Themen

'Little's Britain'

Assessing learning technology predictions

London (UK), May 2012 - (by Bob Little) Making predictions is fun because you can do so in the fairly safe knowledge that no one will remember them. So you can say what you like because you'll never be held to account for them. So I was delighted to discover that, about this time six years ago, Mark Harrison - formerly of Epic and now of Kineo - offered his predictions for learning technologies in 2012. He was speaking at a meeting of the eLearning Network - now known by the acronym, 'eLN'. » MORE

Growing Market

Positive Attitudes on Mobile Learning

London (UK), May 2012 - Attitudes of senior learning-and-development leaders towards mobile learning have changed, with many now having had positive experiences and harbouring enthusiasm for this method of delivery. This is a significant turnaround from prior attitudes, which named problems with technology as a crucial barrier to implementation. » MORE

Supporting Change

CrossKnowledge Eases Major IT Systems Migration

London (UK)/Paris (FR), May 2012 - BEL, a world leader in household brands of cheese, has migrated its entire IT system to the latest versions of Windows and Office. BEL chose CrossKnowledge to accompany this training component, which was rolled out to more than 4,000 employees in thirty countries. » MORE

Taking the Step

LIVECONTEXT Makes Upgrading Easy

Saarbrücken (GER), May 2012 - Upgrading to a new operating system or the latest version of MS Office can be a headache for many a business as it can cause staff to lose precious time from their day-to-day work. LIVECONTEXT for Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7 provides users with learning sequences that ease acclimatising to a new working environment. » MORE

Information Security

eLearning Programme for Scottish Water by Aurion

Belfast/Dunfermline (UK), May 2012 - Aurion Learning has been working closely with Scottish Water to design and develop a new eLearning programme on information security. The programme has been developed for all staff at Scottish Water and is designed to help them get to grips with Scottish Water's information security policy practices. » MORE

Videoconferencing

LOTOS Capital Group Speeds Up Decision Making

Warsaw (PL), May 2012 - Polycom, Inc, a provider of open standards-based unified communications (UC), has been selected by LOTOS Group, a producer and supplier of oil products across Poland and abroad, to provide a unified communications solution to better connect its 5,000 employees through video collaboration. » MORE

Asset Management

New Compliance-Training Suite by Eukleia and IMS Group

London (UK), May 2012 - Eukleia Training has entered into a joint venture with IMS Group, a regulatory-compliance consulting specialist, to deliver a full suite of compliance-training courses tailored for the alternative asset-management sector. » MORE

Safety Training DVD

DuPont Fights Hearing Loss of Employees

Virginia Beach, VA (USA), May 2012 - DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released Hearing Conservation: Noise Under Control, a new safety-training program that helps employees learn how to protect their hearing and manage occupational noise exposure. » MORE

Free Assessment Trial

Balance Learning Demonstrates the ez in ez360

Stroud (UK), May 2012 - Balance Learning Ltd. is offering a free trial of its assessment tool ez360 that allows organisations to test its effectiveness with up to five candidates. The ez360 assessment tool is used by organisations to provide employees with targeted feedback generally based on organisational competencies that helps them with performance improvement. » MORE

Stay Healthy

New Videonovela on Diabetes Treatment in Spanish

Rockville, MD (USA), May 2012 - A new Spanish-language videonovela entitled "Aprende a vivir" (Learn to Live) helps diabetes patients compare their treatment options to find a regimen that works best for them. It tells the story of Don Felipe, who has type-2 diabetes, in episodes of five to seven minutes each. » MORE