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Times Higher - QS World University Rankings 2008 |
 Lonodon (UK), October
2008 – The top US and UK universities continue to dominate - Harvard
University remains number one, with Yale moving ahead of Cambridge into
the second spot. Oxford drops to fourth, while Princeton drops out of the
top ten, replaced by the only new entrant, Columbia.
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ALT and Ascilite Sign Agreement |
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Oxford (UK)/Melbourne (AUS), October 2008 - The UK’s Association for
Learning Technology (ALT) has signed a three-year Memorandum of
Understanding with the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in
Tertiary Education (ascilite). The two organisations have complementary
aims and seek to learn from experiences in the different geographical
territories they cover.
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| Career Opportunity |
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Ph.D. Positions in Information Technology and eLearning |
 Jyväskylä (FI), October
2008 - The IT Research Institute (ITRI) of the University of Jyväskylä in
Finland is recruiting several researchers for two EU projects in the field
of Open Content, Knowledge Management, and/or eLearning. The starting date
is immediately, and the duration is 24 months.
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Fifty Lessons Now Offers Custom Lessons |
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London (UK), October 2008 - Over the past year, a growing number of clients
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This service has proven successful and extremely popular, and Fifty
Lessons has now introduced Custom Lessons.
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Tixeo launches Appliances for Video & Web Conferencing |
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Montpellier (F), October 2008 – Tixeo, a video and web-conferencing
solution editor based in France, has launched its newest product
WorkSpace3D Enterprise Edition Appliance. This solution gives full control
to companies seeking to manage their infrastructure, respect network
policies, and keep autonomy regarding hosted service providers.
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| Digital Natives |
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 New
York, NY (USA), October 2008 - Marc Prensky is an internationally
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of education and learning. He is the founder and CEO of Games2train. In
the following interview, he reflects on issues like: "Schools are stuck in
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| eBusiness |
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Using Technology to Transform Business |
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Paris (F), October 2008 – The e-business solution launched by Educational
Testing Service (ETS) Global more than a year ago has surpassed all
expectations. The e-business system has emerged as a backbone for a
decentralised company like ETS Global, allowing for any number of
countries to be included within the solution.
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| LDC Schedule |
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SkillSoft Announces Fall Schedule for Leadership Channel |
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Nashua, NH (USA), October 2008 - SkillSoft PLC, a SaaS provider of
eLearning and performance-support solutions, has announced its lineup for
the Leadership Development Channel (LDC) learning program. SkillSoft's LDC
is designed to help subscribing organizations develop their managers and
leaders to be more effective at managing people and driving results.
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Homeloan Management Selects Cornerstone OnDemand |
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London (UK), October 2008 – Homeloan Management Limited (HML) has chosen
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Relaunch of FuturEd Consulting in Dubai |
 Dubai (UAE), October 2008 – Dr. Kathryn Chang Barker, who
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offers advice and networks for individuals and organizations planning to
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Perception Integrates with SAP Learning Solution |
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Cape Town (ZA), October 2008 - Questionmark Perception and SAP have been
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Services environment. This combination makes it easier to document
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| e-Portfolios |
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Guide on Effective Practice with e-Portfolios Published |
 Bristol (UK), October 2008
- A guide on effective practice with e-portfolios has been published by
JISC in the UK. It investigates current good practice in the use of
e-portfolios as a support to learning and as an aid to progression to the
next stage of education or to employment.
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| Real-life Skills |
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The European Award for Languages 2008 |
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New York, NY (USA)/Cambridge (UK), October 2008 – The European Commission
has honored the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) with the European
Award for Languages for their French-language simulation program "The
Creation and Everyday Running of a French SME [small-to-medium
enterprise]".
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| Software |
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Event on Authoring Software Lectora by Trivantis |
 Düsseldorf (GER), October
2008 – Trivantis is holding an event on October 22nd in Düsseldorf to
present the authoring software Lectora. Speakers will include Prof. Dr.
Michael Marmann from the Fachhochschule Düsseldorf and Mechthild Stuermer
of the Victoria Versicherungs-Gesellschaften.
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| Competence Development |
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Managing and Developing Competence within Organisations |
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Stuttgart (GER), October 2008 - "Professional Training Facts – Learning –
Competence – Performance" takes place on the 11th and 12th of November
2008 at the Fraunhofer IAO in Stuttgart, Germany. It is a conference
series that focuses on the continuous internal development of competence
within organisations and prioritises the transfer of knowledge into
practice.
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