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| CHECKPOINT-elearning.com - European eLearning Newsletter "Elearning is just not the right word anymore"
A European project to improve access to elearning Dueren, December 2005 – The main aim of the E-Learn-ViP project is to improve visually impaired people's access to all kinds of elearning services through the development of various resources. It runs from March 2005 to August 2006. [more...] The decision-based simulation "Pax Warrior"
Elearning best practice from around the world Tunis, December 2005 – Making existing excellence visible - that is the goal of the World Summit Award. Forty outstanding projects from all over the world were selected by the WSA Grand Jury 2005 to exemplify the quality of today's multimedia market world wide. Five e-learning projects were awarded. [more...] Advertisement
Finding the right software mix wasn’t easy Oslo, December 2005 – The Nordic insurance company "If" hosts more than a hundred elearning courses for its 6,800 employees in the Nordic and Baltic regions. "We have found a very effective solution," says Nina Sagelvmo, development coordinator for If Private’s Competence & Development department. [more...] Lernia and OMX pin hopes on Open Training Brighton / Stockholm, December 2005 – Open Training, Futuremedia's Swedish subsidiary, has won contracts with Lernia and OMX in Sweden. Under the contracts Open Training will develop Lernia's flexible learning offerings and develop elearning courses for OMX. [more...] Fronter conquers the Continent Berlin / Oslo, December 2005 – Situated in the capital city Oslo, Norwegian technology provider Fronter has, since 1998, captivated a whole nation with its popular Learning Management System, which bears the same name. The success achieved in the home market has now extended to the rest of the Continent. Fronter has already enjoyed success throughout its neighbouring Scandinavian countries, as well as in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Now Fronter's introduction to Germany, Austria, and Spain broadens the company's European commitment and focus even more. [more...] Language learning solutions from digital publishing Berlin / Munich, December 2005 – At ONLINE EDUCA Berlin, German-based language specialist digital publishing displayed its virtual language school CLT, the first completely technology-based Blended Learning package in accordance with the Common European Framework (CEF). The course system comprises a comprehensive placement test, learning software, online tutoring, and live training. Recently, new high-quality workbooks as well as new preparatory courses for the Cambridge Business English Certificates have been introduced. [more...] Innovation showcased by Giunti Interactive Labs Berlin / Florence, December 2005 – At ONLINE EDUCA Berlin, Italian elearning technology provider Giunti Interactive Labs presented the new release three of its Learning Content Management platform learn eXact. The new eSkills, ePortfolio, Mobile Learning and Wearable Training Management modules add significant value towards higher learning content personalisation. [more...] Advertisement Education and Socio-Economic Research and Consulting Aligning employee performance with business goals Mountain View / London, December 2005 – U.K. bank Lloyds TSB has deployed the SumTotal Enterprise Suite to improve employee performance as part of its Performance Learning Management System (PLMS) initiative, a push to centralize and automate the company's learning functions. [more...] Regional development with lower case "e" Barcelona, December 2005 – e4net is a European Special Interest Group (SIG) working on the potentials of elearning in support of regional development processes. The SIG aims at identifying and showing the possibilities of virtual learning and information environments in this context as well as supporting the transfer of successful experiences at the local and international levels. The transnational network e4net has been initiated and is moderated by four partners in Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom. [more...] Elearning Evolution at the University of Nottingham Lynnfield / Nottingham, December 2005 – The University of Nottingham continues to push forward its innovative elearning strategy with the roll-out of WebCT Campus Edition 6 across the institution. It will give academics in thirty schools a suite of teaching tools that can be blended into the courses they offer to more than 30,000 students. [more...] Kineo's review of open source elearning Brighton, December 2005 – UK elearning consultancy Kineo stirs things up with a free report that describes open source tools for elearning called "50 ideas for Free elearning". The gratis software described includes authoring tools, learning management systems, survey tools, wikis, blogs, and virtual classrooms. [more...] New online learning solution for the insurance industry Dublin, December 2005 – LOMALearn Online, the elearning portal for LOMA, provider of education and training to the global insurance and financial services sector, has been launched. LOMALearn Online will be powered by WBT’s TopClass elearning Suite and has been designed to provide greater functionality and expanded course offerings. [more...] International Learning and Development Opportunities London, December 2005 – The British Learning Association (BLA) is organising an one-day learning event on 'International Opportunities for Learning & Development' on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at the DTI Conference Centre in London. [more...] European Conference on Streaming Technology in Education Patras, December 2005 – The eStream partnership, funded as a project within SOCRATES/MINERVA, invites participants to the eSTREAM Open European Conference on Streaming Technology in Education. The event will take place from 14-16 June 2006 at the University of Patras Conference and Cultural Center in Greece. [more...] Imprint This newsletter has been forwarded to you. Would you like to receive it periodically? Then please register here for the regular editions. You are interested in placing an advertisement? Please ask for our media data here. 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Brighton, December 2005 – Jane Knight, founder of the UK elearning Centre, has shared some of the things that drive her mad in the elearning world. In a recent interview with Stephen Walsh from Kineo, the new learning consultancy, she lamented that people still don't see beyond the idea of elearning as a formal course. 
Berlin / Toronto, December 2005 – Officially launched this year, the decision-based simulation "Pax Warrior", designed by a Canadian think tank, has ignited a firestorm of interest around the globe. CHECKpoint eLearning took a look at this extraordinary educational resource at ONLINE EDUCA Berlin. 
