Themen
$33 Million to Expand the Personalization of Education
New York, NY (USA), October 2011 - Educational-technology innovator Knewton has announced the completion of a $33 million round of funding led by Founders Fund and Pearson. Returning investors include Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and FirstMark Capital. » MORE
Language Learning Goes Social on Mobile
Washington, DC (USA), October 2011 - Hello-Hello, a mobile language-learning company, has announced the launch of Hello-Hello World, a free application for the iPad that helps people learn a new language by connecting them with native speakers through social networking. » MORE
New Language-Learning Platform Launched
Munich (GER), October 2011 - dp, a provider of corporate language training (CLT), has announced its newly created language-product portfolio and learning platform. The language-learning suite Speexx sets new standards for excellence in language training. Armin Hopp, Founder and President of dp, comments, "Speexx will give our customers global access to an exciting blend of learning solutions to help their staff learn a new language and use it in a business environment." » MORE
Online Community Transforms the Face of eLearning
Atlanta, GA (USA), October 2011 - Peach New Media has announced the release of Freestone Social LMS™, an online community platform integrated with a learning- management system. Freestone enables individuals in organizations to collaborate and learn at all levels, internal and external. In the emerging movement to social learning online, Freestone offers organizations the ability to advance online learning in unprecedented ways. » MORE
Learning Solutions for Sun International
Roslyn, NY (USA), October 2011 - CERTPOINT Systems™ has announced that it is providing its CERTPOINTVLS™ learning-management system to hotel and casino operator Sun International. Sun International operates in several countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, and Chile. » MORE
A Game-Changer for International Assignees
New York (NY), October 2011 - Everyone agrees that cultural preparation is crucial to a successful international assignment, but there have been realistic barriers. RW3 CultureWizard, has announced the formation of a new division called CulturalTraining.com; its task is to provide online, country-specific information to expats and their families that prepares them to live and work effectively in a foreign culture. » MORE
Insurance Company Collaborates with Cornerstone
London (UK), October 2011 - Cornerstone OnDemand has announced that RSA Insurance Group plc is using Cornerstone's software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based learning and talent- management solution to power their global training and development portal. RSA is thus able to closely align employee development to organisational growth and help to close skill and knowledge gaps across the company. » MORE
ISMM accredits 'unique' training initiative
London (UK), October 2011 - (by Bob Little) A major sales training scheme by leading construction products supplier, SIG plc, has been accredited by the UK's Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM). SIG's sales training courses - which range from internal sales and key account management through to senior sales executive development programmes and are available to the company's 1,500 or so people in its UK sales force - have been accredited by the UK's leading professional body for salespeople. This means that SIG's training graduates will now be awarded ISMM qualifications accredited under the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). » MORE
Innovative Learning Approaches Without Excessive Costs
London (UK), October 2011 - Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), a provider of customised learning solutions, is calling for organisations to review how training is delivered to their workforce and consider taking a fresh approach to eLearning in order to improve results. According to TIS, employees can significantly improve their skills, knowledge, and retention of information if the content is delivered in an interesting and compelling format. » MORE
New Partnership and Whitepaper on Microlearning
Saarbrücken (GER)/The Hague (NL), October 2011 - The Dutch BPM and eLearning company Blue Lanes B.V. has started a partnership with IMC AG, a provider of learning, talent, and content solutions. IMC has further announced the release of a free whitepaper on micro-learning, an effective approach to user acceptance of new software roll-out programmes. » MORE