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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Open Education for a Global Economy



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Letter received from Mike Feerick
CEO & Founder
ALISON
As a member of our free learning community, you may enjoy reading an excellent profile on ALISON published in the New York Times yesterday.

If you or your kids have taken an online lesson at the Khan Academy (3,200 video lessons, 168 million views), been enlightened by a TED Talk (1,300 talks, 800 million views), watched a videotaped academic lecture (Academic Earth, Open Courseware Consortium, Open Culture), enrolled in a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course, now being offered by companies like Udacity and a growing list of universities, including M.I.T., Harvard and Stanford), or simply learned to play guitar, paint a landscape or make a soufflĂ© via YouTube — then you know that the distribution channels of education have changed — and that the future of learning is free and open.
Read on to find out about ALISON.COM's part in the "ONLINE LEARNING REVOLUTION"

reference: www.nytimes.com DAVID BORNSTEIN 

Thursday, July 5, 2012

FAS / FETAC 3 Days Signing, Lighting & Guarding at Roadworks

Course Objectives:
Chapter 8-Temporary Traffic Measures and Signs for Roadworks Manual provides details of the temporary traffic measures to be used at work sites on all public roads, including their layout and symbols, the circumstances in which each sign may be used and the rules for positioning them to warn, inform and direct road users in the safe negotiation through the work site.



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FAS / FETAC 3 Days Signing, Lighting & Guarding at Roadworks
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Please find below course details / requirements for the next 3-Days FAS / FETAC Signing, Lighting and Guarding at Roadworks Course:
Venue: Woodstock Hotel, Lahinch Road, Ennis, Co. Clare
Dates: Wednesday 25th - Friday 27th of July 2012
Duration: 3 days Cost: €500 per delegate (includes FAS registration)
Registration: 5 years CSCS certification with FAS
Times: 09:00-17:00 daily
Signing, Lighting & Guarding at Roadworks

Crystal Safety Services,
Phares Road,
Meelick,
Co. Clare
Tel: 061-458903
Mobile:086-8127222
Email: info@crystalsafety.ie
Web: www.crystalsafety.ie