Themen

At the Workplace

Design Thinking for Mobile Learning Interventions

Alessia MessutiTurin (I), November 2014 - Alessia Messuti has a background in communication, with a special focus on the use of new media for social inclusion and local development. Since 2013 she has been working for the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation (ITC-ILO) on mobile learning for development projects. In the OEB session "Supporting Learning in the Here and Now" on 05 December2014 from 14:30 to 15:45, she will speak about her experiences. » MORE

QuickLessons

Ongoing Commitment to HTML5

Miami, FL (USA), November 2014 - As part their ongoing commitment to HTML5 as the preferred platform for content creation, QuickLessons has announced the release of a joint set of HTML5 updates, improvements, and new features incorporated into its online collaborative solution for eLearning content development. » MORE

Comment

Why Is eLearning Only 10% of the French Training Budget?

Sally Ann MoreRoubaix (F), November 2014 - (by Sally Ann Moore) Despite numerous surveys, reports, analyses, and press articles claiming great progress in French eLearning, a closer examination of the facts reveals a worrying absence of eLearning in a vast majority of French companies. The education sector is also lagging a long way behind the USA and the other G8 members (2% educational eLearning in France compared to 30% in USA). While the French eLearning market grew by 25% between 2012 and 2013 to 200 million euros, eLearning only represents 10% of the total corporate training budget in France. This article looks at the data and the possible reasons for the French "eLearning lag". » MORE

New Legislation

Train4Academy Launches Allergen Training Package

Beverley (UK), November 2014 - Food retail eLearning specialist Train4Academy has launched a comprehensive training module to prepare food-handling staff for the new allergen laws. Offered as part of the Train4Food Food Hygiene programme, the new module enables hospitality and foodservice employees to understand their new responsibilities under the Food Information Regulations 2011. Companies have until 13 December 2014 to comply with the new legislation. » MORE

QA Training Courses

Recently Launched Tech Partnership Training Fund

Slough (UK), November 2014 - QA supports the recently launched Tech Partnership Training Fund by providing training courses identified as key business-growth areas. The Tech Partnership Training Fund is a government-funded scheme for employers to invest more heavily in IT training. » MORE

Ambient Insight

China eLearning Market to Surge to $5.9 Billion by 2018

Seattle, WA (USA), November 2014 - China will be the top buying country for self-paced eLearning in Asia throughout the forecast period, according to a new report by Ambient Insight called "2013-2018 China Self-Paced eLearning Market." The five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is 12.2%. Revenues reached $3.3 billion in 2013 and will spike to $5.9 billion by 2018. » MORE

Release

New Solution to Help Organizations

Tampa, FL (USA) - November 2014 - Tribridge, a technology-services firm specializing in business applications and cloud solutions, has released Tribridge Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The application, built on the Cornerstone OnDemand platform, helps organizations in regulated industries more efficiently track and report on professional accredited learning - a traditionally labor and time-intensive task for HR and development staff. » MORE

Azure Marketplace

Process Guidance Suite Is Now Microsoft Azure Certified

Saarbruecken (GER), November 2014 - Ensuring efficient execution of business processes and helping users to navigate through complex software applications, the IMC Process Guidance Suite has been designed as an electronic performance-support system to boost employee performance during daily activities. » MORE

Video Technology

Kaltura Positioned in the "Leaders" Quadrant

New York, NY (USA), November 2014 - Kaltura Inc., a provider of a leading video-technology platform, has announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Leaders" quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Video Content Management", with the furthest positioning on the "Completeness of Vision" axis. » MORE

For the UK Market

Learning Light Names Its Top Eight Performing LMSs

David PattersonSheffield (UK), November 2014 - Learning Light, the UK-based independent eLearning- industry market analyst, has produced its own thorough analysis of learning-management systems (LMSs) identifying its top performers. Learning Light Director, David Patterson, said, "We're aware that other organisations - notably Craig Weiss' eLearning 24/7 - publish lists of the top LMSs, but our detailed analysis relates specifically to these LMS's appropriateness for use by corporate-training organisations and training departments in the UK." » MORE