Themen

'Little's Britain'

Capitalising on the changing demand for eLearning

London (UK), October 2012 - (by Bob Little) Many commentators and analysts agree that, increasingly over the last few years, the training industry has been changing. Among other things, organisations are turning to blended learning - a mixture of instructor-delivered and technology-delivered learning - to make training solutions more effective, affordable and sustainable. In particular, the growth in "mobile technology" is increasingly prompting mobile learning materials to be added to the "traditional" blended learning mix. » MORE

Prototypes

New Japanese Massage Mouse for Fatigued Computer Users

Tokyo (JP), October 2012 - Inspired by the large number of computer users suffering from painful symptoms of computer fatigue, Art Factory has blended the latest mouse and massager technologies into an innovative mouse that feels just as good in your hand as it does on your body. » MORE

Help for Public Sector

New Complaints-Handling eLearning for SPSO

Belfast (UK), October 2012 - Aurion Learning has been working with the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) to develop a complaints-handling eLearning programme and virtual learning portal for local authorities and public-sector organisations in Scotland. » MORE

Brandon Hall

Silver Award in "Best in Compliance Training"

Saarbrücken (GER), October 2012 - IMC AG and the Swiss insurance company Mobiliar Versicherungsgesellschaft AG have been presented with the Brandon Hall Silver Award for a jointly implemented compliance-training project on the subject of the prevention of money laundering. The winners of this silver award in the "Best in Compliance Training" category were announced. » MORE

System Agnostic Service

HD "Universal" Videoconferencing with Tixeo

Montpellier (F), October 2012 - The videoconferencing market, although mature, is still suffering from interoperability issues, making it a pain for online meetings with people using different solutions and devices. Imagine if making a phone call between an iPhone and an Android was impossible! …Unbelievable? This is exactly the kind of issues users are still facing when dealing with different video conferencing solutions. » MORE

Yet More Awards

Tata Interactive Systems' Solutions Triumph Once Again

Mumbai (IN), October 2012 -Tata Interactive Systems' unique learning solutions have won four prestigious Brandon Hall awards this year - one Gold award in the category of "Best Use of Virtual Worlds for Learning", two Silver awards in the category of "Best Use of Games in Learning", and one Bronze award in the category of "Best Custom Content". This is the fourth consecutive year that TIS has won the prestigious Brandon Hall Learning Excellence Awards. » MORE

Government Sales

The Training Associates Adds a Team Member

Westboro, MA (US), October 2012 - The Training Associates, a major provider of learning and development consultants and solutions, has announced the hiring of Trish Arnold as their Government Sales Consultant. » MORE

Xyleme Releases 3.7

Multiple Outputs of the Same Content

Boulder, CO (US), October 2012 - With the increased use of technology for learning, learners are demanding to access their content on the many devices they already use when they want it and customized to their specific wants and needs. In response to these changes and continuing their reputation as an industry leader, Xyleme, Inc. has released a new version of Xyleme LCMS that provides significant improvements in the areas of content personalization, output formats, and usability. » MORE

For the UK and Europe

Upside Learning Appoints Director of Client Solutions

Pune (IN), October 2012 - With a view to establishing closer communications with its clients and strengthening its reach in the overseas market, Upside Learning recently welcomed Alan Samuel, former head of UK operations at Tata Interactive Systems, as Director of Client Solutions for the UK and Europe. Alan will head Upside Learning's offshore Europe and UK market to manage and promote the company's award-winning suite of eLearning solutions and services. » MORE

Sector-specific

Learning Nexus Launches a Housing Course

London (UK), October 2012 - Learning Nexus, an eLearning content producer in the UK, has released a course for the housing sector. It is the first of a projected series of sector-specific eLearning courses. The release follows the findings of a customer survey. » MORE