Sexual Harassment Policies and Computer-Based Training.
After summarizing the concepts and legislation involved in the need for a well-stated sexual harassment policy in a community college environment, the author links computer-based training to successful policy implementation and provides an overview of software designed to instruct employees about an institution's sexual harassment policies. Whether...

US Colleges Embrace Argo e-learning.
NUENEN, The Netherlands, January 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Argo is an innovative e-learning environment for education as well as training of automotive mechanics/technicians, built on the basis of gaming/3D animations. Argo is unique in providing a state-of-the-art, very practical and hands-on online learning environment, where students learn by...

Video Exercises Improve Abilities and Reduce Crash Risk.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers presented new evidence today that specialized computer-based cognitive training significantly reduces crash risk in older drivers and bestows other quality of life benefits. The presentations were made at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, a gathering of more than 10,000 transportation...

A Field Experiment: Instructor-Based Training vs. Computer-Based Training.
This study is motivated by the issues created by end-user computing (EUC) and its growing importance within organizations. One of the major issues related to EUC is training individuals to adopt to the new technology. As a result, both researchers and practitioners are challenged to find new ways to...

New Evidence That Brain-Plasticity Based Training has Broad Impact: Improved Cognition in Boomers, Improved Motor Control in Older Adults.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Posit Science Corporation researcher, Dan Tinker, presented evidence at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference in Washington, DC this week indicating that cognitive training may benefit Baby Boomers. The computerized brain plasticity-based Brain Fitness Program (TM) uses adaptive exercises that target auditory and...

Course Technology Announces the Release of New Computer and Web-Based Training Product.
Worldwide Leader in Computing Education Releases Explore! for Microsoft Office Applications and Windows Operating Systems BOSTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Course Technology, a division of Thomson Learning, today announced the release of Explore!, a new computer and web- based training product for microcomputer...

Environmental Tectonics Corporation's National AeroSpace Training and Research (NASTAR) Center and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) Begin Upset Recovery Research Flights.
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's ("ETC" or the "Company") National AeroSpace Training and Research (NASTAR) Center today announced that it, in conjunction with Embry Riddle Aeromedical University (ERAU), has begun conducting research flights under a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funded research project aimed at examining...

Holland America Line Wins Responsible Tourism Award From Virgin Holidays.
First Place Award Recognizes Premium Cruise Line For Environmentally Responsible Practices SEATTLE, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland America Line received a first place award today at the Responsible Tourism Awards ceremony sponsored by Virgin Holidays. The ceremony held at World Travel Market in London recognizes tourism companies...

Ready, Steady... IRR Update.
Just when you got used to completing data item FSA009, it changed. Just as you are probably getting used to completing and submitting FSA003 via the Early Reporting System (ERS), wholesale changes to the reporting requirements, submission frequencies, deadlines and methods are upon us. The last time...

Online learning builds confidence and helps reduce medication errors: having to retrain staff regularly in the use of patient-controlled analgesia pumps stretches limited staff resources at an acute pain service. An online learning training and revision programme is proving popular with both learners and trainers.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Computer-based training (CBT) in the use of "pain pumps" is proving successful at Auckland District Health Board (DHB). The online training tool was developed in response to the needs of the acute pain service (APS) to train and re-train staff who use epidural and intravenous...