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New Approaches to Learning in the Automotive Sector |
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London (UK), December 2011 - The findings of the first European study on
new approaches to learning within the automotive sector are now available
to download for free. The study, commissioned by Toyota Motor Europe, was
conducted by benchmarking company Towards Maturity earlier this year.
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| iLearning Forum Paris |
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What’s Next on the French eLearning Market? |
Paris (FR), December 2011 – CHECK.point eLearning had the pleasure to
interview Sally-Ann Moore, who has been working as an eLearning specialist
in Europe since 1990 and has founded iLearning Forum Paris, the number one
eLearning event in France. The next edition will be held 31 January – 01
February 2012.
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| New Report |
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Travel Agents’ Perceptions of eLearning Courses |
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Lugano (CH), December 2011 – The Faculty of Communication Sciences of the
University of Lugano, Switzerland, has published the results of a survey
entitled Travel eLearning Courses on Tourism Destinations: Travel Agents’
Perceptions. It is based on the analysis of a global online survey
conducted among travel agents in the spring of 2011.
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| International Links |
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QuickLessons’ Global Community Continues to Grow |
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Miami, FL (USA), December 2011 - QuickLessons is actively expanding its
international network of partners to support and enable a growing global
community of users of its easy-to-use platform for creating eLearning
content.
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| LMS |
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News from Omniplex |
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Hemel Hempstead (UK), December 2011 – Omniplex has announced a major
collaborative effort with Aurum Holdings Ltd, the largest prestige and
luxury jewellers in the UK. It has further reported the appointment of
Richard Nantel, the former CEO of Brandon Hall Group, to a senior position
in Blatant Media Corporation, whose products Omniplex distributes.
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| Project Management |
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QA Continues to Gain Market Share |
 London (UK), December 2011 – According to figures
released by the accrediting organisation APMG, QA was the largest global
provider in PRINCE2®, MSP®, M_o_R®, P3O® and APMG-International’s Change
Management Foundation for the first six months of 2011.
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| Higher Education |
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Imperial College London Accelerates Learning |
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London (UK), December 2011 - Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) has announced
that it is increasing its support to in-house eLearning development teams
as a result of demand for online learning. TIS has also shared three steps
organisations can take to "turbo-boost" the capacity and capabilities of
their in-house eLearning development teams.
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| 'Little’s Britain' |
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British small businesses opt for DIY |
 London
(UK), December 2011 - (by Bob Little) A recent survey of 760
business owners – conducted by DIY website builder WebEden.co.uk - has
found that UK start-up businesses are now carrying out tasks themselves
rather than outsourcing these to a professional. When asked for the main
reason they chose the DIY option, over 50% of respondents answered that
the key factor was "retaining control of the process/end product". Saving
money was listed as the third most popular reason.
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| Wireless Array |
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Xirrus Extends XR Line of Modular Wireless Switches |
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Thousand Oaks, CA (USA), December 2011 - Xirrus has announced the XR-1000
and XR-2000 Wireless Arrays, new two- and four-access-point models that
extend the flexibility of the XR-series wireless switch platform and
deliver a seamless solution for any wi-fi deployment.
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| Language Learning |
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Speexx for Students in Beijing |
 Munich (GER), December
2011 – dp (digital publishing), a provider of award-winning corporate
language training, has announced that it has signed an agreement with the
top 10 Chinese University for International Business and Economics (UIBE)
in Beijing to deliver language-learning courses in English, German,
French, Spanish, and Italian.
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| Creative Commons |
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Blackboard Launches New Open Education Initiatives |
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Washington, DC (US), December 2011 - Blackboard Inc. has announced a series
of new initiatives to provide greater support for open education efforts.
Working with Creative Commons, Blackboard will now support publishing,
sharing, and consumption of open educational resources (OER) across its
platforms.
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| Advice |
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Guidelines for OER in Higher Education Institutions |
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Paris (FR), December 2011 - UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
have recently published a set of guidelines for the use of Open
Educational Resources (OER) in higher education. This important document
outlines the key issues in a concise format and provides advice on the
integration of OER.
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| Winners |
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Brandon Hall Gold Awards for LINE and TIS |
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London (UK)/Mumbai (IN), December 2011 –Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), a
provider of learning solutions, has won three Brandon Hall Gold awards
this year - for Learning Nuggets, Serious-Game-Based Learning, and TOPSIM.
In addition, LINE Communications has received a Gold award for the best use
of Mobile Learning.
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| Recording Available |
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Content Production and Management Insights Webinar |
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Sestri Levante (IT), December 2011 - eXact learning solutions, a vendor of
online and mobile LCMS and digital-repository solutions, has made a
recording of its recent webinar available; the event attracted over 100
attendees. The 45-minute webinar focuses on issues in learning-content
production and the management lifecycle in large organisations.
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| Learning Culture |
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OEB: Europe's Digital Education Vision |
 Berlin (GER), December 2011 - Europe's Digital Agenda
Commissioner Neelie Kroes has reiterated the European Commission’s
commitment to ensuring that all Europeans are fully digital by 2013. In a
major speech at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2011, Commissioner Kroes said: "My
goal in the EU is clear: to get every European Digital. That has to
include education and training. We need every teacher digital and every
student digital. Right from the very start of formal education and as part
of lifelong learning."
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| EDEN Conference Call |
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Join the Dialogue with Open Learning Generations |
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Budapest (HU), December 2011 - At the dawn of the "The European Year of
Active Ageing and the Solidarity Between Generations", the European
Distance and eLearning Network – EDEN – has launched its call for
contributions for the 2012 EDEN Annual Conference., to be held in Porto,
Portugal, 06-09 June 2012.
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| Interpreting Results |
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Questionmark OnDemand Adds New Assessment Reports |
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Norwalk, CT (USA), December 2011 – Questionmark has added three new reports
for analyzing the quality of assessment questions to its
software-as-a-service offering. Support for the latest Internet browsers
has also been added to this latest version of Questionmark OnDemand.
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| Australian Conference |
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If You Love to Design Learning … |
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Sydney (AU), November 2011 - The role and various jobs of the instructional
designer have changed dramatically over the last decade and continue to
evolve today. If you want to stay current, join the Australian
Instructional Design Conference on 21 March 2012 at the Sydney Convention
& Exhibition Centre.
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| Join the Crew |
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Call for Papers for eLearning Baltics Still Open |
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Rostock (GER), December 2011 - On 21-22 June 2012, the fifth international
conference "eLearning Baltics" (eLBa) will provide the perfect environment
to discuss aspects and trends of teaching and learning with digital media
in various settings such as classroom, university, workplace, home, or
mobile environments.
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| Latin America |
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Expolearning eLearning Congress in Bogotá |
Bogotá (CO), December 2011 – AEFOL is organizing Explolearning Latin
America in Bogotá, Colombia, on 13-14 June 2012. Expolearning comprises a
trade fair and an international congress. It is the main annual eLearning
meeting in the Spanish-speaking world, with a focus on all countries of
Latin America.
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| MEDEA Awards 2011 |
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Announcing the Overall Winners |
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Roosbeek (BE), December 2011 – Belgian entry Monkey Tales Games has won the
MEDEA Professional-Production Award 2011 and Austrian entry The Merchant of
Venice has won the MEDEA User-Generated Award 2011. This was announced
during the MEDEA Awards Ceremony on 24 November 2011 as part of the Media
& Learning Conference in the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training in
Brussels.
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| Submissions Now Open |
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2012 International eLearning Awards - Business Division |
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New York, NY (USA), December 2011 – The International eLearning Association
(IELA) has announced that submissions are open for the 2012 International
eLearning Awards - Business Division. The entry submission page is posted
on the IELA site, and the deadline for submission is 01 March 2012.
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| Education Commission |
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World Information Technology Forum |
 New Delhi (IN) December
2011 – The next World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) on Sustainable
Human Development, will be hosted by the Indian Government in New Delhi, 16
– 18 April 2012. It will focus on the developmental potential and
experience of ICT in agriculture, education, human resources, health, and
e-governance.
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| Authentic Assessment |
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Fifth International Plagiarism Conference |
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Newcastel upon Tyne (UK), December 2011 - The 2012 International Plagiarism
Conference celebrates ten years of pioneering research in this area. The
fifth biennial event is being held 16-18 July 2012 in Sage Gateshead,
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and showcases innovative practices from around
the globe.
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