Themen
Corporate eLearning
Standards in eLearning
Brighton, April 2006 - Standards are supposed to make life easier, but unfortunately, standards in online learning are far from simple. A bewildering array of bodies, acronyms, and jargon has held back both understanding and implementation: AICC, IMS, ADL, SCORM, IEEE... » MORE
More Visibility and Control
Brighton, UK - April 2006 - If you want to harness the real value of eLearning in our organisation, you need to learn from the likes of Reuters and BAE systems and make sure your training strategy is aligned to what your organisation really needs. And you need to be bilingual. So says Laura Overton in a new interview with Kineo, a British eLearning consultancy. » MORE
Guidance on Strategy
Seattle, Washington, April 2006 - The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), the world's largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals, has signed a multi-year partnership with Intrepid Learning Solutions. Intrepid will provide training design, development, delivery, and maintenance services for ASTD's certificate program. » MORE
Initiative to Facilitate Compliance
Oslo, April 2006 - Norwegian-based Mohive has announced their "100% eLearning Content Tracking Guarantee" program. The program guarantees that all eLearning content created in Mohive's enterprise eLearning publishing system Toolbox will track all relevant data in a company's Learning Management System (LMS). Saba's Learning Management System is the first system to qualify for the guarantee. » MORE
Rapidly Growing Partner Network
Hong Kong / St. Ingbert, April 2006 - NetDimensions has announced a new partnership with German-based X-Pulse E-Learning GmbH to bring its learning management system "Enterprise Knowledge Platform" (EKP) to the German-speaking market. » MORE
Balanced Soft-skill Training
Gloucestershire/Stuttgart, April 2006 - (by Kirsten Seegmüller) Soft skills cannot be fully trained by elearning alone. The concept of Balance Learning combines self-paced training via the Internet or interactive DVDs and workshops. This integrated approach avoids training redundant content in elearning and classrooms. CHECKpoint eLearning spoke with Chris Horseman, Managing Director of the British company Balance Learning Ltd. about actual comprehension. » MORE
The African Meeting Point
Munich, April 2006 - From 24 - 26 May, 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia will be the focal point of African eLearning attention for the very first time. The conference "eLearning in Africa", organized by ICWE GmbH and Hoffmann & Reif Consultants - both based in Berlin - will present a comprehensive overview of the strategic and technical aspects of eLearning in numerous African countries. The aim is to proffer professional insight into how the Continent is dealing with topics ranging from general development issues to the specifics of the content of educational materials. » MORE
Support for a Changing Approach
Johannesburg, April 2006 - (by Johan van der Walt) eDegree (Pty) Ltd is a South African company specialising in the delivery of accredited courses or programmes in the eLearning format. eDegree acts as the support link between a student and the accredited academic institution. Johan van der Walt describes the company's activities. » MORE
Europe's IT Training in Motion
Maidenhead, March 2006 - Global Knowledge has completed the acquisition of Azlan Training from publicly-quoted TechData Corporation. The merger of Global Knowledge's European operations with those of Azlan Training will establish Global Knowledge as a big player in Europe's IT training sector. The combined business will operate in twelve countries and generate revenues of approximately $100 million USD. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. » MORE
Education to Shape the Future
New York, March 2006 - In his keynote presentation at the Worldwide Education and Research Conference (WWERC), Scott McNealy, chairman and CEO of Sun Microsystems, highlighted the importance of utilizing collaborative technologies to increase the development and reach of educational tools. McNealy introduced innovative technology advancements and alliances that deliver new platforms for research and implementation and will enable new communities to share and interact in order to build skills for the next generation of technology development. » MORE
