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Training Expertise and Top Courses for SMEs |
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Bracknell (UK), November 2009 - A new learning portal offers small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) free training expertise and discounted
prices on thousands of courses from the UK's top training providers.
Called MyTrainingExpert.com, the site is run by KnowledgePool.
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| Shaping the Future |
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Crown Prince Addresses Leading Educators in Bahrain |
 Manama (BH), November 2009 -
Education is the most important issue for the future of any country, His
Highness Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince of Bahrain
and Chairman of the Kingdom’s Economic Development Board (EDB), told
leading international education experts attending the inaugural Education
Project in Bahrain.
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| Joining Forces |
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Public Sector Suppliers QA and Epic Form Partnership |
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Brighton (UK), November 2009 - QA and Epic, providers of training solutions
to the public sector in their respective fields, are joining forces to
offer blended learning services to government customers. Both companies
have long-standing histories of working with the public sector.
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| Partnering Up |
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New eLearning Provision Unlocks People Potential |
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Stamford (UK), November 2009 - Edvantage group, an eLearning company, has
launched a managed learning services eLearning programme for the
engineering software provider, AVEVA. They have implemented Learning
Gateway, Edvantage group's software-as-a-service-based learning management
system.
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| Success Stories |
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The Impact of the Recession on Open Source |
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Brighton (UK), November 2009 - The current recession has tightened spending
belts of organisations the world over, and most software and services
companies feel the pinch. But open source companies appear to be bucking
the trend - many exhibited strong growth throughout 2008 and 2009 Q1.
Kineo's "Market watch" has this to say: A recent Economist article caught
the zeitgeist with the headline "Open-source software firms are
flourishing", and there’s been an increase in open source success stories
in the media the past few months.
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| Master Minds |
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Henry Stewart Rated as "A Thinker Shaping the Future" |
Bucharest (RO)/London (UK), November 2009 - The list of the world's fifty
most influential business gurus has been published in connection with the
Thinkers 50 conference in Bucharest. Henry Stewart, speaking at the
conference, is included in the additional list of "ones to watch".
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| Software News |
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ELearning Melodies Require a Complete Set of Keys |
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San Jose, CA (USA), November 2009 – Adobe has announced the integration of
tools for rapid eLearning, courseware authoring, simulations, and media
editing in its eLearning Suite software. Rich, interactive learning
experiences that engage audiences with video, audio, and powerful visuals
can now be created with greater ease.
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| New Solution from France |
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CrossKnowledge Dialogues 2.0 for Online Contribution |
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Paris (FR), November 2009 – CrossKnowledge harnesses the potential of the
web 2.0 to offer new services to its clients. Launched in June 2009, the
Knowledge Community training programme portals include a new dialogue
function, baptised CrossKnowledge Dialogues 2.0.
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| Essential Techniques |
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Ensuring Quality of Tests and Exams |
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Norwalk, CT (USA), November 2009 – Questionmark has announced the
publication of a new white paper titled "Item Analysis Analytics", written
by Analytics and Psychometric Manager Greg Pope.
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| EFQUEL |
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"Fostering Quality in Creative Learnscapes" |
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Brussels, November 2009 - Around eighty participants accepted EFQUEL’s
invitation and took part in the recent Innovation Forum 2009. The
extremely high esteem for EFQUEL expressed by the participants was
impressive, and a pleasant surprise for the core organizers. The
Innovation Forum’s main achievement, however, was surely the overall
degree of satisfaction with the event that the participants and keynote
speakers articulated.
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| Framework Updated |
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Excellence Model for European and Global Businesses |
 Brussels (BE), November
2009 – Announced at the annual EFQM Forum business leaders event, the
Foundation’s Excellence Model has recently been reviewed and revised to
align the framework with current business needs and trends.
High-performing organisations have management frameworks that define what
they do and explain why they do it.
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| Peter Drucker Forum |
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Celebrating the Father of Modern Management |
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Vienna (AT), September 2009 - Knowledge work and knowledge-worker
productivity, as well as self-development and lifelong learning, were
central themes in the work of Peter F. Drucker, the "father of modern
management". His centenary will be celebrated at the 1st Global Peter
Drucker Forum Vienna 2009 on 19 - 20 November.
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| Language Learning |
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First Virtual Round Table Conference |
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Umkirch (GER), November 2009 – "Language learning with Technology" - the
virtual roundtable conference invites you to take part on 12-13 November
2009. Aimed at educators and language-teaching professionals, it is the
first conference on this subject to be held entirely online.
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| Register Today! |
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VI International Seminar of UNESCO Chair in eLearning |
 Barcelona (ES), November
2009 – To mark the end of 2009 as the European Year of Creativity and
Innovation, the UNESCO Chair is offering an international platform for
presenting Open Social Learning (OSL)-related research and practices. The
International Seminar of the UNESCO Chair in eLearning is being held in
Barcelona from 30 November – 01 December 2009.
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| Online Educa Berlin |
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Facebook, Wikis, MySpace - Learning Opportunity or Danger? |
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Berlin (GER), November 2009 - Is the social web the learning tool of the
future? Or does using Facebook and other social networking tools just harm
us in the long run? This question will be discussed at Online Educa Berlin
2009 by psychologist Dr Aric Sigman together with leading eLearning
experts. With his critical views of new media, the social media opponent
is causing an international sensation. "The debate promises to be one of
the highlights of Online Educa Berlin", says project manager Astrid
Jaeger.
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| Web 2.0 |
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Crunch Spurs Training Innovation |
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London (UK), November 2009 - Roundtable discussions led by LINE
Communications at a European summit of learning and development
specialists, indicate that the recession is proving a stimulus for change
in training provision within large organisations.
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| Mohive Webcast |
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"10 real tips for rapid eLearning roll out" |
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London (UK), November 2009 - As rapid eLearning becomes more widespread,
the lessons learned by its early adopters can be put into practice by any
organisation looking to sharpen its learning tactics and develop a more
effective "rapid" strategy. The next webcast is being held on Tuesday, 08
December 2009 at 4:00 pm Europe Standard Time.
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| Call for Contributions |
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Fifth International Blended Learning Conference |
 Hatfield (UK), November
2009 - The University of Hertfordshire’s Blended Learning Unit and the
Higher Education Academy, with contribution from the University of Calgary
and the University of Queensland, have announced next year's conference
theme: "Developing Blended Learning Communities".
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| Call for Proposals |
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USDLA 2010 - Diverse, Innovative, Efficient, Sustainable |
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St. Louis, MO (USA), November 2009 - The United States Distance Learning
Association (USDLA) announces the Call for Proposals for the 2010 Annual
Conference. Proposals are now being accepted based on the 2010 theme:
"Distance Learning: Diverse, Innovative, Efficient, and Sustainable."
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