| Into the Crystal Ball |
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Enterprise Learning Leader Makes Annual Predictions |
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Oakland, CA (USA), January 2007 – The holiday season is over, and everyone
is now thinking ahead to the New Year. For the fourth consecutive year,
Bersin & Associates have compiled their top ten predictions for the twelve
months ahead.
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| Change of Leadership |
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Kaleidoscope Announces New Scientific Manager |
 Grenoble (F)/ Oslo (NO), January 2007 – Prof. Sten Ludvigsen has been
elected the new scientific manager of Kaleidoscope, the European Network
of Excellence for research in technology-enhanced learning. He replaces
Dr. Nicolas Balacheff from CNRS, France, who has guided Kaleidoscope
through the last three years. Professor Ludvigsen is Director of
InterMedia, an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of
Oslo, Norway.
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| Innovative Solution |
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Using eLearning for Citizenship Tests |
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Graz (AU), January 2007 – Applicants for Austrian citizenship living in the
State of Carinthia can take the test required of them on the computer on
the second Friday of every month. The software that keeps this system
running smoothly was designed by the eLearning specialist Dynamic Media.
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| Edutain@Grid |
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Online Gaming and eLearning for Validation |
 Linz (AU) /Münster (GER)/Southampton
(UK), January 2007 – Edutain@grid is an EU-specific targeted research
project intended to apply grid technology - traditionally applied to "big
science" - to improving user experiences in both online gaming and
distance eLearning systems.
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| Tough Challenges |
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Rapid Courseware Development and reviews with RapideL |
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Jersey City, NJ (USA), January – RapideL, the rapid eLearning
content-authoring solution has overcome some crucial challenges in
courseware development and project management. It has been felt by the
content development community that there is a pressing need for efficient
project management.
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| For British Schools |
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A New Learning-Platform Services Framework |
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Science Park (UK), January 2007 – Becta has launched a new Learning
Platform Services Framework. The framework provides UK schools, colleges
and local authorities with an EU-approved supplier network to deliver high
quality, value-for-money learning platform services.
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| Enjoyable Practice |
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Elearning exactly as you wish |
 Kraków (PL), January
2007 – What are the profits we can gain from eLearning? This kind of
question has certainly been asked many times. If you use a text, a sound,
some pictures, and interactions it will definitely help you in achieving
the main aim. Elearning can reach a user in many ways, and what's more,
you have the possibility to get involved quickly.
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| New Opportunities |
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To Reach "Extended Enterprise" of Learners |
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Mountain View, CA (USA), January 2007 – SumTotal® Systems has released
SumTotal Enterprise Suite(TM) 7.5, the newest version of its award-winning
software, to train its clients' "extended enterprise" of customers,
partners, and supply chain and distribution channels. SumTotal 7.5 is
software that delivers and manages training not only for employees but
also for a wide range of audiences beyond an employer's staff.
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| Fit for Purpose |
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Architects of Learning as Innovators |
Cheshunt (UK), January 2007 – 'Providing learning that succeeds' is the
ambitious-yet-confident boast of a unique learning consultancy: Waller
Hart, Learning Architects (WHLA). Formed by two well-known names in the
UK's eLearning industry - Vaughan Waller and Jane Hart - WHLA aims to
'redefine the way that learning solutions are created'.
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| Solid Foundation |
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Flatpack eLearning Concept for Fire Safety Awareness |
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Brighton (UK), January 2007 – The new British fire safety regulations have
come into force and put greater onus on employers and the self-employed to
conduct risk assessments. For many, that means eLearning. It doesn't,
however, have to mean a commitment to bespoke development or a generic
offering. Kineo has developed a new method to deliver quality, customised
eLearning in rapid time at a fraction of the traditional cost: Flatpack
eLearning.
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| Learning Technologies |
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Giunti Labs Provides Best Practice Lessons |
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Sestri Levante (I) – Best practice lessons from an award-winning learning
content management system application are among the key tips and
techniques on offer at this year's Learning Technologies conference on
31st January and 1st February at Olympia, London.
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| The Best of Elearning! |
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The Only Reader’s Choice Award Conferred |
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San Diego, CA (USA), January 2007 – Elearning executives and professionals
worldwide nominated The Ken Blanchard Companies’® eLearning program as a
"Best of Elearning" for 2006. Twenty-five companies and 42 products were
designated for excellence, with the Blanchard® organization being cited
for "Best Leadership Content." This competition is the only Reader’s
Choice Award in the eLearning market.
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| For Future Education |
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The Amazing eLearning Conference |
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Bangkok (TJ), January 2007 – The international conference and workshop
"eLearning Strategies: Edutainment" will take place March 12-13, 2007 in
Bangkok and from March 14-17, 2007 at Surin Island, Thailand.
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