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ASU EdPlus Chooses Learning Objects as Development Partner
Boston, MA (USA), September 2017 - Learning Objects, a Cengage company, has been selected by Arizona State University (ASU) as the program-development partner for ASU’s Continuing and Professional Education, which serves over 12,000 students each year. Together, Learning Objects and ASU EdPlus, the institution’s innovation-oriented arm, will rapidly develop new professional and continuing-education programs on the Learning Objects platform, featuring a modern online environment.
» MOREManage eLearning Course Reviews with zipBoard
New Dehli (IN), September 2017 - An easier way to gather feedback while developing eLearning courses from both team members and SMEs has come to zipBoard: guest sharing without login. Collaboration is the key to successful eLearning, and to facilitate the course-review process, zipBoard is changing the way eLearning courses are assessed by multiple stakeholders. zipBoard aims to make the eLearning QA & project-management process easier and in effect faster.
» MOREHelping to Improve Financial and Social Skills
Ilkley (UK), September 2017 - Online-learning provider Virtual College has created a range of online learning resources to help new tenants settle into their homes and support their pre-tenancy requirements.
MOOQ and ICDE Establish Close Cooperation
Herleen (NL), July 2017 - The European Alliance MOOQ and the global membership organization ICDE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for close cooperation. The two leading international initiatives for online learning have confirmed their shared quality vision and interest in the field of open education. Christian M. Stracke, MOOQ coordinator, and Gard Titlestad, ICDE Secretary General, who signed the MOU, are convinced that the collaboration will provide benefits for the whole community worldwide.
» MOREELearning / MLearning Pan-European Platform
Brussels (B), July 2017 - Imagine a Europe-wide learning platform with a huge databank of lesson plans, learning objectives, and curriculum subjects on which schools and teachers can host their classes. It’s also a place for networking and exchanging ideas among teachers and students.
» MORERecognition of Open Courses – Send Your Ideas!
Brussels (B), July 2017 - In July, Open Education Europa will focus on recognition of open courses. Have you worked on a project related to recognition? Does your institution provide recognition of open courses through open badges or other tools? Share your story as an article on OEE!
» MOREMiddlesex University Renews Its Partnership with Moodlerooms
London (UK), June 2017 – Blackboard Inc. has announced that Middlesex University has renewed its partnership to retain Moodlerooms as its virtual learning environment (VLE) to help more than 25,000 students and faculty attain better outcomes and achieve academic success. Moodlerooms is Blackboard’s enterprise solution dedicated to institutions and organisations leveraging the open source Moodle platform.
» MORESimpleshow Foundation Launches Volunteer Program
Miami, FL (USA), June 2017 – simpleshow foundation, a non-profit organization that supports free knowledge in the form of simple open-educational resources (OER), has announced the launch of its volunteer program. In cooperation with the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC), volunteers are encouraged to help explain the 17 sustainable development goals of Agenda 2030 through simple and entertaining explainer videos.
» MOREDigital Learning Tool for Use in Integration Courses
Berlin (GER), June 2017 - The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has officially approved the German Adult Education Association's (DVV) free adult-education platform Ich-will-Deutsch-lernen.de for use in immigrant integration courses. It is the first digital learning tool to be officially approved by the agency. The platform, which was created using Avallain Author and the Avallain platform architecture, can now be used as a blended-learning tool for the courses.
» MOREGlobal Bank to Challenge over 600 Graduates
Hertfordshire (UK), May 2017 - Business Smart International, a leading business-simulation company, will deliver an engaging and innovative live-simulation event for a global banking client. In a prestigious London hotel, over 600 high-calibre graduates will take control of a virtual bank and navigate it through a simulated four years of business in a challenging marketplace.
