Themen

Free Access

World Leading Leadership and Management Resources

Stroud (UK), May 2011 - LMMatters is offering organisations free access to its leadership and management online resources for the whole of Adult Learners' Week, starting Monday, 16 May. Organisations will be able to access the Harvard ManageMentor alongside LMKnowledge (LMK) with more than 10,000 articles, videos, and podcasts from worldwide sources. » MORE

Fit4Age

Older People Learn Differently, Not Worse

Bremen (GER), May 2011 - Numerous project partners from industry and science developed solutions for the challenges of demographic change in the "Fit4Age" research association, which has been working for the last three years. Together with the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and the University of Regensburg, szenaris GmbH looked at the conditions under which older people can be successfully qualified with eLearning. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

The UK's sports world embraces eLearning

London (UK), May 2011 - (by Bob Little) We're used to industries such as financial services and pharmaceuticals using eLearning to reduce the cost of staff learning and development; make it more available on demand; help meet regulatory/compliance obligations, and even help maintain competitive advantage through improved product knowledge and efficiency. » MORE

Talent Management

Totara Announces Roadmap for New Features

Wellington (NZ), May 2011 - The roadmap of Totara LMS, the open source LMS for the corporate sector based on Moodle, is now out for consultation with partners and subscribers and includes new talent-management modules to manage appraisals. It also includes 360 feedback and an exciting new program-management feature to create learning paths, mandatory learning, and recurring learning requirements. » MORE

Ready to Grow

UK Business Missing Out on Efficiency Gains

London (UK), May 2011 - Heads of UK learning companies contend that as cuts-ridden Britain emerges from recession, it is missing out on a potential source of significant cost savings and efficiency gains because of outdated attitudes to training among top management. » MORE

Business Competitiveness

Learning Technologies Must Play Crucial Role

Brighton (UK), May 2011 - Brightwave has launched a new series of videos featuring leading figures from the world of workplace learning to share success stories and lessons learned. The videos also explore how learning technologies can support fast-changing business practices in the next decade. » MORE

Informal Learning

Shortlist of Five Myths

Den Bosch (NL), May 2011 - Bob Mosher, Chief Learning and Strategy Evangelist at LearningGuide Solutions, is helping L&D professionals to understand how to approach implementing the right informal learning strategy for their workplace. "I'd like to share some myths I've encountered when trying to intentionally implement a successful informal learning strategy", says Mosher. » MORE

Public Sector

Global Knowledge Launches Free ITIL® Training

Wokingham (UK), April 2011 - IT and business-skills training provider Global Knowledge is launching a free foundation ITIL® training portal to provide service-management training to public-sector workers hit hard by the funding cuts. The portal will help anyone with a valid email address gain access to materials accredited by APMG. » MORE

Up to Speed

First Issue of szenaris Letter Published

Bremen (GER), April 2011 - eLearning in vocational education and training will become more and more important in the years to come since the potentials are not even close to being exhausted yet. Furthermore, emerging new technologies provide constantly increasing possibilities, for example in the field of virtual reality. » MORE

Bribery Act 2010

Free Course Preview and Video Library of eLearning Tips

London (UK), April 2011 - Following the British government's publication of guidance, the Bribery Act 2010 will come into effect on 01 July 2011. Saffron Interactive is currently offering a free preview of its anti-bribery and corruption eLearning course. Saffron has further announced a video library of useful tips and anecdotes on eLearning, accessible on their YouTube channel. » MORE