To: bdog who wrote (21523 ) 9/21/1998 8:13:00 AM From: Doug R Respond to of 79268
Booleandog, Nice little piece o' prose there. BTW...a bit of GTNR news (nothing big though): Gentner Communications Partners with Teletraining Institute SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Gentner Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: GTNR) announced today that it has formed a strategic partnership with the Teletraining Institute, Inc. (Stillwater, Okla.) to promote and enhance the development of distance education in the United States. The Teletraining Institute was founded on the premise that, even with the best technology, distance education cannot achieve its full potential unless educators are appropriately trained to use the medium. The Institute is the largest provider of training for distance educators in the nation and has a faculty with combined experience of over 40 years in distance education and teleconferencing. "The Teletraining Institute provides training in four areas (instructional design, system and classroom management, technology, and applications) comprising a comprehensive program unavailable elsewhere," said Dr. Lorne Parker, chairman and founder of the Institute, "but most important is the content. The Institute and its faculty take participants from choosing equipment, setting up and managing the technology and the classroom to developing applications and instructional components most suitable for meeting training goals. We help them adapt their content to today's technology." Working with the Teletraining Institute, Gentner is reviewing facilities to determine what equipment will be needed to establish "Gentner Certified Rooms" -- rooms that will provide the best audio environment for distance learning. Gentner will also conduct a 45-minute class on audioconferencing as part of the Institute's curriculum. In addition, Gentner is helping to sponsor a series of presentations by Sir John Daniel, vice-chancellor of British Open University (Milton Keynes, England), on such topics as "Are Virtual Universities Real," "Knowledge Media for Global Universities," and "Scaling up New Technology at the Open University." Sir Daniel is considered one of the world's foremost leaders in distance education. "We are pleased to be part of an organization that is so dedicated to the advancement of education," said Frances Flood, president and chief executive officer of Gentner. "Distance learning introduces students to a world of educational opportunities never before available in traditional learning environments." Gentner Communications Corporation (www.gentner.com) provides technology, service, and educational solutions for U.S. and international communications markets. The company has a wide product and service mix featuring remote facilities management systems, audio conferencing products, and a nationwide conference calling service. SOURCE Gentner Communications Corporation CO: Gentner Communications Corporation; Teletraining Institute, Inc. ST: Utah, Oklahoma IN: TLS EDU SU: PDT 09/21/98 07:01 EDT prnewswire.com Doug R