Themen

FRED

Responsive eLearning Development Framework

Upside LearningPune (IN), January 2014 - Upside Learning has launched the Framework for Responsive eLearning Development (FRED), which helps develop responsive learning and performance support interventions for multiple devices. The news is accompanied by great anticipation within the eLearning fraternity, as responsive framework is changing the face of how eLearning courseware is built for multi-device learning. » MORE

Authoring Tool

Mike Alcock Joins Epic to Launch gomo 2.0

gomo 2.0Brighton (UK), January, 2014 - Initially developed by Epic, gomo 2.0 will launch as a software as a service (SaaS) authoring tool that allows customers to create their own beautiful multi-device learning. It will operate as part of the larger Learning Technologies Group (LTG) plc. » MORE

Control Mechanism

The Focus of Educational Controlling Is Effectivity

Erich R. UnkrigErlangen (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

Empowerment

Executives as Part of the Learning Process

Heinz-Josef BotthofKarlsruhe (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

Cultural Change

Learning Is Best Done When Learners Have Fun

Michael PößneckerHildesheim (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

Methodology Models 2.0

Independent Learning with Social-Learning Components

Martin Greff 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

Expansion

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 White Paper

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

Training Animation

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