Cambridge, MA (USA), July 2022 - edX, a leading global online learning platform from 2U, has announced the launch of two Spark Augmented Reality (AR) courses developed in partnership with Meta, available now on edX.org. The new courses are part of edX's partnership with Meta Immersive Learning and support its mission to build a learning ecosystem for the metaverse and give professionals broader access to the tools and education needed to build a career in augmented reality.

New York, NY (USA), July 2022 - Articulate Global, LLC, a leading creator platform for online workplace learning, has announced the addition of course themes to its Articulate 360 and Rise.com creator tools, offering more ways than ever to create beautiful, engaging, and unique learning experiences quickly. The new themes feature joins a powerful suite of features that empower eLearning developers to create modern, engaging training that helps transform an organization's learning culture.

Plymouth (UK), July 2022 - In the fourth of five post-Learning Technologies insights reports, Sponge explores the three key insights for L&D practitioners working in the tech sector to consider.

Munich (GER), July 2022 - Speexx has published a new ebook entitled, "The Future is Now: Why Investment in Upskilling, Reskilling, and Learning Cannot Wait". Instilling a culture of continuous learning and talent development now will future-proof your business later.

Bremen (GER), July 2022 - As part of a strategic funding initiative on artificial intelligence (AI), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [German Research Foundation - DFG] is establishing eight new research groups. One of them is coming to Bremen: the research group "Lifespan AI: From Longitudinal Data to Lifespan Inference in Health", headed by Professor Tanja Schultz from the University of Bremen and Professor Marvin N. Wright from the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS.

London (UK), July 2022 - The gamification experts at Growth Engineering spoke to seven industry luminaries to explore the current gamification landscape and what the future holds for the industry. This research has been collected together into a brand new report. Gamification has come a long way in the past two decades, and COVID-19 only accelerated its evolution. With this in mind, Growth Engineering collaborated with leading gamification experts from around the world.

Paris (F), July 2022 - Rise Up, the fast-growing employee learning software solution, has announced the date for its annual L&D event Rise Up Connect. This year's edition will focus on how personalization can transform business competitiveness, as well as employee training and learning.

Bilbao (E), July 2022 - EUA and its Learning and Teaching Steering Committee are inviting proposals for papers, workshops and practice presentations for the 2023 European Learning and Teaching Forum. The event, entitled "Connecting people, spaces and realities", will be hosted by the University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain, 02-03 February 2023.