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» Newsletter CHECK.point eLearning, European News, 22/01/2015 - www.checkpoint-elearning.com - ISSN 1613-4710
Annual List Top Ten eLearning Movers and Shakers London (UK), January 2015 - Now in its sixth year, the latest annual lists of the "Top Ten" most influential people in the corporate eLearning sector - in the World, North America, Europe, the UK and Asia-Pacific - contain the names of 38 people. Of these, 24 are men and 14 are women. » more UbiCast Thales Launches Video-Based eLearning Ivry-sur-Seine (F), January 2015 - Thales has launched a video-based eLearning programme with UbiCast to record and share training sessions, achieving production efficiencies and significant savings. » more Donations Requested Mobile App Can Access All Patient Medical Records Seattle, WA (USA), January 2015 - In treating any type of medical condition, access to relevant patient history is crucial. In case of an emergency a few seconds can mean the difference between life and death. For these reasons, Brian Bouwer, a 32-year-old entrepreneur and the CEO of South Africa’s Bestforu Holdings, Ltd., has developed a mobile medical software application that can access all patient records in a flash. The system is called BEST4UMED and can be activated with the patient's fingerprint. » more Personalised Training New Support Services for the Vivo Authoring Tool Eastbourne (UK), January 2015 - "Anyone can create eLearning courses. Creating courses that are visually exciting, have interactive engagements, and are technically sound, however, used to be a little bit more of a challenge. Well, not anymore: Training Bricks now offers extra services to help make the most of the ability to create your own eLearning with authoring tool Vivo." » more Federal State of Carinthi IMC Solution Will Be Used for Austrian Citizenship Test Saarbrücken (GER)/Graz (A), January 2015 - Since November 2013, candidates for Austrian citizenship have been required to pass a revised written test in individual the Federal States. Since the start of this year, the Carinthian Academy of Administration has played a pioneering role in this process and is now implementing these tests electronically for the first time. To do this, it has relied on a tried-and-tested learning management system, the IMC Learning Suite, which offers numerous benefits for both the test takers and the testers. » more Advertisement LPI Pathways Excellence Programme Extends to Australia Coventry (UK), January 2015 - LearnKotch, in association with The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI), is pleased to announce Australian support for Pathways to Excellence, a service designed to rapidly accelerate learning and development (L&D) departments to a high standard of capability and business performance. » more Rapid Scenario Building New Partnership between QuickLessons and BranchTrack Miami, FL (USA), January 2015 - QuickLessons, the collaborative platform for creating engaging and effective online courses, and BranchTrack, a new online tool for creating interactive simulations, have announced a global alliance to better serve their customers. » more New Appointment at EdTrIn Jim Dickson Head of UK Content Acquisition Victoria (AU), January 2015 - EdTrIn, the publicly listed platform for online education, has appointed Jim Dickson as its Head of UK Content Acquisition. Responsible for EdTrIn’s acquisition of learning content within the UK and Europe for distribution worldwide via its online learning technology platform, Jim – a former Development Director at Aston Business School, Aston University - is also Director of Global Innovation Solutions Education Relations. » more Announcement Introducing Netex learningCloud London (UK), January 2015 - Netex, an innovative, award-winning learning-technologies provider, has announced that it will be introducing 'Netex learningCloud' at Learning Technologies 2015, ahead of a full product launch at the start of March. » more Scalable Solutions Cezanne HR and Docebo Announce Partnership Athens, GA (USA), January 2015 - Docebo, the disruptive cloud eLearning-solutions provider, and Cezanne HR have announced the formation of a partnership to provide an integrated human-resources-management system (HRMS) and eLearning/ learning-management system (LMS) solution to companies worldwide. » more Advertisement Multi-Device eLearning Upside Learning Shares Tips through an eBook Pune (IN), January 2015 - In line with growing multi-device usage, Upside Learning proudly presents its first eBook of the year, "Tips for Designing, Testing and Delivering eLearning in a Multi-device World". Based on Upside Learning's vast experience and expertise in designing, testing, and delivering multi-device eLearning, the eBook reveals tips that will help instructional designers, graphic designers, programmers, quality analysts, and training officers to design, test, and choose a responsive LMS. » more K-12 Schools More Than 13 Million Computing Devices Installed Stamford, CN (USA), January 2015 - According to newly published research from Education Market Research (EMR)/Simba Information, more than thirteen million computing devices were installed in elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. in 2014. Of these devices, seventeen percent were tablets. This is one of several key findings from "The Complete K-12 Report: Market Facts & Segment Analyses, 17th edition", a new market-research report published by EMR/Simba. » more Efficient Learning SEW-EURODRIVE Selects NetDimensions Talent Suite Neu-Isenburg (GER), January 2015 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, recently announced that German-based SEW-EURODRIVE, a provider of drive-automation solutions, has selected NetDimensions Talent Suite to train over 16,000 employees worldwide. » more Until 31 January 2015 New EU Contest: TELL US AWARD Paris (F), January 2015 - The TELL US Awards 2014 is a brand new EU contest in which innovative technology-enhanced learning (TEL) services and products will be detected, promoted, and rewarded across Europe. Enter the TELL US Awards competition and help revolutionise education with technology! » more Geography Lessons IMC Shows How Engaging Scientific Research Can Be Saarbrücken (GER), January 2015 - What will our environment be like in fifty years’ time, and how does our behaviour influence our climate as well as our everyday lives? The priority for researchers at the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) and their cooperation partners, for example DHI-WASY GmbH, in carrying out this project was to inform citizens about the consequences of the use of landscapes and agricultural land. » more The Pioneer 2014: A Year of Important Accomplishments for Tata Mumbai (IN), January 2015 - Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), a global provider of learning solutions, has released a list of some of its most important accomplishments in the year 2014. TIS reached significant milestones in the areas of content development and gamification, made a host of significant achievements through its work in mobile Learning, and offered improved learning solutions through the use of games and simulations. » more Advertisement Webinar Helping Business to Prepare for Social Learning in 2015 London (UK). January 2015 - Synergy Learning is to introduce Totara Social at the upcoming Learning Technologies exhibition and offer advice to L&D professionals interested in harnessing greater value from social learning in their organisations. » more GOSHLIC 2015 NHS and Healthcare L&D Conference Announced Berkshire (UK), January 2015 - The second Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Innovations Conference (GOSHLIC 2015) will take place on 11 March at the UCL Institute. Aimed at anybody in a learning-and-development role at the NHS or other healthcare institutions, the organisers are promising an exciting lineup of speakers and technology innovations. » more Call for Papers EDEN 2015 Annual Conference - in Barcelona Budapest (HU), January 2015 – "Expanding Learning Scenarios - Opening Out the Educational Landscape" is the title of the EDEN Annual Conference in Barcelona, 09-12 June 2015. Submissions that relate to the conference scope and themes are invited as papers, posters, workshops, and demonstrations. The Call for Contributions ends 31 January 2015. » more LINQ Conference 2015 "The Need for Change in Education: Openness as Default?" Brussels (B), January 2015 - The fourth annual international conference "Learning Innovations and Quality" (LINQ 2015) has published its three calls related to this year’s theme,"The Need for Change in Education: Openness as Default?" Continuing the successful series of conferences from 2013 in Rome and 2014 in Crete, LINQ returns to its Brussels birthplace to discuss the place of open education and research in contemporary society. On 12-13 May 2015, LINQ will convene international learning experts and practitioners from all educational sectors. » more UNESCO IITE Conference Quality Education Needs More Fun Moscow (RU), January 2015 - The International UNESCO Conference IITE-2014 in Moscow addressed "New Challenges for Pedagogy and Quality Education", with a special focus on MOOCs, clouds, and mobiles. In his keynote, Dr Christian M. Stracke, ICORE Founder and Managing Director of the TELIT Research Institute, discussed "Quality Education through Innovation and ICT: Opportunities or Contradiction", examining the need and future of quality in education that can be facilitated but also challenged through the introduction of innovations and new technologies. » more New Learning Approaches Impact, Passion, and Creativity in Learning Brussels (B), January 2015 – The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) invites all those interested in management education and development to Brussels for the 2015 edition of the EFMD Annual Conference under the theme "Impact, Passion and Creativity in Learning". The event takes place 07-09 June, and the Steering Committee has opted for an interdisciplinary approach to management education, including topics such as neuroscience and influences on learning. » more

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