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Weekly News Digest
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August 20, 2020 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today. For other up-to-the-minute news, check out ITI’s Twitter account: @ITINewsBreaks.
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Cengage and OLC Provide Professional Development Resources for Educators
Cengage joined forces with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) “to offer professional development opportunities for faculty and administrators—via bootcamps, office hours and customized trainings—to support colleges and universities with online and blended learning. Cengage is also continuing its series of free webinars to augment its expansive professional development resources for higher education professionals.” Access webinar recordings here, here, and here.“According to research we did with Bay View Analytics, OLC and others, faculty and administrators say they need help teaching online and help with remote learning platforms. The professional development resources created with OLC, coupled with Cengage solutions and services, give faculty the tools and knowhow to create an engaging online course, while helping institutions provide an affordable, quality learning experience for the fall and beyond,” says Fernando Bleichmar, EVP and general manager of higher education and skills at Cengage. For more information, read the press release.
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