future Growth with Desire2Learn’s Assistance (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
KITCHENER-WATERLOO, ONTARIO– - William Carey University has selected Desire2Learn’s enterprise eLearning solution to host their Learning Environment across three campuses as part of a business continuity plan.
10/09/2006 10:33 PM
DigiLore Awarded Another Air Force Grant for eLearning (SYS-CON Media)
DigiLore Inc. received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Air Force. The grant will be used to further research and deliver a solution for embedded learning, and will focus on advising aircraft maintenance workers.
10/13/2006 11:28 AM
Richardson Expands Asia-Pacific Operations (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PHILADELPHIA—-Richardson, a leading sales training and consulting firm, today announced that Lyn Karnstedt has been named Managing Director of Asia-Pacific operations. Lyn will have primary responsibility for developing and executing Richardson’s global business strategy throughout Asia-Pacific and will lead the region’s sales and training operations.
10/13/2006 04:00 AM
Contact Centres in Malta to Benefit from Trend Towards Offshoring (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of Datamonitor’s new report: Contact centers in Malta to their offering.
10/13/2006 04:00 AM
Growth Forecast for Ukraine’s Contact Center Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of Datamonitor’s new report: Contact Centers in Ukraine to their offering.
10/13/2006 03:00 AM
Agent Numbers and Technology Spending in the Estonian Contact Center Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland—-Research and Markets has announced the addition of Datamonitor’s new report: Contact centers in Estonia to their offering.