Themen
Corporate eLearning
Trends in the LMS Market
Sussex (UK), June 2009 - Kineo has examined the trends in the LMS market, looking at a significant shift towards Software-as-a-service (SaaS). They argue that the growth of open source solutions combined with SaaS could change the face of learning-management systems as we have come to know them. CHECK.point eLearning provides you with a summary of their findings. » MORE
Screencast-Based Training Is Effective and Versatile
Okemos, MI (USA), June 2009 - With the economic downturn snapping at the heels and budgets of training managers and learning officers, many are seeking simpler and more cost-effective methods of training employees. Matt Pierce, training manager at TechSmith, writes about Screencast-Based Training - CHECK.point eLearning provides you with a summary. » MORE
Two Learning Impact Awards for Giunti Labs
Sestri Levante (IT), June 2009 - Giunti Labs has won a 'Gold' and a 'Best in category' award at the IMS Learning Impact Awards (LIAs), the world's annual competition for the high-impact use of technology to support and enhance learning. Organised by the IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC), the LIAs recognise use of technology to improve learning across all education segments and in all regions of the world. » MORE
Datango Partners with OclassenHathaway
Waltham, MA (USA), June 2009 - datango AG, a provider of software that accelerates time to value and increases user acceptance of mission-critical systems, has announced that it has forged a strategic relationship with OclassenHathaway, experts in helping technology companies transform their learning businesses into significant profit centres. » MORE
LCMS on top of an Enterprise Content Management
Boulder, CO (USA), June 2009 - (by Kirsten Seegmüller) Utilizing an isolated platform for learning-content management makes it difficult for companies to leverage content from different parts of the organization for training purposes. Therefore Mark Hellinger, CEO of Xyleme, opts for the model to implement a learning-content-management system on top of an enterprise content-management platform. Xyleme provides XML-based SCORM-2004-certified content-management solutions. In an interview with CHECK.point eLearning, he explained how this would reduce the time and cost of content administration. » MORE
Epic Achieves ISO 14001 Environmental Standard
Brighton (UK), June 2009 - Epic has become the first key player in the UK eLearning market to achieve the ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management Standard, confirming its commitment to long-term environmental protection. The international standard requires procedures for managing environmental aspects of a business, with targets for waste reduction and energy efficiency. » MORE
Simbionix Offers New Product for OB/GYN Physicians
Cleveland, OH (USA)/Zurich (CH), June 2009 - Simbionix and VirtaMed have joined forces to provide OB/GYN surgeons with the most advanced training system for endoscopic surgery. The new VirtaMed HystSim™ simulator adds hysteroscopy to Simbionix's impressive line of medical simulation and eLearning products. » MORE
Top eLearning Group to Help Industry
Paris (F)/Berlin (GER), May 2009 - A powerful group of experts has been appointed by Europe's top eLearning advocacy group to help modern industry develop vital skills. Senior executives from IBM, Elsevier, and Cambridge University Press are to join colleagues from Blackboard, IMD, PAU Education, Giunti Labs, and Intel on the Executive Committee of the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG). » MORE
How to Embrace Full Potential of eLearning?
Saarbrücken (GER)/Sevenoaks (UK), May 2009 - An independent study recently launched by eLearning and advanced-content-solutions provider IMC (UK) Learning Ltd revealed that although three quarters (74%) of universities have virtual learning environments (VLE) to support teaching and learning, only 14% of lecturers publish their recorded lectures on them. » MORE
'Little's Britain': People problems
London (UK), May 2009 - (by Bob Little) Originally funded by the UK's Learning and Skills Council (LSC), Towards Maturity is an e-skills UK project aimed at helping organisations improve the impact of learning technologies at work. Intended to discover how employers are making use of learning technologies, the project currently supports a community of over 1,000 organisations with research , case studies and contributions of from an ever increasing virtual advisory network. » MORE
