Toronto, (CA), July 2024 - D2L, a global learning technology company, has introduced the D2L Accessibility Bundle, a partnership package to help expand the D2L Brightspace education ecosystem and better support the needs of users with diverse abilities.

Hoboken, NJ (USA), July 2024 - As student usage of generative AI surges in higher education, many instructors report lacking an understanding of how AI can support their teaching. To address this gap, Pearson, a global lifelong learning company, has announced a new generative AI-powered tool for instructors.

East Lansing, MI (USA), June 2024 - TechSmith Corporation, an industry leader in visual communication, has released the highly anticipated Camtasia 2024, the new version of the company's award-winning, all-in-one screen recording and video editing software. The latest release unveils a powerful new recording engine for higher frame rate and resolution screen capture, while delivering transformative features including AI-powered dynamic captions, new effects, filters, and transitions, as well as heightened asset integrations so users can explore 100+ million professional, royalty-free video assets directly within the editor.

Ilkley (SCT), May 2024 - The challenging times in which we find ourselves are affecting people's mental health, including our employees’. To assist in efforts to provide support in this realm, Virtual College has put together a handy guide filled with tips and advice. We hope you find it useful and that reading it will help you feel more prepared to support your staff's mental health during difficulties such as the current cost-of-living crisis.

Bonn (GER), February 2024 - Educational scientist and researcher Dr. Christian M. Stracke has been granted a special honour: He has been selected as the 90th expert for the Leaders and Legends of Online Learning. What is unique about this is that the selection is only made by the other experts and colleagues worldwide. Marc Nichols started this project at the Open University of UK back in 2018 and has always recorded a podcast with all the selected experts. In his questions, he is particularly interested in the personal long-term perspective.

Cambridge, MA (USA), February 2024 - Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education's Professional & Executive Development has launched a new leadership program designed to empower LGBTQ+ professionals to thrive as leaders. The intensive four-day program, held on Harvard's Cambridge, MA campus in July 2024, will provide participants with leadership strategies tailored to their unique experiences and identities.

Mountain View, CA (USA), February 2024 - The online learning platform Udacity has launched a generative AI Nanodegree Program so professionals can keep up with the fast-growing field.

London (UK), February 2024 - ARuVR®, a multi-award winning end-to-end extended reality (XR) learning platform for enterprises, has announced that the City, University of London, and ARuVR® will launch the UK's first Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course to fill the UK skills void in Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR). The course will be open to those who want to upskill their learning to take advantage of the opportunities presented by XR within the enterprise setting.

New York, NY (USA), December 2023 - Transfr, a leader in virtual reality-based skills training, has announced the launch of the Transfr SDK for its extended reality (XR) training platform, providing 3D designers with a set of high level, Unity-based low-code design tools to create interactive XR training simulations. Initially available in a closed Beta to select partners, the SDK provides a consistent experience across its simulation offerings. It creates an easier way to develop content on the Transfr platform, which is currently accessible by tens of thousands of students at over 1,000 locations across the U.S.

Cambridge, MA (USA), November 2023 - Hult International Business School continues to innovate on behalf of its students by introducing a new partnership with high-performance coaching and performance psychology organization Mindflick. The collaboration allows Hult's full-time MBA students access to Mindflick's cutting-edge individual and team performance tool, which was honed for more than 25 years in the world of high-performance sports.