CALC Web University Offers Learning Portal; Unique Combination of Content & Internet Delivery
Business Wire - November 09, 1999 14:55
MEDFORD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1999--CALC Web University, owned by Canterbury Information Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CITI), is a Learning Portal - a gateway on the World Wide Web to online professional courses. CWU can both develop curriculum providing computer or business skills, and also deliver these skills over the Internet.
CWU can also build a "university" for any company on its existing corporate Intranet or on an Intranet the CWU technical staff can create. Whether creating online courses from scratch or re-purposing existing instructor-led training, CWU developers can create the training required to improve job related skills.
CWU courses are a collaboration between two Canterbury companies: CALC/Canterbury and MSI/Canterbury. With MSI/Canterbury's management training experience and CALC/Canterbury's experience in desktop and technical computer training, the courses provide training that goes beyond traditional online or instructor-led programs typically available. This ability makes this portal unique.
CWU students can count on online help as part of their learning experience. Mentoring and online support is available so CWU students get the maximum benefits of virtual learning.
Course No. 1
Creating and Delivering Powerful Presentations
Shows how to gather and develop content and organize any talk;
how to create powerful, multimedia presentations in Microsoft
PowerPoint 2000, including effective use of text, color, ClipArt,
graphics, sound/video, animation delivered over the Web.
Course No. 2 Writing for Impact
Presents methods that will enable a corporate employee or
business professional to plan, organize and present ideas in a
clear and concise manner, whether for print or electronic
communications; covers the various techniques that good writers
use to get their point across. Through repeated practice, via
interactive multimedia, quizzes, online discussions and
assignments participants gain a sense of how to write more
effective documents in a shorter period of time.
To demo CALC Web University's first course "Creating and Delivering Powerful Presentations" go to learn.calc.com and follow the instructions at the bottom of the page. If you are interested in being updated on the progress of additional CWU courses, would like to pre-register for a course, or just want to learn more about our capabilities, sign-up online for the CWU e-mail newsletter.
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CONTACT: Canterbury Information Technology, Inc., Medford Stanton Pikus, 609/953-0044 www.canterburyciti.com Fax: 609/953-0062
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