| Merger |
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Mohive Joins CrossKnowledge |
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London (UK)/Oslo (NO), April 2010 - CrossKnowledge, expert in the remote
development of leadership and management skills through new technologies,
has announced the acquisition of Mohive, a provider of Learning Content
Management Systems (LCMS) and enterprise rapid-eLearning software.
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| Award |
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dp Proves Excellence in Marketing |
 Hanover/Munich (GER), April 2010 -
For the eighth consecutive year, the European Multimedia Forum (EMF) and
its national and regional partner associations have honored ICT and
digital media companies with the Seals of e-Excellence. For 2010, digital
publishing received the Platinum Award.
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| Growth |
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Blackboard Completes Acquisition of Saf-T-Net, Inc. |
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Washington, DC (USA), April 2010 - Blackboard has announced that it has
completed its acquisition of privately-held Saf-T-Net, Inc., provider of
AlertNow, a leading messaging and mass notification solution for the K-12
marketplace. The price was approximately $33 million, excluding
transaction costs and subject to certain adjustments.
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| Reaching Out |
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The Middle East eLearning Association |
 Dubai (UAE), April 2010
- In February, Hamdan Bin Mohammed eUniversity launched the Middle East
eLearning Association (MEEA). It is a regional independent, non-political,
non-profit association established for the purpose of providing innovative
open educational practices and promoting quality, innovation, and
transparency in higher and continuing education.
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| Skills |
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Mind Mapping Morphs from Webinar to eLearning Course |
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Berkshire (UK), April 2010 – Illumine has turned its highly successful and
acclaimed webinar on Mind Mapping into an equally successful nine-module
eLearning programme - which provides an introduction to Mind Mapping.
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Stagnation in Continuing-Training Investment |
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Thessaloniki (GR), April 2010 - According to Cedefop’s new publication
Employer-provided vocational training in Europe: Evaluation and
interpretation of the third continuing vocational training survey,
companies invested 27% less in continuing training per employee in 2005
than they did in 1999.
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| HEXTLEARN |
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The Web-Community for Higher Education Experts |
 Budapest (HU)/Bologna
(IT), April 2010 - Over 300 higher-education professionals make use of the
HEXTLEARN project’s web 2.0 community space when sharing their experiences.
In the framework of the project, good practices of using ICT in higher
education are discussed online and recommended for peer reviewing.
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| Assessment |
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Saffron eLearning Compliance Tool Now Supports SMS |
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London (UK), April 2010 - Saffron Interactive, a provider of eLearning,
mobile, and blended learning, has announced that Assure, its eLearning
compliance tool now supports SMS. The solution is fully trackable,
interactive, and convenient, and it maximises operational time by offering
bite-sized diagnostic assessment.
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| Letter from UK |
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'Little’s Britain': New skills needs for HR folk – part two |
 London
(UK), April 2010 - (by Bob Little) The story so far: the authors of
a recent report published by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel
Development (CIPD) - 'Next Generation HR: Time for change – Towards a Next
Generation for HR' - comment: "The possibility of HR playing a more
significant role in building the foundations for future success, while
acting as a true partner and on occasion a provocateur in the
business today, is very real."
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| Cloud Computing |
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Changefirst Launches Change Solution for eLearning |
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London (UK), April 2010 - Changefirst, a provider of change management
solutions, has announced its online business-change application,
e-change®. Taking advantage of the benefits of cloud computing,
Changefirst has combined its intellectual property and experience to
deliver an accessible, subscription-based tool for organisations at an
affordable price.
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| Netsounds |
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Network of Educational Technologies |
 Olbia (IT), April 2010 -
Netsounds is a European network project established to promote the use of
digital technologies and social networking tools in music education. It is
co-funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme EACEA, Key Activity 3- ICT and
end in December 2010.
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| Mode of Operations |
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Learning Light Sees a Change of Direction |
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Sheffield (UK), April 2010 - Learning Light, a company that focuses on
promoting the use of eLearning and learning technologies, has revised its
mode of operations. Launched some four years ago, Learning Light
originally had a nationwide and international remit to provide bespoke and
individual services to help both buyers and suppliers of learning
technologies.
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| Piccolingo |
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Early Foreign Language Learning for Children |
 Brussels (BE), April 2010
- Why should my child learn foreign languages? What is the best age to
start? How can I make it a fun experience for the whole family? Find the
answers to these questions - and much more - at the new European
Commission website.
[more...] |
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| Training Videos |
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Wondershare Updates Screen Recording Software |
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Shenzhen (CN), April 2010 - Wondershare, an independent software provider
of Flash-based eLearning and training, has released a new version of
DemoCreator for small business companies and groups to create training
videos. With this screen-recording software, it is easy to create
screencast training videos for staff training, internal meetings, and
public presentations.
[more...] |
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| Competence Modeling |
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European Initiative WACOM Launched Successfully |
 Duisburg (GER)/Athens
(GR), April 2010 – WACOM (WAter COmpetences Model Transfer) is the
European Leonardo-da-Vinci Project for the transfer of a competence model
to the water sector. Its integration and harmonization with the European
Qualification Framework (EQF) for competence modeling throughout Europe is
another aspect of the effort.
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| Sponsoring |
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LINE Supports SeLC and iVentiv's Knowledge Exchange |
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Zurich (CH), April 2010 - LINE Communications has announced its sponsorship
of the first Swiss eLearning Conference (SeLC) on 13-14 April in Zurich.
LINE also sponsored the iVentiv Learning Technologies Executive Knowledge
Exchange in Amsterdam last month and facilitated a well-received workshop
on how to make more effective use of mobile technology in learning.
[more...] |
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| EduComm 2010 |
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Where Higher Education Leaders Learn New Solutions |
 Las Vegas (USA), April
2010 - EduComm 2010 will be held in Las Vegas 07-09 June 2010 and has
announced a cutting-edge agenda focusing on higher education. Building on
previous events, EduComm 2010 brings together thought leaders, innovators,
and speakers to present, discuss, and navigate the unprecedented challenges
and opportunities shaping the future of higher education.
[more...] |
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| Community |
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Blackboard Teaching & Learning Conference 2010 |
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Swansea (UK), April 2010 - The Blackboard Teaching & Learning Conference
2010 is being held in Swansea Bay, South Wales. On 12–14 April, educators,
course designers, system administrators, and eLearning managers from across
the region will come together to share their knowledge and expertise in the
field of online teaching and learning.
[more...] |
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| ED-MEDIA |
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Multi-disciplinary Forum for Multimedia and Hypermedia |
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Toronto (CA), April 2010 - ED-MEDIA, the World Conference on Educational
Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications is an international event
organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
(AACE). It is being held in Toronto, Canada, 29 Jun–02 Jul 2010.
[more...] |
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| Training |
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Questionmark Breakfast Briefings and Three-day Courses |
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London (UK), April 2010 – Questionmark has announced three Breakfast
Briefings to be held this spring in Manchester, Edinburgh, and London,
providing further training opportunities for the use of its Perception
assessment-management system. Whether new to online testing or an
experienced Questionmark Perception user, getting together with other
learning professionals can take assessments to the next level.
[more...] |
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| Knowledge Exchange |
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International eLearning Conference in Germany |
 Freiburg
(GER), April 2010 – The IADIS International Conference on eLearning is
being held 26 – 29 July 2010 in Freiburg, Germany and is co-organised by
the city’s Albert-Ludwigs-University. It will address the main issues of
concern within eLearning, covering both technical and non-technical
aspects.
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| Use of Media in Education |
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Towards the Era of Digital Fluency |
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Brussels (BE), April 2010 - The Media & Learning Conference on 25-26
November 2010 is being organised in collaboration with the Flemish
Ministry of Education and the European Commission Directorate-General for
Education and Culture. It will take place in the Flemish Ministry of
Education Headquarters in Brussels to coincide with the beginning of the
Belgian Presidency of the European Union.
[more...] |
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| ICT 4 all |
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Conference on Information and Communication Tools |
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Nancy (FR), April 2010 - The seventh edition of the international
Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for learning and
training is being organised by four universities of Lorraine under the
patronage of the Digital University in Engineering and Technology. It will
be held 06–08 December 2010 in Nancy.
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