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CHECK.point eLearning, European News, 22/10/2015 - www.checkpoint-elearning.com - ISSN 1613-4710

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Overall Research

The Future of IT in Education

London (UK), October 2015 - "The Future of IT in Education: An End User Perspective, U.S., Europe, and Latin America" is presented on the Report Buyer website. The report was produced by the consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. » more

Breakthrough

Simformer Business Simulation Platform

Sergey Menshikov, CEOVilnius (LT), October 2015 - Within a year of the launch of the Simformer Business Simulation (SBS) platform, over 200 companies and universities around the world are exploring its use. It is also now being used in a project by iSpace, a company based in Poland. The project involves university teaching staff experiencing the Simformer business game "Corporation in Distress". » more

Obstacles to Learning

Mid-Sized Businesses Failing to Adopt New Approaches

London (UK), October 2015 - Latest research from Towards Maturity reveals that mid-sized businesses are failing to capitalise on the benefits of learning technologies, but brings hope by identifying opportunities for success within these organisations. » more

Nonprofit Releases

Kinesthetic-Based Educational Games GeoMoto and Pangean

Los Angeles, CA (USA), October 2015 - Staying true to its mission, GameDesk has released two new and novel interactive gaming titles for education for the IOS, Android, and Leap Controller/PC platforms. GeoMoto and Pangean are embodied learning experiences allowing players to learn through direction and movement-creating geographic features by pulling, smashing, and grinding tectonic plates and moving entire continents. » more

Survey

Learning Industry’s Benchmark Pay Survey Launched

Stoke Prior (UK), October 2015 - The learning industry’s top specialist recruitment company, Blue Eskimo, has launched its eighth annual work and salary survey. Blue Eskimo’s survey is the most comprehensive study of its kind – and is widely regarded as the benchmark for the learning industry’s salary and work information. The study is now in its eighth year. Participants can win an Apple Watch Sport. » more

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glh Hotels

Guest Experience to Staff Training through Totara LMS

London (UK), October 2015 - glh hotels, the parent company of four leading UK hotel brands including the Thistle and Amber hotels, has selected Totara Platinum partners Mind Click to innovate and support the delivery of their complex, multi-branded, multi-device Totara LMS. Within three months, Mind Click provided glh hotels with four separate custom-themed portals woven into one targeted user interface reflecting each hotel’s brand identity. This has completely transformed their training delivery. » more

On-the-Ground Services

Speexx Extends Global Reach with New Branch in New York

Munich (GER), October 2015 – Speexx, a provider of online and mobile language training, has announced the opening of its first US-based office. The presence in New York and the region will help to provide on-the-ground services for new and existing corporate clients. » more

Partnership

Docebo Expands Operations in Asia Pacific Region

Athens, GA (USA), October 2015 - New Zealand-based Bloom Training and Recruitment is partnering with Docebo, producers of software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise learning-management systems (LMS). This partnership enables Docebo to expand its presence in the Asia Pacific marketplace. » more

Easy Integration

OpenLegacy Announces Version 3.0 Secure Cloud Platform

Romi Stein,
CEO of OpenLegacyOrlando, FL (USA), October 2015 – OpenLegacy has announced its new Cloud Solution, version 3.0 of its platform, for rapid, secure integration and delivery of back-end systems to the cloud. "With this new version of OpenLegacy’s platform, it is easier than ever for companies to offer digitally delivered services quickly, securely, and with all of the management features they need," said Romi Stein, CEO of OpenLegacy. » more

Acquisition

Global Knowledge Expands Application Development Portfolio

Cary, NC (USA) / Wokingham (UK), October 2015 - Global Knowledge, the learning-services and professional-development solutions provider, has further invested in supporting its customers with the acquisition of DevelopMentor. Based in Los Angeles, CA (United States) and Swindon, England, DevelopMentor has long provided learning solutions for professionals involved in the software-projects lifecycle. » more

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Creative Thinking

Recognition Portal for Great Ideas

Milton Keynes (UK), October 2015 – P&MM, an award-winning rewards and recognition company that specialises in performance improvement, has helped Talarius implement an employee-suggestion programme to encourage and reward staff ideas that will make a difference to the company and its customers. » more

Keynote

De Bruyckere to Expose 70-20-10 flaws

Pedro de BruyckereLondon (UK), October 2015 - Author and lecturer Pedro De Bruyckere has promised to reveal the shortcomings and misguided assumptions surrounding some of our most dearly held learning theories, such as 70-20-10 and ideas on digital natives, when he speaks "Beyond Click Next", the eLearning Network's annual conference, on 11 November. » more

Award

LINGOs Names NetDimensions as Its Partner of the Year

Little Rock, AR (USA), October 2015 - LINGOs is pleased to announce that NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, is the 2015 recipient of its Partner of the Year Award. The award honours an organisation that has shown a significant commitment to helping LINGOs deliver affordable, high-quality learning solutions to people and organisations working to improve lives in developing and vulnerable communities. » more

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An Intellectual Treat

OEB Addresses Futurists, Planners, Strategists, and Thinkers

Berlin (GER), October 2015 - OEB (Online Educa Berlin), Europe’s leading conference on technology and learning, is promising a "sparkling intellectual treat for futurists, planners, strategists, and thinkers" in Berlin, 02-04 December 2015. » more

Call for Papers

International Conference on eLearning in the Workplace

New York, NY (USA), October 2015 - ICELW 2019, the ninth annual International Conference on eLearning in the Workplace, will be held 15-17 June 2016 at Columbia University in New York. The Call for Proposals is now open; the deadline is 15 December 2015. » more

For Europe

Open Education Teachers Contest

Brussels (BE), October 2015 - Excellence in education requires a constant drive and passion for improvement - and professional development. Sharing is the heart of education. The Open Education Europa Teachers Contest targets European teachers and educators in primary, secondary, and higher education, vocational training, and adult learning who teach in an innovative way or aim to achieve greater openness or inclusion in the classroom. » more

Gala

ELearning Sector Set for 2015 Awards

London (UK), October 2015 - Judging for the annual eLearning Awards is complete, and the winners will be announced at the spectacular gala evening 25 November. The judges have called it the highest-quality shortlist in the Awards’ history. » more

Project IRL

Digital Natives Unite! – Festival to Debut in Miami

Miami, FL (USA), October 2015 - Project IRL (In Real Life), a two-day outdoor festival being held at Bayfront Park, 21-22 November, recently announced the line-up for its inaugural event. Hand-picked Project IRL superstars from the worlds of music, comedy, gaming, culinary, beauty, and fashion, including, headliners Tori Kelly, Lilly Singh, CaptainSparklez, and Todrick Hall, along with South Florida artists Lauren Giraldo and Cody Johns, will come together in person for this unique event in Miami. » more

USDLA

"Distance Learning: Hit It Out Of The Park!"

St. Louis, MO (USA), The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) is pleased to announce the 2016 Annual Conference Call for Proposals. The proposals are now being accepted based on the conference theme, "Distance Learning: Hit It Out Of The Park!" » more

Peter Drucker Forum

"Claiming Our Humanity - Managing in the Digital Age"

Vienna (AU), October 2015 - The Drucker Forum 2015 touches a key theme of our time: it will look at the technology tsunami - with robotics, big data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and the internet of things - through the lens of humanity. This leads to fundamental questions to be discussed at the Conference, 05-06 November 2015 in Vienna, Austria. » more







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