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Sunday, March 10, 2002
http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20020307/topstories/1775722.html eCornell distances itself from convention - CU subsidiary upgrades cyberspace learning for professionals By ESTHER CAMPI, Ithica Journal Staff ITHACA -- When officials from eCornell, Cornell University's for-profit distance-learning subsidiary, introduced "Irate Joe" at a conference in Florida, seasoned human-resources executives found the online simulation of an angry employee chillingly real. "They weren't laughing until I said to them, 'I guess this hits a little too close to home for you,'" said Rob Gearhart, eCornell's director of academic programs. That kind of gripping, interactive experience is just what eCornell's 50 employees -- both in Ithaca and New York City -- are aiming for when they take materials written by Cornell faculty and market them as online courses for professionals....
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