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Middle East

TAG Academy Signs Agreement with Pearson VUE

Amman (JO), November 2008 - Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Academies (TAG-Academies) in the Middle East, in cooperation with Pearson VUE, announces the launch of its first Pearson VUE Authorised Testing Centre, which will provide computer-based test delivery for ICT certification. This will be the first of a number of test centres as part of this agreement. » MORE

Mobile Learning

Applying Educational Concepts is the Key

New York, NY (USA), November 2008 - Dr. David Guralnick from Kaleidoscope Learning knows that people are using their mobile phones or PDAs to do a lot more than stay in touch with their friends. CHECK.point eLearning asked him about the development of the learning solution "Mobile Stocking Training System", a learning-by-doing simulation for the retail trade. » MORE

Learning Content

Meeting Gen Y Training Demands

Dubai (UAE), November 2008 - "Unlike all previous generations, generation Y is probably the largest and only truly global generation", says Fadi Abdul Khalek, CEO of UKS in the United Arab Emirates. CHECK.point eLearning asked him in which ways Gen Y's demands differ from those of previous generations and in what way new technologies can help. » MORE

Collaboration

IBM: Informal Learning in School, University & Business

Munich (GER), November 2008 - Rank-and-file teachers are normally lone fighters. Therefore, an exchange of ideas and information with colleagues beyond school and university walls would be advantageous. It is the basis of informal learning and, as recent studies show, guarantees more interesting education. But there is often a lack of technical resources and proper organisational structures. To resolve this deficit and to strengthen collaboration, IBM offers a combined bundle of software and services. » MORE

Staff Training

Starwood Hotels Partners with Cornerstone OnDemand

Santa Monica, CA (USA), November 2008 - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a provider of on-demand, integrated talent management software and services, has announced that Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., one of the world's largest hotel and leisure companies, will use Cornerstone's learning and development platform, Cornerstone Learning, to train and develop its employees around the globe. » MORE

eLearning Supplier

IKEA Selects Giunti Labs as a Preferred Supplier

Lund (SE), November 2008 - Giunti Labs, a learning and mobile-content-management solution provider and bespoke content producer, has been chosen as one of the limited number of official providers for eLearning content production services for the next two years to the Scandinavia-based home-furnishing-products retailer, IKEA. » MORE

New Tools

ELearning from NASA

Washington, DC (USA), November 2008 - The American Space Agency is making a free, web-based educational product available across the country to learners of all ages. NASA eClips consists of more than 55 short, 5-10 minute video segments that are available on-demand via the Internet. NASA eClips features many of the Agency's missions and engages learners in the excitement of science and engineering. » MORE

Multimedia Portability

Nokia Getting on Top of Handset Media Portability

London (UK), November 2008 - Tony Cripps, principal analyst at Ovum, writes about problems of multimedia portability. He classifies the latest edition of Nokia's S60 as a good example with only minor shortcomings. Nokia has greatly extended the range of its multimedia codec support in the fifth edition of its S60 platform for the Symbian OS in an effort to overcome the problems of multimedia portability arising from codec proliferation. » MORE

ELearning Tips

Epic Thinking Posts Ten Tips on Being a Good eLearner

Brighton (UK), November 2008 - Epic Thinking, a British provider of eLearning, blended learning, and knowledge solutions, offers some considerations for making eLearning more effective. The company has developed a list of ten tips for fun eLearning experiences that leave a lasting, positive effect. » MORE

Business Training

Global Knowledge as a Google Certified Training Partner

Wokingham (UK), November 2008 - Global Knowledge, a provider of IT and Business training, has announced that it is joining the Google Enterprise Partner programme and will specialize in delivering instructor-led Google Search Appliance Training in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). » MORE