Themen

Computer-based Testing

Pearson VUE Appoints New Managing Director for Europe

London (UK), February 2012 - Pearson VUE, the company's computer-based testing business, has announced the appointment of Matthew Poyiadgi as Managing Director for Europe. Matthew has over twenty years' experience of working for international IT and computer-based testing companies, having established successful teams and customer partnerships to deliver new products and launch global programmes. » MORE

Performance

Ontuitive Argues for Radical Shift in Learning

Washington, D.C. (USA), February 2012 - Ontuitive, a performance-support systems and services provider, encourages businesses to make a radical shift to performance-based learning by integrating more learning into business workflows. Ontuitive's Chief Learning Evangelist Bob Mosher argues that business and L&D departments need to reappraise their approach to how they train employees. » MORE

New Opportunities

Bluedrop Awaits First Day of Trading

St. John's, NL (CA), February 2012 - A recently completed business transaction with Serebra Learning Corporation will see Bluedrop Performance Learning, a pioneer in eLearning, become Canada's largest full-service eLearning company. It thus becomes one of the few technology companies from Atlantic Canada to cross over the public trading threshold. » MORE

Talent Management

Kenexa Acquires eLearning-solutions Company OutStart

Wayne, PA (USA), February 2012 - In an effort to expand its reach into the eLearning market, Kenexa, a publicly listed provider of business solutions for human resources and talent management, has agreed to acquire Boston-based OutStart. » MORE

eLearning Africa 2012

Towards a Sustainable ICT Policy for Benin

Cotonou (BJ), February 2012 - eLearning Africa 2012 will take place from 23-25 May in Cotonou, Benin. In an interview, Ken Lohento, a specialist in the design and implementation of ICT projects to support agriculture and rural development, offers some lessons from his native Benin. » MORE

Blended Learning

goFLUENT on Return on Investment (ROI)

Paris (FR), February 2012 - At the iLearning Forum Paris, Christophe Ferrandou, CEO of goFLUENT, outlined the key issues involved in determining the return on investment (ROI) in blended learning. Assessing results rather than the costs is fairer and more closely allied to the organisation's goals, he argues. » MORE

Offer Your Expertise

What are Key Technologies to Support Educational Change?

Brussels (BE), February 2012 - MENON is conducting the study Mapping and Analysing Prospective Technologies for Learning (MATEL) on behalf of the European Commission - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS). People interested in contributing to this research are cordially invited to participate in the survey before 26 February 2012. » MORE

Risk Assessment

EssentialSkillz Launches Updated Version of ErgoWize

Milton Keynes (UK)/Galway (IE), February 2012 - eLearning provider EssentialSkillz has launched a newly updated and enhanced version of its popular DSE risk-assessment and training software ErgoWize. The course became available 30 January 2012. » MORE

Sustainability

Green Project Management™ Courses Available

London (UK), February 2012 - The global training company QA has announced that it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Green Project Management Ltd (GPM) to deliver a range of fully accredited and globally recognised sustainable project management courses. » MORE

Cutting Edge

Asia-Pacific's List of eLearning Movers and Shakers

St Albans (UK), February 2012 - Among the responses to the publication at the beginning of January of lists of the "top ten movers and shakers" in the eLearning field - in the world, Europe, and the UK - were a couple that argued for the publication of an Asia-Pacific list to complement the existing lists. » MORE