Themen

Izzui, the Learning Place

A New, Free App Brings eLearning to Facebook

Alfredo LeoneMiami, FL (USA) / Rio de Janeiro (BR), September, 2013 - With the launch of Izzui, Facebook has grown from an environment focused primarily on publishing photos, sharing events, and making friends to a powerful platform for virtual training for individuals and organizations. Izzui, an innovative free application aimed at social learning, provides a space for knowledge sharing and an open-earning marketplace to create, publish, share, and sell eLearning courses. » MORE

Expert JW Maxx

Three Tips for Fixing Online Reputation

Phoenix, AZ (USA), September 2013 - Fixing one's online reputation is no small task, and a series of varied tools should be used when attacking the problem of a negative reputation. Having a system in place with definitive steps towards success is the best way to tackle any publicity challenge in the digital age. » MORE

Elearnity's 9-Grid™

NetDimensions Rated as a -Core Leader- in LMS

London, UK, September 2013 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has been ranked as a -œCore Leader- in a new and unique European (EMEA) learning and talent-market insight report, the Elearnity 9-Grid™ model for learning-management systems (LMS). » MORE

Recruitment

Blue Eskimo Confirms: Learning Jobs Market on the up

Nick BateStoke Prior (UK), September 2013 - Specialist recruitment company Blue Eskimo says that job vacancies in the learning sector are up considerably. According to Blue Eskimo, the UK's leading recruitment provider to the training, learning, and eLearning sectors, companies are actively hiring for a significantly larger number of roles. » MORE

-œOmnibus Rule-

DuPont Announces Three New HIPAA Training Programs

Virginia Beach, VA (USA), September 2013 - DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released three new HIPAA training programs that incorporate the mandates of the final -œomnibus rule- issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The omnibus rule enhances a patient's privacy protection, provides individuals with new rights to their health information, and strengthens the government's ability to enforce the law. » MORE

Machine Learning

Saba Transforms Traditional Career-Development Planning

Redwood Shores, CA (USA) - September 2013 - Saba, a global provider in next-generation cloud solutions for talent management, has announced groundbreaking functionality in its Saba Cloud, including The Intelligent Mentor (TIM) and Rock Stars. The innovations are designed to transform traditional career development into a deeper and more personal experience and to make succession planning into a more comprehensive and effective process. » MORE

Team Dynamics

eLearning Course Shows How to Lead International Teams

London (UK), September 2013 - Video Arts is distributing a new eLearning course that highlights a best- practice approach to building, leading, and working in cross-cultural teams. Called -œManaging Multicultural Teams-, the two-hour interactive resource explains how leaders and members of international teams can build trust and commitment, achieve cross-cultural collaboration, and work together more effectively in face-to-face and virtual meetings. » MORE

Changes at the Top

Piers Lea Joins ELIG Board

Piers LeaLondon (UK), August 2013 - LINE's CEO Piers Lea has been appointed to the board of ELIG, the European Learning Industry Group. The newly appointed board, which will take over from the previous Executive Committee, will be led by Fadi A. Khalek, Vice President Higher Education & Applied Learning at Pearson. » MORE

Transforming Training

Houses of Parliament Staff to Engage with eLearning

Derry (IR), August 2013 - Learning Pool, the leading provider of eLearning to the UK public sector, has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the UK Parliament to provide online training to staff across both Houses. This provision will be extended to Members and Peers at a later stage. » MORE

Saba and Datafisher

Next-Generation Talent-Management Solutions for Finland

Jill Henry, alliances director, EMEA, SabaBracknell (UK), August 2013 - Saba, a global player in next-generation cloud solutions for talent management, has announced its choice of Datafisher as a solution provider and reseller in Finland. Datafisher has a proven track record in designing and implementing scalable training and collaboration solutions for leading organisations in Finland and Scandinavia, including StoraEnso, Nokia, TeliaSonera, Finnair, and Ahlstrom. » MORE