Themen

Professional Development

Gatlin Launches Continuing-Education Site for Adult Learners

London (UK), December 2009 - ELearning provider Gatlin International has launched a worldwide site offering continuing education for adults and certificate courses in a variety of subjects and languages. A pioneer in online education since 1993, Stephen Gatlin founded Gatlin International, which provides eLearning solutions through partnerships with top universities, corporations, and governments around the world. » MORE

Soaring Numbers

Edvantage group Passes One Million Course Completions

Oslo (NO), December 2009 - Edvantage group, an eLearning company and managed learning-service provider, has announced that their SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)-based learning management system, Learning Gateway, has passed one million annual course completions in 2009. "It is a milestone for Edvantage group that we have passed one million course completions for our clients using our SaaS-based Learning Gateway", says Jon Øivind Stenerud, Edvantage's Chief Technology Officer. » MORE

3D Authoring

Thinking Worlds Scoops up Hat-trick of Awards

London (UK), December 2009 - Thinking Worlds was honored with three separate international awards within the space of one week during November 2009. Thinking Worlds is the world's leading 3D simulation-authoring tool and engine and has been used to develop over fifty serious games. The system is unique within the simulations market as it was built specifically for designers and learning specialists. Thinking Worlds allows non-technical users to create their own, rich 3D simulations and games in a fraction of the time and a fraction of the cost of other 3D engines. » MORE

Business Cooperation

John Bryce Training Partners with iDigital in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv (IL), November 2009 - iDigital, the Apple representative in Israel, has signed a professional cooperation agreement with John Bryce Training for the instruction and training of Mac and iPhone developers, infrastructure managers, and video/graphic professionals on the Apple platform. The objective of the courses is to provide the knowledge and tools required by Apple in order to become official Apple professionals. » MORE

Participate

Well Positioned to Ride Social Business Wave

Boston, MA (USA), November 2009 - On the heels of the Enterprise 2.0 Conference, OutStart, developer of social business software and learning systems, has said that it foresees unprecedented demand for its OutStart Participate social business solution. Participate applies the full potential of Web 2.0 models like communities, collaboration, and user-generated content in a secure, managed environment that makes social media work for the enterprise. » MORE

Social Media

New White Paper Published on "The Company as Community"

Paris (FR), November 2009 - CrossKnowledge has announced the launch of the English-language version of its new White Paper "The Company as Community: the Impact of Social Media on the Corporate World". In this newly released publication, five observers from very different fields explore the issues surrounding the use of social media in the business world. » MORE

Research Report

Authoring Collaboratively on the Web

Sunnyvale, CA (USA), November 2009 - Brandon Hall has announced the publication of its research report "20+ Web-Based Collaborative Authoring Tools". Web-based collaborative authoring tools allow creators and approvers of eLearning content to work "in the cloud." » MORE

Podcast

New Series with Training Industry Luminaries

Boulder, CO (USA), November 2009 - Xyleme, provider of 100% XML, SCORM 2004-certified learning content management solutions, has announced the release of the latest Xyleme Voices podcast with Harold Jarche, Charles Jennings, Clark Quinn, and Jay Cross of the Internet Time Alliance. » MORE

Employee Training

Talent for Explaining the Complex

Cambridge (UK), November 2009 - United Biscuits and Magnox South have one thing in common: an ongoing need to ensure that employees understand their technical processes. Recently, both have commissioned Information Transfer to help them meet this need. » MORE

Faces

UK Managing Director Appointed for Global Knowledge

Wokingham (UK), November 2009 - Global Knowledge, provider of IT and business skills training, has announced the appointment of Allan Pettman as its new UK Managing Director. Allan brings a wealth of industry experience, having been part of the senior management team at Parity for over five years, holding both the Sales Director and, most recently, the Managing Director position. » MORE