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CHECK.point eLearning, European News, 07/05/2015 - www.checkpoint-elearning.com - ISSN 1613-4710

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Social Media

National Coalition of Education Associations

Los Angeles, CA (USA), May 2015 - A broad coalition of national education associations, advocates, and social-media influencers have launched the Break the Code of Silence Campaign. The initiative encourages educators to fill a perceived void in education-media coverage by self-reporting stories of the positive things happening daily in American schools. » more

UK Election Game

Polling-Station Game Brings Voting to Life

Plymouth (UK), May 2015 - A polling station is the unlikely setting for a new online game aimed at bringing the experience of voting to life for first-time voters. With around a million young people expected to cast their vote for the first time in the UK general election on 07 May, the game offers them a taste of the polling-station experience. » more

Fosway Group

New Brand Name of the Former Elearnity

Cirencester (UK), May 2015 - Fosway Group is the new home of Europe’s leading independent research, analysis, and insight for next-generation HR and learning. Formerly Elearnity, Fosway Group retains its existing expert analyst team, whilst expanding with a new HR analyst practice. » more

Cornerstone OnDemand

Robert Cavanaugh Named to the Board of Directors

Robert
CavanaughSanta Monica, CA (USA), May 2015 – Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a global provider of cloud-based talent-management software solutions, has announced the election of Robert Cavanaugh to Cornerstone’s board of directors effective 20 April 2015. » more

International Education

Tribal Endorses the Value of an LCMS

Bristol (UK), May 2015 - Having learnt the value of a learning-content-management system (LCMS) through using it in its own projects, Tribal, a global provider of products and services to the international education, training, and learning markets, is now distributing this LCMS to its clients. » more

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Forecast: 2014 to 2020

Study on Language Translation and Localization Software

Lyon (F), May 2015 - WinterGreen Research has announced a study entitled Language Translation Software Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014-2020. The 2014 study has 536 pages plus 151 tables and figures. » more

Classic Business Book

The New One Minute Manager

Guildford (UK), May 2015 - Since its publication in 1982, The One Minute Manager has sold thirteen million copies worldwide, and with 10,000 copies still selling every month, it is one of the best-selling management books in history. While the principles it lays out are timeless, our world has changed drastically since the book’s original publication. The exponential rise of technology, global flattening of markets, instant communication, and pressures on corporate workforces to do more with less have all revolutionized the world in which we live and work. » more

Marketplace

Saba to Add Adobe, HireRight, and PAN to "Drag and Drop"

Bracknell (UK), May 2015 – Saba, a global provider of cloud-based intelligent talent-management solutions, has announced the coming addition of pre-configured integrations to three of the HR industry’s most popular cloud solutions. » more

New Book

All Proceeds Donated to the e-Learning for Kids

Ardmore, PA (USA), May 2015 - Every organization is impacted daily by our VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous). We need new mental models to support rapid, adaptive, and flexible responses to disruptive change. The emerging field of positive psychology, now validated by brain research, exposes why our current practices to organize, motivate, manage, and reward performance are actually destructive. » more

Oil and Gas Training

Atlas and Amplo Launch Partnership in Africa

Aberdeen (UK), May 2015 - Leading learning-technologies provider Atlas Knowledge and its strategic partner Amplo Development Services have launched a new initiative that will bring internationally certified construction, commercial, and oil & gas training to the burgeoning South African and Namibian energy industries. » more

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Docebo Refines LMS

Focuses on Partners’ and Customers’ Training

Athens, GA (USA), May 2015 - The latest version – 6.6 – of Docebo’s cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise learning-management system (LMS) offers a range of refinements and enhancements to its features and apps, improving the LMS’s modularity. » more

Growth Engineering

New Game-Based Authoring Tool at ATD 2015

Berkshire (UK), May 2015 - Award-winning learning technologies company Growth Engineering is to exhibit and unveil new game-based authoring tool at the 2015 ATD International Conference and Exposition in Florida on 17-20 May. The ATD (Association for Talent Development) International Conference and Exposition is an industry-defining event for talent development, with world-class content, hands-on learning, networking opportunities, and world-renowned keynote speakers. » more

Upside Learning Honored

Training-Outsourcing Companies Watch List Published

Pune (IN), May 2015 - As part of Training Industry Inc.'s commitment to continuously monitor the training marketplace for the best providers of outsourced learning services, it recently announced the Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List for 2015. Upside Learning, a leading provider of learning-technology solutions, is amongst the eight companies from across the globe that it features. » more

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Learning Tools

Leviton Educates Homeowners on Safe DIY

Melville, NY (USA), May 2015 - Leviton is launching a series of online educational tools designed to teach homeowners how to safely complete their own electrical wiring projects. Each month, Leviton will present new projects, blog posts, and videos highlighting different electrical solutions, codes, and products, as well as installations and safety tips. The online learning tools expand Leviton's long-standing commitment to safety and education. » more

Distance Learning

USDLA 2015 International Awards Presented

St. Louis, MO (USA), May 2015 - The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) presented its 2015 International Distance Learning Awards in conjunction with the 2015 National Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1987, USDLA is a 501(c) 3 non-profit association, and one of the nation's leading distance-learning organizations. The association reaches 20,000 people globally, with sponsors and members operating in and influencing 46% of the $913 billion dollar U.S. education and training market. » more

Worldwide

Online Summer School Enrollment Open To K-12 Students

Baltimore, MD (USA), May 2015 - Enrollment is open for an online summer school at International Connections Academy (iNaCA), the accredited virtual private school serving students in grades K-12 in the United States and across the globe. Families are invited to attend an information session to learn more about the benefits of the program. » more

CIPD 2015 Show

Creativedge Focus on Virtual, Bite-Size Training

Milton Keynes (UK), May 2015 - Creativedge will highlight how it is using new virtual-classroom technologies to transform access to its renowned ninety-minute, bite-size business and soft-skills training modules at the CIPD Learning and Development Show Conference. The event will take place at the London Olympia, 13-14 May 2015. » more

Call for Entries

ELearning Awards 2015: Celebration Announced

London (UK), May 2015 - The eLearning industry is set to celebrate learning innovation in the third sector, private, and public enterprises. There will be nineteen awards categories, and a new London venue entry and submissions dates have been announced. The eLearning Awards 2015 has announced its gala evening and venue for the annual celebration of the best in eLearning, which will take place on 25 November at the iconic Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel. » more

World of Learning

Event for Learning-and-Development Professionals

Birmingham (UK), May 2015 - The illustrious World of Learning Conference and Exhibition is the essential event for learning-and-development professionals. Combining top industry innovators, leading suppliers, and the latest in interactive-learning technology, this year’s World of Learning will examine, discuss, and shape the future of business learning. » more

eLearning Africa

Technology-Assisted Learning to Develop Skills

Berlin (GER)/Addis Ababa (ET), May 2015 - In order to ensure that African economic growth is sustained by adequately trained young people, international experts will call for African leaders to "leapfrog the shackles of convention" at this year’s eLearning Africa. The programme for this major education conference, which is being co-organised by the African Union and co-hosted by the Government of Ethiopia, reflects the extraordinary breadth and pace of change underway in African education. It also highlights the challenges presented by new technology-based solutions to meet Africa’s growing demand for high-quality education and training. » more





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