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Attention and Curiosity

A Study of Institutional MOOC Strategies

San Francisco, CA / Washington D.C. (USA), August 2013 - The American Council on Education (ACE), the nation's leading higher-education association, and InsideTrack, an organization dedicated to improving outcomes in higher education, have announced that they will collaborate to study the strategic decision making of colleges and universities involved in massive open online courses (MOOCs). The project is designed to support institutional leaders considering the development of MOOCs in conducting a strategic evaluation of their options by arming them with insights gathered from current MOOC-delivering institutions. » more

Transforming Training

Houses of Parliament Staff to Engage with eLearning

Derry (IR), August 2013 - Learning Pool, the leading provider of eLearning to the UK public sector, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the UK Parliament to provide online training to staff across both Houses. This provision will be extended to Members and Peers at a later stage. » more

Student Body TV

When Education and Reality Collide

Honolulu, HI (USA), August 2013 - For many Americans, the reality that follows a higher education is the obligation to repay the large debt for the student loans they took to pay for their expensive college tuition. For a generation who grew up believing that a college education is the necessary ticket to success in life, entering the workforce with huge amounts of student debt in a tough job market has been challenging to say the least. » more

Changes at the Top

Piers Lea Joins ELIG Board

London (UK), August 2013 - LINE’s CEO Piers Lea has been appointed to the board of ELIG, the European Learning Industry Group. The newly appointed board, which will take over from the previous Executive Committee, will be led by Fadi A. Khalek, Vice President Higher Education & Applied Learning at Pearson. » more

Interpreting Knowledge

neuTrain’s Challenge to L&D Leadership

London (UK), August 2013 - Donald H Taylor and Steve Whiddett highlight the need for smart content sharing and the role of L&D leaders in interpreting knowledge in video interviews with newly launched learning content innovator NeuTrain. » more

Polish eLearning Market

IMC in Partnership with LEARN UP

Saarbruecken (GER) / Poznan (PL), August 2013 - The Polish eLearning company LEARN UP has entered into a partnership with IMC AG, a European provider of learning, talent and content solutions. LEARN UP has added IMC’s Learning and Talent Suite solution, as well as the recently launched Authoring Tool IMC Content Studio to its portfolio. IMC and LEARN UP are very optimistic about the future of their partnership in the Polish market. » more

Saba and Datafisher

Next-Generation Talent-Management Solutions for Finland

Bracknell (UK), August 2013 – Saba, a global player in next-generation cloud solutions for talent management, has announced its choice of Datafisher as a solution provider and reseller in Finland. Datafisher has a proven track record in designing and implementing scalable training and collaboration solutions for leading organisations in Finland and Scandinavia, including StoraEnso, Nokia, TeliaSonera, Finnair, and Ahlstrom. » more

Fully Customised

CM Group Announces New Windows 8 Learning Apps

Bristol (UK)/ Seattle, WA (USA), August 2013 - With the addition of apps for the Windows 8 smartphone and Windows 8 tablet, CM Group has added to its Luminosity Mentor range of learning and corporate-communications products. The new Windows 8 apps join the rest of the Luminosity Mentor range of apps to provide flexible, clear and user friendly learning experiences for users. They also incorporate a number of innovative gamification features designed to engage learners and encourage their repeat use. » more

VC Funding

Italian Start-up Rysto Partners with Docebo

Naples/Milan (I), August 2013 – Having established a partnership with Docebo, the Italian start-up Rysto, a social platform that speeds up recruiting and training in the world of catering and hospitality, has received venture capital of around a million US dollars. » more

Little’s Britain

Living books prompt evolving skills

London (UK), August 2013 - (by Dr Ladislava Knihova and Bob Little) Aided by technology, books are taking on new characteristics – and that has implications for both their readers and those who design, write and publish them. While we used to have to make the decision between buying a hardback or cheaper paperback version of the book we wanted, book-lovers have more options today. The new additions to the book family - e-books and audio books - are rapidly gaining popularity and saving our forests into the bargain. E-readers and tablets now offer us a portable digital library and our bookcases are beginning to look redundant. Moreover, Apple's iCloud can synchronise the content over Apple's devices. » more

New Issue

RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal

Barcelona (E), August 2013 - The Universities and Knowledge Society Journal (RUSC) is a semiannual open-access e-journal jointly published by the Open University of Catalonia (UOC, Spain) and the University of New England (UNE, Australia) that appears in January and July. The current issue has a special section focusing on the outlook and challenges for education and technology in Mexico and Latin America. » more

National Project

AVA Selects Saffron Interactive as Digital Partner

London (UK), August 2013 - Against Violence and Abuse (AVA) works with education and youth practitioners around the country to develop and deliver prevention-education programmes. Now Saffron Interactive, a bespoke eLearning provider, is helping AVA to create a new digital prevention portal. This will give practitioners the tools needed to increase the number of prevention programmes delivered to children and young people. » more

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Calling All Teachers

Could You Be an Edtech Entrepreneur?

Oxford (UK), August 2013 - Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) is giving teachers the chance to develop new educational technology ("edtech") to improve teaching and learning - and potentially make money for their schools at the same time. In partnership with ed-invent.com, OCR is offering teachers the chance to tap into their own valuable skills and knowledge to identify gaps in the edtech market. » more

Distance Learning

Open Praxis Call for Papers on Student-Support Services

Madrid (E), August 2013 - A call for papers has been announced for Open Praxis, ICDE's peer-reviewed online journal, volume 6 issue 1. Open Praxis is hosted by ICDE member institution, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Spain, and has an Editorial Board drawn from five continents. The deadline for submission for this issue is 30 October 2013 and publication is due in January 2014. » more

EPNET

Member of the Europortfolio European Network

Barcelona (E), August 2013 - The European Network of ePortfolio Experts and Practitioners (Europortfolio) has been formed. Its mission is to support and promote innovation and research in the field of ePortfolios. » more

ICDE World Conference

Yang Zhijian on ODL Development and Strategies in China

Tianjin (CN), August 2013 - No person is better placed to present an overview of open and distance education in China than Dr Yang Zhijian, President of the Open University of China and ICDE Executive Committee member. His presentation at the ICDE World Conference, 16-18 October 2013 in Tianjin, China will introduce us to the Open University of China system, which currently embraces 3.59 million students. » more

By Invitation Only

Speexx Opens Registration for Third Speexx Exchange

Munich (GER), August 2013 – Speexx, the award-winning leader in online corporate language training, has launched the online registration for its third annual Speexx Exchange, scheduled in Berlin on 04 December 2013. A premium invitation-only event for HR and L&D professionals, Speexx Exchange takes place at the Hotel InterContinental Berlin; early registration is recommended. » more

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LearningNow

Induction Strategies that Work

London (UK), August 2013 - Leaders in learning technologies Epic and benchmarking experts Towards Maturity have teamed up to host LearningNow: Induction strategies that work. The session will tackle the challenges of creating and implementing successful and effective induction courses that will help organisations save valuable time and resources as they bring employees up to competence. The interactive and practical event will take place on 25 September in London. » more

Virtual College

Entries Sought for the Lean Healthcare Conference

Ilkley (UK), August 2013 - Organisations have until 07 October to submit their entries to the sixth annual Lean Healthcare Conference and Awards 2014. The event convenes at the Marriott Hotel in Leeds on 06 February. » more