Themen

Open Source

Non-Specialist Tools for Specialist Content

Vienna (AT), January 2009 - Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) offers impressive possibilities in the area of rapid content development. The eLearning specialists at common sense - eLearning & training consultants in Vienna support client teams worldwide in the implementation and instructional use o FOSS tools. » MORE

Building for 55+

Best Examples From Over Twenty Countries on DVD

Berverly Hills, CA (USA), January 2009 - A new series of educational DVDs on new trends in nursing homes and retirement villages is now available for nursing home and retirement village executives, developers, builders, designers, town planners, government officials, and anyone with an interest in providing housing to the over- 55 market. » MORE

Talent Management

Monetary Authority Co-operates with Learn.com

Sunrise, FL (USA), December 2008 - Learn.com® has announced that the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, the primary financial services regulator of the Cayman Islands, has introduced a streamlined and centralized instructor-led, compliance training program to the agency using an online software application. » MORE

Business Cooperation

KESDEE Inc. and Brainvisa Announce Strategic Alliance

Pune (IN), December 2008 - KESDEE Inc, the largest provider of off-the-shelf eLearning solutions to the Banking and Financial Service Industry (BFSI) and Brainvisa, one of the fastest-growing learning-solutions companies, have entered into a strategic partnership. Based upon it, Brainvisa will market KESDEE's eLearning solutions as a value-added content reseller to the global market. » MORE

Engaging Learners

Learning Right Here, Right Now!

Berlin, December 2008 - The panel "Engaging Learners Using Technology" at this year's Online Educa Berlin was organized and run by the British Institute for Learning and Development (BILD) and highlighted the latest innovations from the UK. Presentations showed how companies are seeking to engage learners using technology through their training programs as well as specific case studies of innovative uses of technology. » MORE

OEB 2008

Technical Trends for International Visitors

Berlin (GER), December 2008 - Concerns about the first effects of the global economic downturn proved unfounded, with a total of 2,082 registered participants from 91 countries gathering at ONLINE EDUCA 2008 in Berlin to discuss the latest developments of eLearning. The conference agenda focused on 'Generation Y', Web 2.0, serious games, and open educational resources, as well as on ICT-based learning in the corporate sector, schools, and universities. » MORE

Letter from UK

'Little's Britain': The Awards season

London (UK), December 2008 - (by Bob Little) The UK's corporate learning world has been in the grip of the awards season. Chief among them were the eLearning Awards (held in London on 6th November), the WOLCE Awards (in Birmingham on 19th November) and the Personnel Today Awards (in London on 27th November). » MORE

Language Training

digital publishing Wins Gold in UK eLearning Award 2008

Munich (GER)/London (UK), December 2008 - digital publishing (dp), a provider of language-training software solutions, has been honoured with a gold award in the prestigious UK eLearning Awards for "Most Innovative New Product or Tool in eLearning". » MORE

ELearning Benefits

Technology-enabled Learning in a Tightening Economy

London (UK), December 2008 - The eLearning sector is currently being haunted by the old rule that sets in during economic downturns: "When the going gets tough, the first thing to be cut is training". This article, written by the consulting arm of LINE Learning and Communications, discusses the importance of consistently communicating the benefits of eLearning to business partners and customers in order to survive the crisis. » MORE