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Blended-Learning Course Based on T3eLearning LCMS
Delft (NL) / Hamburg (GER), April 2014 - Essentials 4 Data Support is an introductory course for people who want to support the research community by storing, managing, archiving, and sharing their research data. It has been designed as a blended-learning course: face-to-face meetings complement the online component of the course. » MORE
UOC Extends Its eLearning Model to the Middle East
Barcelona (E), April 2014 - The UOC, together with other European universities, will be leading a three-year project that has the support of the Jordanian government and institutions to develop quality standards in eLearning initiatives that will be applied in blended onsite and distance- learning courses. » MORE
VOOC® Achieves 220,000-Learner Milestone
Ilkley (UK), April 2014 - In direct response to a National Patient Safety Agency patient-safety alert in 2010, highlighting a lack of sufficient training in the use of insulin, NHS Diabetes chose Virtual College to help improve the training of healthcare professionals. This resulted in the creation of a number of free online courses, The Insulin Safety Suite, that have helped to up-skill professionals such as doctors, nurses, and carers in the safe use of insulin. » MORE
New MOOC on openHPI
Potsdam (GER), March 2014 - A comprehensive look at the complex world of Internet technology is given in the free online course offered on the international learning platform of Germany's Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI). Starting 31 March, Institute director, Prof. Christoph Meinel will be instructing the course in English on the technical foundations of the "network of networks." » MORE
HEC Paris Joins Global Network for Advanced Management
Jouy en Josas (F), March 2014 - HEC Paris has joined the Global Network for Advanced Management, whose primary aim is to develop innovative projects in the field of global business studies. This MBA and academic-cooperation platform, established by the YALE School of Management with founding members INSEAD and NUS Business School, counts 25 leading institutions on five continents. » MORE
USDLA Members Benefit from the Citrix Suite
Boston, MA (USA), March 2014 - The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), a global provider supporting and developing all applications of distance learning including all technologies and remote-work best practices, has announced Citrix as a vendor sponsor of the USDLA. » MORE
Kaltura Releases Video App for Canvas
New York, NY (USA), March 2014 - Kaltura, the open-source video platform, has announced the release of its new Canvas Video App. Kaltura's extension combines the company's market-leading platform for educational video with Instructure's learning-management system. The result is a seamless user experience that leverages video to dramatically improve teaching and learning, as well as engagement and collaboration between faculty and students. » MORE
Harvard Business School Launches Online Offering
Boston, MA (USA), March 2014 - Harvard Business School has announced the launch of HBX, a digital learning initiative aimed at broadening the School's reach and deepening its impact. In HBX the School has created an innovative platform to support the delivery of distinctive online business-focused offerings, including HBX CORe, a primer on the fundamentals of business. » MORE
HPI Offers First Free Open Online Courses in China
Potsdam (GER), February 2014 - Effective immediately, Germany's Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) is offering its free online courses in Chinese. On 18 February HPI Director Prof. Christoph Meinel launched the first course of the new platform at an event in the Chinese industrial metropolis of Shanghai. » MORE
Learning Light Customers Access Virtual College Courses
Sheffield (UK), February 2014 - A raft of online learning courses from Virtual College is now available to customers of The eLearning Centre website. » MORE
