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New eLearning Software Announced
Canton, MI (USA), July 2015 - Galaxy Software Solutions, Inc. a Michigan-based company, has announced its plan to launch advanced eLearning software called "iVarsity". This product will be coming to the market in January 2016. This is "the solution" for online training with cloud technology. This product can be used by organizations of all sizes and can be customized as per their need in just a few mouse clicks. » MORE
Blackboard Acquires X-Ray Analytics
Washington, DC (USA), July 2015 - Blackboard has announced the acquisition of X-Ray Analytics, a research-based, predictive analytics technology that helps instructors and organisations meet the learning needs of their students. The technology will first be integrated into Moodlerooms and Enterprise Moodle, Blackboard's services and solutions to institutions and organisations that leverage Moodle, one of the most widely used learning-management systems (LMSs) in the world. » MORE
Google Apps for Education
Seattle, WA (USA), July 2015 - "Assuming the growth rate of 41% from 2010-2015 continues over the next five years, handing in a paper, and handing it back, may become entirely paperless event for over 110 million students and teachers by 2020," said Victor Alhadeff CEO of Boost eLearning. » MORE
Christian M. Stracke Appointed at OUNL
Essen (GER), June 2015 - Dr Christian M. Stracke has been appointed Associate Professor for Open Education and Innovation at the Open University of the Netherlands' (OUNL) Welten Institute. He previously served as Managing Director of the German Research Institute TELIT, based at the University of Duisburg-Essen. » MORE
UK's First Anti-radicalisation Course for Universities
London (UK), June 2015 - Marshall eLearning has launched a new course in response to recent legislative changes related to the UK government's £40 million national counter-terrorism strategy called CONTEST, of which the Prevent strategy is a part. » MORE
To Drive a World-Class Online Educational Experience
Montreal (CA), June 2015 - Zavango, a leader in learning and enablement innovation, has announced that Online Trading Academy, a global financial-education company, has chosen Zavango Engage to help deliver a world-class self-paced online educational experience for its students. » MORE
EDTRIN Helps Disengaged and Disadvantaged Young People
Victoria (AU), June 2015 - EDTRIN Group Ltd are pleased to announce to the market an agreement with Bounce Consulting Pty Ltd. The EDTRIN deal with Bounce will see Bounce offering initial and ongoing student-engagement expertise in relation to disengaged and disadvantaged young people. EDTRIN and Bounce will collaborate and develop EDTRIN processes that effectively utilise Bounce's training and consulting experience in this youth market segment. » MORE
Adult Learners in European Higher Education
Brussels (BE), April 2015 - A new report on adult learners in higher education shows that courses offered at a distance are liberating and a crucial route to new qualifications. It also shows that higher-education institutions need to be aware of learners' needs and to meet them through support. Institutions should work harder to recognize prior and informal learning, and better communicate information on available financial support, argue the authors. » MORE
Adaptive Learning Platform Optimized for Personalized Learning
New York, NY (USA), April 2015 - McGraw-Hill Education has announced a completely reengineered, tablet-friendly interface for ALEKS® (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces), an innovative, adaptive learning system that provides an individualized learning experience for K-20 students based on their unique strengths and weaknesses. While the new ALEKS interface will officially be released to existing users on June 1, a free trial version is currently available to everyone. » MORE
First Anti-Doping eLearning Course and LMS
Fyshwick Act (AU), March 2015 - The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA), the nation's driving force behind pure performance in sport, has just launched a new multi-device anti-doping eLearning course and learning-management system. Conceived for the Australian sporting community, it was created by leading industry experts in learning technologies and solutions, Kineo Pacific. » MORE
