Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
E-Learning
Source: The Learning Alliance for Higher Education
Thwarted Innovation: What Happened to e-learning and Why
From the site: “A major new study from the University of Pennsylvania answers the question: “Why did the boom in e-learning go bust?” Read the report [PDF]
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RFID
Source: National Retail Federation
RFID Resource Center
Links, news, and reports.
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Aviation Industry
Airports Must Act Now to Meet Growing Demand for Air Travel
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
From the Press Release: “U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today released a new study predicting which airports and communities will need to expand their capacity by the year 2020. Speaking at a news conference in Atlanta, the Secretary said airports in growing cities like Las Vegas, Tucson, Albuquerque, Birmingham and Palm Beach will need to expand their ability to handle more air passengers over the next 16 years. He also listed dozens of projects underway to meet that growing demand for air travel, and urged more communities to get involved now in the push to add capacity.”
Read the Report
Map: Airport and Metro Areas That Need Additional Capacity by 2013
Map: Airport and Metro Areas That Need Additional Capacity by 2020
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Cancer–United States–Statistics
Source: National Cancer Institute/CDC
Just Released, Number of Cancer Survivors Growing
From the Press Release: “There are 9.8 million cancer survivors in the United States, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). A cancer survivor is defined as anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer, from the time of diagnosis through the balance of his or her life. The findings are published in the June 25 issue of CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, ‘Cancer Survivorship – United States, 1971 – 2001.’”
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