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Online Professional Development via Mediasite
Madison, WI (US), July 2012 - Sonic Foundry, Inc., a market leader for video management and academic, enterprise, and event webcasting, has announced that The University of Auckland's Faculty of Education is using the company's Mediasite webcasts to meet school eLearning requirements and extend its reach to teachers in schools throughout the country. » MORE
International Scientific Committee Created
Barcelona (ES), July 2012 - With the creation of an international scientific committee, the UOC's eLearn Center (eLC) has made another step forward in enhancing its position as a benchmark research institution for eLearning. This research, innovation and training center, which looks into the most innovative ways of seeing and experiencing eLearning, has consolidated its activities in the three years since its creation and now has a group of renowned experts who offer advice, provide scientific contributions, and raise the profile of the center's activities. » MORE
New OLAT 7.3.1 Public Release Now Available
Zurich (CH), July 2012 - OLAT (Online Learning And Training), an open-source, free-of-charge, and web-based learning management system that supports all major standards, is now publicly available in its latest version, OLAT 7.3.1. » MORE
Experiential Learning to Help Improve Child Protection
Pleasanton, CA (USA)/London (UK) - Toolwire and Leeds Metropolitan University have announced their new collaboration to provide immersive online learning for social work undergraduates in the UK. The learning experience is specifically designed to address key skills and knowledge for effective child protection. » MORE
TIS GmbH's Managing Director Goes Professor
Tübingen (GER), June 2012 - After twelve years as managing director, TATA Interactive Systems (TIS) GmbH, Dr. Nils Högsdal has accepted a position as a professor for Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurship at the "Hochschule der Medien" in Stuttgart (Stuttgart Media University). » MORE
Adoption of eLearning Solutions - Criteria and Trends
Milan (IT), June 2012 - The LISP of the Department of Human Science for Education "R.Massa" University of Milan-Bicocca has published a new research paper on the trends and criteria of adopting eLearning solutions. Here are excerpts from the paper. » MORE
Proust-inspired tips for learning technology success
London (UK), May 2012 - (by Bob Little) Marcel Proust says that the secret of discovery is not to find new lands but to see with new eyes. This is the key to success when introducing new learning technology into any organisation. » MORE
Joint Venture with NHS Institute
Ilkley (UK), June 2012 - Virtual College has partnered with the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement to develop a suite of 55 courses enabling healthcare staff to introduce the Productive Ward programme. » MORE
The eLearn Center Welcomes European PhD Candidacies
Barcelona (ES), May 2012 - The eLearn Center of the Open University of Catalunya (UOC) has opened the 2013 admission process for its Doctoral Programme in Education and Information and Communication Technologies (eLearning). » MORE
Helping Students Prepare for Exams
London (UK), May 2012 - EducationApps, a UK provider of mobile revision apps for students, has released more than fifty apps over the past two months. The apps help students prepare for their examinations, including Common Entrance, GCSEs, AS-levels, and A-levels. » MORE
