If you want to get up-to-date with SQL Server 2008, I recommend you to visit the website SQL Server 2008 {JumpStart}. This site contains 29 Hands-On-labs around all the new features of SQL Server 2008. The SQL Server 2008 {JumpStart} event was an event delivered by SQLskills.com internally for Microsoft employees and several selected MVPs. So get your chance, grab the content from the website, and start playing around with SQL Server 2008!
-Klaus