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| Training Content |
| Oracle Buys Global Knowledge Software |
 Redwood Shores, CA (USA), August 2008 - Oracle Corp. has bought Global Knowledge Software LLC, a developer of enterprise software training automation tools. GKS develops tools for building self-service training courses for enterprise software vendors, including Oracle, Microsoft, and SAP. Its former parent, Global Knowledge Training LLC, sells IT and business training services. [more...] |
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| RapideL-i |
| Create Vast Interaction Libraries Offline |
| Jersey City, NJ (USA), August 2008 - In a bid to combine the advantages of offline and online authoring, Brainvisa recently added an MS Excel converter to the online rapid-eLearning tool RapideL-i. This new feature allows users to simply select the list of interactivities or templates required for a course from a given MS Excel sheet. [more...] |
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| Research |
| Seventy Percent of Romanian Teachers Prefer Using ICTs |
| Bucharest (RO), July 2008 - (by Elena Lita) According to the results of the first evaluation research report on the implementation of the IT-Based Educational System in Romania, seven out of ten teachers in the country prefer to teach using the computer. The research was conducted between August 2007 and May 2008 by the University of Bucharest in collaboration with the Institute for Education Sciences, Centre for Innovation and Development in Education (TEHNE) and the Association for Education Sciences (ASTED). [more...] |
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| Global Partner |
| Harvard Business Publishing Award 2008 |
 Boston, MA (USA) / Basel (CH), August 2008 - In an awards ceremony in Boston, BRIDGE2THINK Group, with activities in Europe, Asia, and Australia, was named the best Global Partner by Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) for the third time in a row. In addition, the management-development vendor received the award as HBP’s most successful partner in Europe. [more...] |
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| Creative Approach |
| Mix of Strategic Design Skills and Experience |
| London (UK), August 2008 - LINE Communications, a British provider of learning and communications solutions, has launched the Learning Design Academy, a programme to develop the innovative Learning Designers of the future. [more...] |
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| Revitalization |
| Regional Online-Training for Small Business Owners |
| Longmont, CO (USA), August 2008 - Destination University, the online training library created exclusively for small business owners, will be accessible to 32 "Main Street New Jersey" downtown districts. Main Street New Jersey, through a grant to the Center for Non-Profits, will bring the Destination University training offerings to all downtown business owners located in their program's Main Street communities. [more...] |
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| Experience |
| Establishment of IT Colleges in Kurdistan |
.gif) Graz (A), July 2008 - The Ministry of Education of the Kurdish regional government in Iraq has commissioned bit media eLearning solution GmbH with the establishment of IT colleges in three cities in Kurdistan. The project comprises general consulting, development of curricula, development and delivery of learning material, and teacher education. It was started in March 2006 and is ongoing. This article summarizes impressions of bit media’s experts. [more...] |
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| Annual Forum |
| ELearning Excellence in the Middle East 2009 |
| Dubai (UAE), August 2008 - E-TQM College is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Forum on eLearning Excellence in the Middle East 2009: Inspire, Innovate, Initiate & Impact and invites all those engaged in the implementation of excellence in eLearning to share their experience and practice by submitting research papers, case studies, viewpoints, and reviews. [more...] |
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| Workshop |
| Active Ageing: Keep Learning, Keep Working |
| Thessaloniki (GR), August 2008 - Cedefop is currently carrying out extensive work on how older workers learn and particularly on the neglected issue of how to retrain and retain workers nearing retirement age – and what motivates people to keep working past it. An international workshop on "Working at old age – Emerging theories and empirical perspectives on ageing and work" is to be held at Cedefop, Thessaloniki, on 29 to 30 September, 2008. [more...] |
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| Experiences |
| Learning While in the Hospital - eHospital |
 Krems (A), August 2008 - eHospital has developed, piloted and evaluated eLearning courses for various groups of hospital patients in six European countries. On the basis of this experience, a guidance publication on organising eLearning offerings in hospitals has been produced. On 19 September 2008, a European conference on this topic will be held at the University of Krems, Austria. [more...] |
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| Call for entries |
| The Prestigious IT Training Awards 2009 |
| Coventry (UK), July 2008 - The Institute of IT Training (IITT) has announced the call for entries for the IT Training industry's most prestigious awards event, the IT Training Awards 2009 sponsored by the British Computer Society (BCS). [more...] |
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| World’s Largest Provider |
| OutStart and Eedo Knowledgeware Merge |
| Boston, MA (USA), July 2008 – OutStart Inc. and Eedo Knowledgeware Corp. have combined their operations, making the new company the largest provider of software for creating and sharing organizational knowledge through learning and social collaboration. The merged company, conducting business as OutStart, immediately becomes the dominant vendor of learning-content-management systems (LCMS). [more...] |
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| Best Practice |
| EureleA 2009 Has Started |
 Karlsruhe (GER), August 2008 - The European eLearning Award is a competition that is advertised all over Europe. Since 2004, outstanding examples of teaching and learning with digital media have received recognition. In the first five years of its existence, more than 400 projects from 21 countries were assessed, with the jury choosing six prize winners each year. [more...] |
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| eLearning Markets |
| Online Educa Berlin Launches 1st Iberoamérica Forum |
| Berlin (GER), July 2008 - Online Educa Berlin announces the launch of the 1st Iberoamérica Forum at this year's conference. The largest global eLearning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors will host the forum on Wednesday, December 3rd. The 14th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning & Training is taking place in Berlin from December 3rd - 5th. [more...] |
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| University of Cyprus |
| Seventh European Conference on eLearning |
| Agia Napa (CY), August 2008 - Over the last few years, the European Conference on eLearning (ECEL) has become a fixed place on event calendars. It traditionally brings together both researchers and practitioners whose aim is to explore, advance, and improve eLearning. This year’s edition is being held on 6-7 November, 2008, at the Grecian Bay Hotel in Agia Napa, Cyprus. The Conference is organized by the University of Cyprus’s Department of Computer Science. [more...] |
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an eLearning Platform | | 3D simulations and serious games are attaining ever-increasing significance for the learning world. A special case of its own is the virtual world Second Life. The CHECK.point eLearning Whitepaper "Second Life as an eLearning Platform" seeks to contribute to the discussion about Second Life’s suitability as a technological platform for education and training. The study answers questions like "For which application scenarios is Second Life suitable?" and "Which topics can be implemented successfully in Second Life?"
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