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Corporate eLearning
Samsonite Optimises Product Knowledge with eLearning
Eindhoven (NL), April 2013 - Together with Samsonite Europe, U&I Learning has developed a strategy to increase and boost the knowledge transfer within the European sales and product team. » MORE
New Plastic Film is the Future of 3D on the Go
Singapore (SG), April 2013 - Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering's (IMRE) new nano-engineered screen protector that turns the ordinary screens of handheld devices into 3D displays will be marketed by start-up, Nanoveu Pte Ltd. The unique plastic film can also potentially be used as next-generation security tokens employed by banks and corporations. » MORE
ELearning's unlucky 13
London (UK), April 2013 - (by Bob Little) A while ago, over 100 learning professionals were asked what one thing most annoys them about online learning materials. Their responses were both varied and - significantly - many. Of these, the 13 most annoying traits of online learning materials were: patronising the learner, poor screen design and performance issues. » MORE
Literati Academic Earns Education-Industry Recognition
Boston, MA (USA) / Oxford (UK), March 2013 - Credo, a provider of information-skills solutions, has announced that its Literati Academic was named a finalist for the 2013 SIIA Education CODiE Awards for Best Education Reference Solution. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries and have been recognizing product excellence for 27 years. The awards have over 75 categories and are organized by industry focus in terms of content, education, and software. » MORE
Doing the right things at the right time
London (UK), March 2013 - (by Bob Little) There's a tendency to do 'just-in-case' training rather than 'just-in-time' training. In other words, people are given access to learning materials in case they ever need to know what they're being taught.
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Mind Click Goes from Strength to Strength
Nottingham (UK), March 2013 - Mind Click, the Nottingham-based eLearning company, has been promoted to Totara Gold Partner status in recognition of their sales achievements and significant experience in providing Totara services to a growing client base. As early adopters of Totara LMS, Mind Click have been involved since its launch in March 2011 and over this time have built up a strong team with extensive product knowledge, supporting their wide range of clients who are using Totara. » MORE
Online Personal Learning Space Redesigned
Wolverhampton (UK), March 2013 - Following a three-year redesign and rebuild process, Pebble Learning's popular PebblePad system has been completely updated and improved to meet the needs of individuals and their organisations. » MORE
The New Social Video Platform for Inditex
Keighley (UK), March 2013 - Earlier this year, Inditex launched its latest development in health and safety training: INview. This social training platform, created by Webanywhere, provides an interactive platform where employees can upload YouTube-style health and safety videos. These can then be viewed, shared, and commented upon by staff across the organisation at the touch of a screen or click of a mouse. » MORE
Battling Blazes with Risk-critical eLearning
Derry (GB), March 2013 - Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) needed to give its 1,000 firefighters quick and easy access to risk-critical training - without burning through their budget. Jay Hounsell, HFRS Station Manager, found that classroom training was sometimes difficult to run in this environment. Using Learning Pool gives HFRS firefighters tailored training online at a time that suits them - and their daily routine. » MORE
Skills Academy Chief Executive Finds Cross-Party Support
Milton Keynes (UK), March 2013 - In the run-up to last week's National Apprenticeship Week, Peter Sherry, chief executive of the National Skills Academy for Logistics, wrote to around 650 MPs to highlight the importance of apprenticeships and pre-employment training. "The goal", says Sherry, "was to arrange as many meetings with MPs as possible. MPs are busy, busy people, and although this is an important issue, I didn't feel that all of them would be aware of how we can help people in their constituencies. So although this is a massive task, it's also a vital one." » MORE
