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Polish Fact-finders Visit Learning Light |
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Sheffield (UK), August 2007 - Learning Light (LL), a non-profit centre of
excellence in the use of learning technologies in the workplace, has
hosted a delegation from Poland on a fact-finding mission to learn about
the UK's multimedia and information-systems sector.
LL and its associates, The MRS Consultancy, played host to a delegation
from MultiKlaster, an EU-funded project that aims to create a 'cluster of
multimedia and information systems' in Nowy Sqcz, Poland.
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| Home Information Packs |
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Flexible eLearning: the Most Practical Solution |
 Cambridge (UK),
August 2007 – Hamptons International, one of the UK's leading estate
agents, had been working on a carefully designed Home Information Pack
strategy and reviewed a number of training options for the roll-out of its
important Home Information Pack training, ranging from conventional
classroom methods to online learning.
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| Portable Navigation |
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TomTom Academy Helps Retailers to Advise Buyers |
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Amsterdam (NL), August 2007 – TomTom, the world’s largest portable
navigation provider, launched its new Academy. The TomTom Academy is an
extensive eLearning programme for in-store staff at retailers to enhance
their knowledge of satellite navigation and TomTom products and services.
The TomTom Academy enables in-store staff to better advise potential
buyers and guide them in their search to find a navigation device that
best fits their needs.
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| Online Content |
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McGraw-Hill and MERLOT Form Alliance |
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New York, NJ (USA), August 2007 - McGraw-Hill Higher Education, a leading
provider of electronic and print learning materials, and Multimedia
Educational Resource for Online Learning and Teaching (MERLOT), an
international higher-education consortium, have announced a strategic
alliance to support MERLOT's Accelerating Development of Quality Hybrid
and Online Courses initiative. The goals: to explore and evaluate
strategies for blending publisher and open-education resources, improve
learning outcomes, and reduce the costs of course materials for students.
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| Socrates Minerva |
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eLSe – The eLearning for Seniors Project |
 Erlangen (GER),
August – (by Sonia Hetzner, Paul Held and Esther Paulmann,
FIM-NewLearning, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) There has been a
steady increase in the number of learning opportunities for seniors, a
specific goal being to meet the challenge of including older people in the
information and communication society. These training opportunities are
usually in traditional learning settings and less frequently in a context
of mutual support, where the participants work in a self-directed way.
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| Talent Management |
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Edulink Selects Learn.com for Its Clients in Peru |
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Sunrise, FL (USA), August 2007 - Learn.com®, a leader in on-demand
workforce development and productivity, has announced that Edulink, a
Lima-based provider of corporate training in Peru, has selected the
LearnCenter® platform to provide executive education and talent management
services to its client base.
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| Learning Network |
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SonicWALL Technologies Set New Standards in Safety |
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SUNNYVALE, CA (USA) - SonicWALL, Inc. has announced the deployment of an
advanced learning network in the renowned Silicon Valley college prep
establishment, Presentation High School, leveraging the complete portfolio
of SonicWALL solutions to create a safe, secure, and reliable network.
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| Blackboard Executives |
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Supporting IMS Global Learning Consortium Boards |
 Lake Mary, FL (USA) August 2007 – IMS Global
Learning Consortium (IMS GLC) has selected two Blackboard executives to
serve on its boards. Blackboard's President and CEO, Michael Chasen, was
appointed to the organization's Executive Strategic Council. Blackboard's
President of North America Higher Education and Operations, Peter Segall,
was elected to its Board of Directors.
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| Survey |
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Future Use of Technology within Work-based Learning |
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Bristol (UK), August 2007 - The Association of Learning Providers (ALP)
recently undertook a national survey into the use and impact of eLearning
and technology within work-based learning training programmes on behalf of
the Learning and Skills Council. A total of 508 government-funded learners
were interviewed by telephone, and over half of the responders agreed they
would like to use more technology as part of their learning programme.
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| Edu-Games |
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More Than Just Child’s Play |
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Fremont, CA (USA), August 2007 - The new millennium of the "digital world"
has engendered technological advances at an unprecedented speed. This
constant state of flux and seemingly unstoppable dynamism make knowledge
transfer and learning key factors in the process of trying to keep pace
with the latest technical developments, and an urgent need for innovative
ways to nurture young minds is one of the concomitants. Gaming has emerged
as an area that appears to hold great promise in bringing about some of the
changes required in the learning world.
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| Cultural Awareness |
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LINE Releases Training for Military Service Personnel |
 London (UK), August 2007
- LINE Communications, a provider of learning and communications
solutions, has announced the release of Cultural Awareness training for
all military service personnel undertaking tours of duty in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Because culture is a subjective issue, the Directorate of
Educational and Training Services (Army) - DETS(A), asked LINE to raise
awareness and facilitate a behavioural shift rather than to simply teach
individual elements of culture in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| Conference Report |
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Kineo Explains How Clients Gain from Rapid eLearning |
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Brighton (UK), August 2007 - Rapid eLearning is well established as a
powerful means of achieving learning and business goals. It’s clearly
different from ‘traditional eLearning’. Kineo, the rapid eLearning
solutions provider, explained how clients can benefit from this difference
at a recent conference in London organized by eLearning Age.
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| Call for Participation |
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Sloan-Consortium Conference on Online Learning |
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Orlando, FL (USA), August 2007 – The international conference of Sloan-C,
a consortium of institutions and organizations committed to quality online
education, focuses on the theme of "The Power of Online Learning: Making a
Difference". The event will take place from 7-9 November 2007 at the
Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida (USA).
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| SumTotal Users |
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TotalConnection 2007 to Be Held in Dallas |
 Mountain View, CA (USA) – August 2007 – On September 19,
2007, SumTotal® Systems, Inc. welcomes industry luminary and recently
retired Wal-Mart USA Vice President of Talent Planning and Development
John DiBenedetto as its keynote speaker for TotalConnection 2007. The
event is SumTotal’s global user conference and runs from September 18 to
20 in Dallas, Texas, at the Hilton Anatole.
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| Vertical Search |
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Finervista Launches Website for Online Seminars |
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San Francisco, CA (USA) – August 2007 - Following a successful beta,
Finervista Inc. has launched a new vertical-search website for online
business events, webcasts, and seminars, also known as webinars. As such,
Finervista is a free educational resource for business professionals and a
highly-targeted lead-generating platform for business advertisers.
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