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Glanjo - Global Language Journal launched
Noida, UP (IN), July 2011 - Glanjo, Global Language Journal has just been released at the Global Language Association (GLA) office in India. The magazine, according to its publisher Mr. Devanshu Kalra, aims at generating and moderating the dialogue among cultures through language and literature. » MORE
Guinness World Records Marks Social Media Day
London (UK), July 2011 - On global Social Media Day - 30 June 2011 - Guinness World Records announced New Social Media Records for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. These records include the most "likes" on a Facebook page, which totaled 47,194,601 and were achieved by the platform's own product page on 29 June 2011. » MORE
Center for Creative Technologies to Open in Armenia
Yerevan (AM), July 2011 - The Tumo Center for Creative Technologies has announced its grand opening for Sunday, 14 August 2011. Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic of Armenia visited Tumo for a private tour in late June, accompanied by the Minister of Education and Science, Armen Ashotyan, and the Mayor of Yerevan, Karen Karapetyan. » MORE
Are Smartphones Useful For Vocabulary Learning?
Hong Kong (HK), June 2011 - Hong Kong is at the leading edge of smartphone penetration: 58% ownership compared to North America's 41%, according to recent reports. Neil Ballantyne is based in Hong Kong, where he is the Mobile Learning Manager for the British Council. The following are some of his insights regarding Hong Kong's learning market. » MORE
EDEN Website with New Design and User-friendly Features
Budapest (HU), June 2011 - The website of EDEN - the European Distance and ELearning Network - has undergone a facelift. The portal reflects the Association's commitment to openness and user friendliness for enhanced networking. » MORE
Free Online Screenwriting Course Goes Viral
Falmouth (UK), June 2011 - A free online ten-unit screenwriting course from University College Falmouth's MA Professional Writing is now viral on the internet. The video and audio lectures, along with accompanying course materials, are being featured, shared, re-published, and discussed by screenwriters and filmmakers around the globe. » MORE
PebblePad Keeps Invaluable Portfolios Secure
Telford (UK), May 2011 - The focus in public and private-sector organizations today is on increasing efficiency whilst reducing costs. Customer research shows that universities using award-winning online learning space PebblePad are saving staff and student time and money in areas such as travel, photocopying, and postage. PebblePad allows higher education students and those pursuing continuing professional development to collect, provide evidence, and reflect on their studies in a secure online space and to receive online feedback and marks from tutors and peers in the same space. » MORE
Unique Online Degree Course for Accountants
London/Manchester (UK), May 2011 - Core Learning Services (CLS), a consultancy providing eLearning-related products and services, is helping Manchester Metropolitan University Business School provide a unique degree course for students with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). » MORE
Regional Development of Higher Education
Bogota (CO), May 2011 - A consortium of 23 national and international university associations from across Latin America and Europe have joined forces to launch a major three-year project designed to improve mechanisms for modernisation, reform, and harmonisation of education systems in Latin America and to enhance Europe-Latin America university partnership. » MORE
Action Plan for Universities Developing Talent in Europe
Aarhus (DK), May 2011 - The European University Association (EUA) has announced the publication of a political declaration underlining the outcomes of its recent annual conference held at Aarhus University (Denmark), which focused on the role of universities in developing talent in Europe. » MORE
