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» Newsletter CHECK.point eLearning, European News, 08/10/2014 - www.checkpoint-elearning.com - ISSN 1613-4710
Talent Management Saba Announces New Patents Redwood Shores, CA (USA), October 2014 – Saba, an international provider of cloud-based intelligent talent management, has announced that it has secured three new patents. They are in the areas of social network influence analysis, offline learning access, and enterprise-wide security control. » more Extensive Experience PebblePad’s Expansion Boosted by New Consultant Telford, Shropshire (UK), October 2014 – As PebblePad goes from strength to strength, it has recruited a new consultant to help further drive growth. John Couperthwaite joins from the University of Birmingham, where he spent fifteen years and led a technology-enhanced-learning team at the College of Medical and Dental Sciences. » more In Australia and Germany EdTrIn Prepares for Stock Market Listing Victoria (AU), October 2014 - Following the success of technology companies listing on the Australian National Stock Exchange (NSX), EdtrIn Group, a platform for online education, is preparing for listing on this exchange. » more One-Word Reaction New Social Media Platform Qwikword Launched New York, NY (USA), October 2014 - The unveiling of the new social media app, Qwikword, which is based on one-word immediate reactions to visual stimuli, has taken place from the company's corporate offices in New York City. Qwikword, an instantaneously engaging application that provides users with "sparks", a continuous stream of visual stimuli in the form of pictures, videos, and the best of the web as prompts for one-word immediate reactions. These words, called Qwikwords, become the catalyst for linking the global community. » more For eLearning Projects Upside Learning Launches Multi-device Testing Lab Pune/Maharashtra (IN), October 2014 - In line with the growing need for multi-device learning and the unique challenges encountered in its testing, Upside Learning has launched a full-fledged lab for multi-device testing. » more Advertisement iLearning Forum Paris iLearning Forum Paris 27^th and 28^h January 2015, Espace Champerret, Paris, France. This international conference and exhibition is THE meeting place for the French and European e-learning community, ideal for developing new business and projects. 70 exhibitors, 100 speakers, 5000 visitors. Free registration at www.ilearningforum.org. For speaking and exhibiting opportunities please contact: sally.moore@ilearningforum.org Solutions-Based Approach Blackboard Introduces Cloud Version of Flagship LMS Washington, DC (USA), October 2014 - Blackboard has introduced a cloud version of its flagship LMS, Blackboard Learn™. With the addition of a software-as-a-service model (SaaS), Blackboard is now the only company to offer customers three different ways to host their system: locally on site, through Blackboard's Managed Hosting offering, or with the new SaaS/public cloud option. » more Charity Aims Learn Appeal Announces Appointment of New CEO Brighton (UK), October 2014 - Learn Appeal, the eLearning industry charity, has announced the appointment of Lesley Price as its new Chief Executive. A veteran with over thirty years’ experience, Price will lead on stakeholder engagement, creating awareness and fundraising initiatives across the learning community to support educational causes worldwide. » more Central Place to Engage The Learning Professional Network Coventry (UK), October 2014 - The Learning & Performance Institute (LPI) is excited to announce the launch of a new social network for learning professionals. The Learning Professional Network, or simply LPN, will replace the previous thetrainingprofessionalnetwork.com with a more updated style, fully responsive for modern browsers and mobile devices. » more Advertisement Classroom Technology Casio Encourages Digital Learning Dover, NJ (USA), October 2014 - Technology is becoming more mainstream in the classroom, and educators are always seeking new ideas and tools to seamlessly integrate it into their lessons. With budget cuts on the rise, the best education technologies enable educators to do more with fewer resources. Casio America, Inc. has introduced a new, free mobile application called C-Assist. C-Assist offers educators a suite of tools that work wirelessly in conjunction with Casio's portfolio of projectors, including the company’s Ultra Short Throw XJ-UT310WN. » more Living Abroad PUMO Experience in the Baltic States and Greece Riga (LT), October 2014 - A consortium of educationalists from six EU states has collaborated to produce a series of teacher-training courses enabling participants to offer much-needed educational support to pupils temporarily away from their home countries. Typically, such pupils need continuous help to develop their knowledge and understanding of the language and cultural background of their homelands. » more Against Abuse New Digital Prevention Platform London (UK), October 2014 - Saffron Interactive, innovators in the learning-technologies sector, working alongside AVA (Against Violence and Abuse) in a Comic Relief-funded project, has created a Digital Prevention Platform and eLearning course to help practitioners take the correct steps to safeguard children who disclose instances of abuse and implement a whole school approach to prevent violence against women and girls. » more CampusNet Cloud Campus Management Expands Cloud Offering Boca Raton, FL (USA), October 2014 - Campus Management Corp., a provider of enterprise software products and services for higher education, has announced the expansion of its CampusNetSM Cloud service to include a new enterprise-level offering. CampusNet Cloud leverages Campus Management's experience and understanding of the challenges enterprises face hosting software on premises in terms of overall expense, hardware, and staffing, as well as the challenges of utilizing software-as-a-service (SaaS) models. » more Advertisement Early Registration Fourth European Immersive Education Summit Vienna (A), October 2014 - The Immersive Education Initiative has announced that early registration for the fourth European Immersive Education Summit (EiED 2014) is now open through 15 October, at which point the early-registration discount expires and standard registration fees apply. » more Little’s Britain MOOCs are mainly for the privileged, reveals ELIG conference London (UK), October 2014 - (by Bob Little) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were among the key topics discussed at the recent ELIG Annual Conference – held, this year, in London. Andy Lane, Professor of Environmental Systems at The Open University, revealed that studies show that MOOC students tend to be drawn from the already privileged in society. » more Featuring the OEB Debate ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN Programme Now Online Berlin (GER), October 2014 - ICWE 2014 marks the twentieth edition of ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, the largest international conference on technology-supported learning and training. The Conference has been at the cutting edge of the field for two decades, and this year’s event is no exception. » more Global Education WISE Awards Recognize Six Initiatives in Education Doha (QAT), October 2014 - The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), an international initiative driving innovation and collaboration in education, has announced the six 2014 WISE Awards winning projects. Since 2009 the WISE Awards have identified and promoted some of the most effective practices in tackling urgent global education challenges. » more Monthly Webinars Compliance, Mobile Delivery, Gamification Naples (I), October 2014 - Global IT, logistics, services, and consulting professionals whose organizations and clients need to adopt an extended enterprise solution for delivering and managing learning are being invited to discover how to achieve the best results. » more Enriching Tomorrow ELearning Africa 2015 Returns to Ethiopia Berlin (GER)/ Addis Ababa (ETH), October 2014 - Rebecca Stromeyer, CEO of ICWE GmbH and Founder of eLearning Africa, joined Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Dr Debretsion Gebremichael, Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Ethiopia, to announce that the annual eLearning Africa conference will return to Ethiopia, the country of its inauguration, for its tenth anniversary edition. The conference, which is the largest international event in Africa on ICT for education, training and development, will be held in Addis Ababa from May 20th – 22nd, under the patronage of the Ethiopian Government. » more Manchester eLearning Roadshow Visits More UK Cities Berkshire (UK), October 2014 - The brightest eLearning talent in the UK will share practical expertise and insight in more cities across the country. Following the first tour dates in Bristol and London, the eLearning roadshow now moves on to Manchester and Nottingham. » more Call for Papers INTED2015 Will Be Held in Spain Madrid (E), October 2014 – The organizers of INTED2015 are inviting the submission of abstracts for the ninth International Technology, Education and Development Conference. The event will be held in Madrid, 02-04 March 2015. » more

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