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Counter-Extremism eLearning for Universities
London (UK), March 2020 - This is one case study in the new counter-extremism eLearning course being commissioned by universities across the UK.
eThink is Ellucian Ethos Connected Partner
Baltimore, MD (USA), March 2020 - eThink Education, one of the inaugural Certified Premium Moodle Partners, has earned Eullcian Ethos Connected Partner Status.
» MOREFree Infection Prevention and Control Online Course
Ilkley (UK), March 2020 - Virtual College has released a free infection prevention and control course in order to make sure the public have access to essential advice, such as hand-washing techniques, that is required at this time.
» MOREMcGraw-Hill Selects Proctorio to Deliver Remote Proctoring
London (UK), February 2020 - Through a new agreement with Proctorio, McGraw-Hill, a leader in learning science and digital learning tools, will offer remote proctoring and browser locking capabilities for assessments in its McGraw-Hill Connect® digital learning platform for college courses.
» MORETo Connect Physical and Virtual Learning Environments
Kortrijk (BE)/ Seattle (WA), February 2020 - Barco, a leading technology company that specializes in visualization and collaboration technology, and Panopto, a leading enterprise video platform provider, have announced a partnership to improve virtual learning and training experiences by connected Barco’s weConnect platform with Panopto’s video platform.
» MOREGlobal Network to Transform Higher Education
Davos (CH), February 2020 – George Soros has announced that he is creating a new university network to better prepare students for current and future global challenges. He is endowing the network with one billion dollars and asking other philanthropists to contribute. The network, which will operate throughout the world, is named the Open Society University Network (OSUN) and will integrate teaching and research across higher education institutions worldwide.
New Streaming Technology Will Change Computer Gaming
Graz (A), December 2019 - Dieter Schmalstieg, a researcher at Graz University of Technology, is working on a method combining the advantages of cloud computing and virtual reality. This method will allow computer games to be displayed on inexpensive VR headsets in unsurpassed quality.
» MORELost Cultural Heritage Becomes a Virtual Place of Remembrance
Karlsruhe (GER), December 2019 - The TOPORAZ project has achieved success in the renowned Leibniz competition, with the Leibniz Association’s Senate granting its approval of the effort. The world’s cultural heritage that cannot be recreated in reality is to be made available to a broad public on a sustainable basis.
» MORECopyleaks and Macmillan Learning Join Forces
Stamford, CT (USA), December 2019 - Copyleaks, an artificial intelligence-based plagiarism detection software company, has announced a partnership with Macmillan Learning, an educational publishing and solutions company. The joint effort will offer plagiarism detection capabilities for students and instructors. Elements of Copyleaks’s software solution are being integrated into Achieve, Macmillan Learning’s new digital learning platform, to help students develop better academic research skills and cite correctly, and also to ensure the academic integrity of their work.
» MORESpeech Recognition in Continuing Education
Karlsruhe (GER)/Düsseldorf (GER), December 2019 - "Alexa, I’d like you to help me when I learn! Is a combination of voice user interfaces (VUI) and eLearning possible?" Prof. Dr. Michael Marmann of Düsseldorf’s University of Applied Sciences will address the issue of speech recognition in continuing education on 30 January at 15.30. Professor Marmann is involved intensively with the use and testing of emerging tools.
