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Learning by Software-as-a-Service |
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London (UK)/ Paris (F)/ Munich (GER), May 2008 – Cornerstone OnDemand, a
provider of on-demand, integrated learning and talent management software,
content, and services, has announced that more than one million active
subscribers are now using its market-leading suite in 141 countries around
the world. Cornerstone is evolving the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
landscape through its ability to deliver highly scalable, flexible, and
enterprise-class solutions for global organisations with hundreds of
thousands of employees, as well as those with as few as twenty-five.
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| Reward: €35,000 |
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Wanted: Europe’s Most Innovative Games |
 Darmstadt (GER), May 2008
– In the last few years, the games sector has turned into a driving force
for the whole IT and learning sector. The Hessian Ministry of Economics,
Transport, Urban and Regional Development wants to encourage the
development of innovative games and therefore offers the European
Innovative Games Award (EIGA), which includes prize money of €35,000, in
cooperation with the European Commission. In the context of the award,
both technology and content are considered.
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| High Interactivity |
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RapideL-i with 100 new eLearning templates |
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Jersey City, NJ (USA), April 2008 - RapideL-i, the internet-based rapid
eLearning tool developed by Brainvisa, has been upgraded to include a host
of new features and fifty Flash-based templates and fifty html-based
templates. The aim is to create even more engaging eLearning with high
interactivity.
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| KINEO vs. Survey Monkey |
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"ELearning Surveys - Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics" |
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Brighton (UK), May 2008 – Last month, Kineo, the well-known eLearning
consultancy, reviewed Survey Monkey. As part of this review, they set up a
survey on future eLearning trends for their community to take part in.
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| TrainerBase |
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Sector Specific Tender Opportunities |
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Llandysul (UK), April 2008 – TrainerBase, the Association for Learning
Practitioners, is being increasingly used by purchasers to find specialist
trainers with sector and technical skills.
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| Organic.Edunet |
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Online Survey Seeks Participants |
 Athens (GR), April 2008
– Organic.Edunet is a European initiative that aims to raise awareness
about organic agriculture and agroecology in agricultural universities and
schools around Europe. Organic.Edunet wants to facilitate access, usage,
and exploitation of digital educational content for teaching relevant
topics. In this context, an online survey has been launched.
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| Online Curriculum |
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UKS and Learnpremium Team Up |
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Dubai (AE), April 2008 - UKS, a major Middle East learning solutions
enabler, has announced its partnership with learnpremium - a subsidiary of
the Guardian publishing group - a teaching and learning resource website
for schools, to provide online curriculum resources for primary and
secondary schools.
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Editorial Note |
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| Fast Adoption |
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2008 Learning Technologist of the Year Award |
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Oxford (UK), May 2008 - Entries for the 2008 Learning Technologist of the
Year award are open. This is the second year that the Association for
Learning Technology has run the awards, which celebrate and reward
excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the learning technology
field - the broad range of communication, information, and related
technologies that can be used to support learning, teaching, and
assessment.
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| Distance Learning |
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Certification for Clayton College of Natural Health |
 Boston, MA (USA), May 2008 –
USDLA/QS certification is "a standards-based program that recognizes
excellence across a range of distance learning settings", according to Dr.
John G. Flores, USDLA Chief Executive Officer. Clayton College has been
certified as an Alternative and Continuing Education provider under the
Quality Standards program. Based on a rigorous peer review process, it is
designed both to protect the public and to improve the distance learning
experience.
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| eBooks |
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Assistance for a Digital Publishing Initiative |
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Fremont, CA (USA), May 2008 – Emantras, a premier digital education and
performance-enhancement company specializing in digital content creation
and technology enablement services, has announced its association with BC
Decker, a leading medical and healthcare publisher. Emantras will be
developing BC Decker’s latest digital publishing initiative in association
with the American College of Surgeons and the American College of
Physicians.
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| Call for Papers |
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Social Networks Conference in Italy in September |
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Munich (GER)/ Turku (FI)/ Bordeaux (FR), May 2008 – An international
conference, organized by the partners of the European Project "Social
Networks and promotion of knowledge construction in eLearning contexts"
will be held in Cesena, Italy, 01 - 02 September, 2008.
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| Online Educa Berlin 2008 |
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Michael Wesch: A Look at Digital Ethnography |
Berlin (GER), May 2008 – Online Educa Berlin 2008 welcomes Michael Wesch
as a keynote speaker. The event is the largest global eLearning conference
for the corporate, education, and public service sectors and will take
place from 03 - 05 December at the Hotel InterContinential in Berlin.
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| Workshop |
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Quality in Adult Learning |
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Nynäshamn (SE), May 2008 – The Nordic Network for Adult Learning (NVL) and
the European Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL) are organizing a
Nordic-European workshop in Nynäshamn, near Stockholm (Sweden), 15 to 16
May 2008. The key theme of the seminar is "Quality in Adult Learning".
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| Sharing the Cost |
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Conference Looks at Strategies across Europe |
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Thessaloniki (GR), April 2008 – Cedefop, the European Centre for the
Development of Vocational Training, is organising a conference with a
focus on financing for continuing training. Investing in people:
Strategies for financing vocational education and training will be held on
19-20 May at the Cedefop Conference Centre in Thessaloniki.
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| World Forum |
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International Meeting of University Administrators |
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Vancouver (CA), April 2008 – University managers and administrators should
not miss the sixteenth International Meeting of University Administrators
(IMUA), organised by the University of British Columbia, in conjunction
with the UK Association of University Administrators and the Association
of Heads of University Administration. The 2008 conference will be held
from 17 - 21 August, 2008, in Vancouver, Canada.
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| European Voice Debate |
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"What Do Languages Mean for Business?" |
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Brussels (BE), April 2007 – European Voice is a weekly newspaper with an
independent view of the European Union. In a debate in Brussels –
sponsored by Educational Testing Service (ETS) Europe – about the
statement 'Being multilingual is essential and not just an advantage
anymore', European Voice invited five panel members: Leonard Orban, the
European Commissioner responsible for Multilingualism, Helga Trüpel,
Member of the European Parliament, Gerben van Lent from ETS Global
Business Development, Emmanuel Jahan from Air France-KLM, and Joanna
Slowinska from the Polish-based IT company COMARCH Software AG.
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