Themen

Case study

The "cool" Face of eLearning

Weybridge (UK), May 2008 - The refrigeration industry is facing big challenges! Not only is it under the spotlight to address environmental issues such as refrigerant phase-out, containment and recycling, it is also addressing the issue of severe skills shortages in a growing market and that is a challenging problem! So REDTRAY helped Star Refrigeration to lead the market through their innovative eLearning solution. » MORE

Simulations

Enjoyable and Highly Motivating

Pretoria (AFS), May 2008 - It is no longer always possible to accommodate learners in contact sessions or expose them to real-life learning solutions. This is the opninion of Dr. Marina le Grange, Experiential Technologies. ELearning, and specifically the use of simulations to facilitate the learning, has become a tool to consider to address the "massafication" taking place all over the world. And it's fun. » MORE

High Interactivity

RapideL-i with 100 new eLearning templates

Jersey City, NJ (USA), April 2008 - RapideL-i, the internet-based rapid eLearning tool developed by Brainvisa, has been upgraded to include a host of new features and fifty Flash-based templates and fifty html-based templates. The aim is to create even more engaging eLearning with high interactivity. » MORE

SaaS model

Learning by Software-as-a-Service

London (UK)/ Paris (F)/ Munich (GER), May 2008 - Cornerstone OnDemand, a provider of on-demand, integrated learning and talent management software, content, and services, has announced that more than one million active subscribers are now using its market-leading suite in 141 countries around the world. Cornerstone is evolving the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) landscape through its ability to deliver highly scalable, flexible, and enterprise-class solutions for global organisations with hundreds of thousands of employees, as well as those with as few as twenty-five. » MORE

eBooks

Assistance for a Digital Publishing Initiative

Fremont, CA (USA), May 2008 - Emantras, a premier digital education and performance-enhancement company specializing in digital content creation and technology enablement services, has announced its association with BC Decker, a leading medical and healthcare publisher. Emantras will be developing BC Decker's latest digital publishing initiative in association with the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Physicians. » MORE

Online Curriculum

UKS and Learnpremium Team Up

Dubai (AE), April 2008 - UKS, a major Middle East learning solutions enabler, has announced its partnership with learnpremium - a subsidiary of the Guardian publishing group - a teaching and learning resource website for schools, to provide online curriculum resources for primary and secondary schools. » MORE

TrainerBase

Sector Specific Tender Opportunities

Llandysul (UK), April 2008 - TrainerBase, the Association for Learning Practitioners, is being increasingly used by purchasers to find specialist trainers with sector and technical skills. » MORE

Course-Source

New Director of Sales and Marketing

London (UK), April 2008 - eLearning specialists Course-Source have appointed Paul Higgins to the new role of Director of Sales and Marketing. The role has been created toward the goals of growing the business by thirty percent over the next year, unifying sales activities, and supporting a young sales team pushing into new sectors. These include the recruitment and finance industries, media, publishing, transport, and the education sectors. Another task is enhancing the current high visibility within the health and local government sectors. » MORE

Legal Action

Blackboard's eLearning Patent Declared Invalid

Washington, DC (USA), April 2008 - In a preliminary re-examination, the US Patent Office, recently suggested that Blackboard's eLearning patent may be invalid. The Patent Office rejected all 44 claims in the disputed US patent for a system for teaching in a virtual classroom using the Internet, including chat, a virtual blackboard, and provision of teaching materials. » MORE