Showing posts with label real. Show all posts
Showing posts with label real. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
The Real Story Behind the Failure of U K eUniversity
Link to article (By Richard Garrett)
"In February 2000, with much fanfare, the British government announced funding of 62 million ($113 million) for a national, commercial e-university called United Kingdom e-University (UKeU). The initiative was touted as an innovative response to the perceived opportunities and threats of online higher education in the form of U.S. institutions such as the University of Phoenix Online and the University of Maryland University College, not to mention the many at the time dot-com start-ups such as NYU Online and Cardean University.
Despite considerable resources and a lengthy development period given to UKeU, the government announced in February 2004 that the project had failed to meet recruiting targets, and it quickly became clear that the initiative would not survive..."
"In February 2000, with much fanfare, the British government announced funding of 62 million ($113 million) for a national, commercial e-university called United Kingdom e-University (UKeU). The initiative was touted as an innovative response to the perceived opportunities and threats of online higher education in the form of U.S. institutions such as the University of Phoenix Online and the University of Maryland University College, not to mention the many at the time dot-com start-ups such as NYU Online and Cardean University.
Despite considerable resources and a lengthy development period given to UKeU, the government announced in February 2004 that the project had failed to meet recruiting targets, and it quickly became clear that the initiative would not survive..."
This article looks at some of the reasons for UKeUs failure, which include timing, focus, branding, platform investment (around 35 Million US Dollars), and impatience. A great article that we should all read and learn from .
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The Real Way to Download Convert Insert YouTube Videos into PowerPoint!
HOW DO YOU...
1. DOWNLOAD YouTube videos?
2. CONVERT YouTube videos into a format supported by PowerPoint?
3. INSERT YouTube videos into PowerPoint (and run it offline smoothly)?
Since I am always asked those three (3) questions above, why not screencast it once for ALL! This screencast explores these questions:
(Click here to download this screencast)
TOOLS?
Tools recommended:
- RealPlayer - Downloading videos from YouTube and Converting them into other formats (e.g. wmv).
- Format Factory - Converting videos to any other video format you can imagine.
If you are using PowerPoint 2003 (or 2010) no worries, because inserting videos into PowerPoint is as easy as toasting...Insert > Movies and Sounds > Movie from File (2003)...
You might also want to check out my previous article entitled 2 Juicy Ways to Insert YouTube Videos into PowerPoint, but I believe the tips shared above is even juicier. Trust me!
Finally, if you have a cooler or more efficient way of doing it for free, please share it with us. Now that would be AWESOME :)
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