Themen
Corporate eLearning
Mary McKenna Honoured with MBE for Services to Learning
Derry (UK), January 2014 - Chairman of Learning Pool, Mary McKenna, has been awarded an MBE as part of the Queen's New Year Honours List 2014 for services to digital technology, innovation, and learning. » MORE
Learning Is Best Done When Learners Have Fun
Hildesheim (GER), January 2014 - Coca-Cola uses game-based learning to emulate cultural interaction in change projects because the approach is particularly well suited for the purpose. The following is a conversation with Michael Pößnecker, Head of Sales Training and Coca-Cola's -œAdventure-Based Learning- project on the use of serious games in the corporate environment. » MORE
Independent Learning with Social-Learning Components
Karlsruhe (GER), January 2014 - On 05 February 2014 at the LEARNTEC Congress, Martin Greff of the Academy of German Cooperatives will present the path from social learning to methodology model 2.0. As part of a comprehensive advancement process, the training providers within the cooperative financial group have established guiding principles for the sustainable development of their training programs. The focus is on the consistent expansion of online learning phases through components of social learning. » MORE
The Focus of Educational Controlling Is Effectivity
Erlangen (GER), January 2014 - Learning transfer is a dimension that worries most training managers. Erich R. Unkrig, Head of People Development / Deputy VP HR Germany at the technology group Areva, tracks the contribution that qualifying employees through training makes to business success. For him, the pivotal point in the issue is a strong commitment by senior management. » MORE
Executives as Part of the Learning Process
Karlsruhe (GER), January 2014 --Workplace training can only succeed when management accepts it as essential", is the position of Heinz-Josef Botthof, Business Development Manager at Plaut Business Consulting. From his experience, Botthof knows that the supportive leadership style so widely touted today is far more often mere wishful thinking in light of the assertive alpha-types who populate the executive suites. The empowerment of staff could provide a solution. » MORE
Engaging eLearning Has an Impact at Addaction
London (UK), December 2013 - Boring eLearning gets a bad reputation - but it doesn't have to be this way! The L&D team at Addaction created an engaging eLearning Infection Control module which had a far reaching effect within the organisation. Judges were impressed with the impact the tailor-made course had on staff, and it won the Best eLearning Programme in the Charity Learning Awards 2013. » MORE
NetDimensions Enters the Nordic Market
Aalborg (DK), December 2013 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning management systems, is further expanding its European presence by establishing an office in Denmark to cover the Nordic countries. The company has defined a clear market focus and continues to invest in growth by increasing its direct presence in key global markets. The new office in Denmark follows the company's expansion in Australia earlier in the year and in Germany last year. » MORE
New Research Unveils the Value of eLearning Adoption
Naples (I), Athens (GR), December 2013 - Docebo has released a white paper to help large organizations understanding the value of eLearning solutions in improving workforce effectiveness and increasing skills transfers across various segments, while reducing costs. » MORE
Finance for Non-Financial Managers
London (UK), December 2013 - Video Arts has launched a new version of one of its most successful training videos, "The Balance Sheet Barrier-, which has been helping managers worldwide to understand the fundamentals of business finance and the secrets of accounts for twenty years. The classic film has been remade as an animation, but it still features the images and distinctive voices of John Cleese and Dawn French, who starred in the original. » MORE
More Attractive and Open to Other Training Providers
Saarbruecken (GER), December 2013 - Since its inception this year, the MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) platform OpenCourseWorld from IMC AG, a leading European eLearning provider, has offered free, open online courses. The programmes are available to students, company employees, and other individuals. More than 10,000 participants have already taken a course. The learning content is created in collaboration with experts with practical experience and lecturers from renowned universities. OpenCourseWorld thus offers top-class academic and practical knowledge. » MORE
