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Effective Routes into Tech Careers Changes
London (UK), September 2014 - In the lead-up to A Level results day 2014, a top apprenticeship firm has reported that applications from young people who have chosen not to attend university in pursuit of an IT career are at an all-time high. QA Apprenticeships, a leading IT apprenticeships business, recently published statistics showing a 108% increase in demand for IT apprenticeships from school leavers seeking an effective route into tech careers outside the traditional university programmes. » MORE
Free Course on "Understanding the Ebola Virus"
Galway (IR), September 2014 - A free online certificate course has been launched to help spread awareness and knowledge of the Ebola virus, its dangers and threat, and information on how to avoid contracting the deadly disease. The course is aimed at individual learners, as well as schools, colleges, and workplaces in Africa and worldwide. On 08 August 2014, the WHO (World Health Organization) declared the Ebola outbreak an international public-health emergency. » MORE
Call for Proposals to Study Impact of OERs in Asia
Penang (MY), August 2014 - Researchers worldwide are invited to submit their proposals for a study with the theme "Impact of OER in the developing regions of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa". The Canadian and United Kingdom-supported Research on Open Educational Resources for Development programme is being implemented by ICDE member Wawasan Open University, Malaysia. » MORE
Portable Electronics Present Financial Risks
Tallahassee, FL (USA), August 2014 - Half of America's population now have a tablet computer or e-reader, with college students a significant part of this growing trend, according to a survey released earlier this year by Pew Research Center. These students can't afford to be without their electronic devices, and through coverage provided by service contracts, they can protect their pricey electronics from the drops, spills, and other mishaps that campus life routinely throws their way. » MORE
Hasso Plattner's New MOOC on openHPI
Potsdam (GER), August 2014 - Extensive worldwide interest in the new main-memory database technology has led the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) to offer a further open online course on this topic. The course, to be held in English, will begin on 01 September on the Institute's interactive learning platform, openHPI. » MORE
Judge Business School Launches Lifelong Electives
Cambridge (UK), August 2014 - The Cambridge Executive MBA has announced that it will offer lifelong learning to its graduates through a new annual electives initiative. After graduation from the eighteen-month programme offered by the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, alumni can now return annually to update their knowledge and skills throughout their career. » MORE
To Learn and Design ICT-Based Learning-Design Activities
Barcelona (E), August 2014 - The HANDSON project will launch the third edition of the "Learning Design Studio for ICT-based Learning Activities MOOC" on 27 October 2014. The HANDSON consortium is looking for educators to participate in a free, open, and online course (MOOC) that will support educators in the creation and adaptation of lessons and learning activities with the use of ICT tools. » MORE
Essential Online Guidance on Telemedicine
Ilkley (UK), July 2014 - As part of a "Better Training Better Care" pilot sponsored by Health Education England, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Western Sussex NHS Foundation Trust have joined forces with Virtual College to develop an online training course: An Introduction to Telemedicine. » MORE
Bisk Education Achieves LTIv1.1 Certification for its LMS
Tampa, FL (USA), July 2014 - Bisk Education, a worldwide provider of professional education online, has announced that its learning management system (LMS) has officially become Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)TM v1.1 Certified by the IMS Global Learning Consortium. The Bisk LMS is a unique eLearning platform that is offered exclusively to universities that collaborate with Bisk to facilitate the online delivery of their associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees, as well as professional certificate programs. Now as an LTI Tool Consumer, the Bisk LMS accepts seamless integrations from university LTI tools. » MORE
Bob, the Autonomous Robot, Starts Work
Birmingham (UK), June 2014 - G4S, a security solutions group, have enrolled a new recruit this month: A robot from the University of Birmingham has joined its workforce as a trainee security officer on a three-week trial. » MORE
