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Berlin (GER), December 2009 - (by Angelika Eckert) Some researchers
contend that the difference between traditional learning and eLearning is
negligible. So - if this is the case - what has the decade of eLearning’s
development yielded in the corporate environment? At Online Educa Berlin,
three eLearning experts, Marc Niemes of the Australian eLearning
Association, Laura Overton, head of the British firm Towards Maturity, and
Dr. Gale Parchoma, an academic from Britain’s Lancaster University,
exchanged views on the topic. On the agenda were two questions: What has
eLearning altered, and where does the future of corporate eLearning lie?
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| Online Educa Berlin 2009 |
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A Highly Successful eLearning Conference |
 Berlin (GER), December
2009 - 2,078 delegates from 92 countries convened at this year’s Online
Educa Berlin, the largest global eLearning conference for the corporate,
education and public service sectors. From December 2nd – 4th, the
participants discussed the latest developments and trends in the field of
technology-supported learning and training at Hotel InterContinental in
Berlin.
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| eLearning Survey |
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What Participants Tell Kineo about eLearning Challenges |
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Brighton (UK), December 2009 – Kineo has taken a look at the responses of
the first part of their eLearning Best Practices survey. Over 200
individuals have responded, and the second part is now open for responses.
This is a summary of some of the key trends and challenges raised in
responses. For each challenge, Kineo proposes links to advice on the
issue.
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| Sharing Information |
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ALT launches Open Access Repository |
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Oxford (UK), December 2009 - The Association for Learning Technology’s
(ALT) Open Access Repository is now available. Since going online, the
repository has had about 10,000 visitors - browsing, searching for, and
downloading journal articles, conference presentations, links to webinar
recordings, and similar content.
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| Letter from UK |
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ELearning loses out in Oxford Union debate |
 London
(UK), December 2009 - (by Bob Little) That most British and august
of debating institutions, The Oxford Union, has focused its attention on
the world of eLearning when it debated the motion that 'this house
believes that the eLearning of today is essential for the important skills
of tomorrow'. The motion was lost, after learning experts from industry and
academia had engaged in a debate at least encouraged, if not sponsored, by
the well known eLearning developer, Epic.
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| European Participation |
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Know IT All Wins Overall MEDEA Award 2009 |
Berlin (GER), December 2009 - The overall winner of the MEDEA Awards 2009
was announced by Maruja Gutierrez-Diaz, Advisor to the Director of the
Lifelong Learning Programme, European Commission, during a reception held
recently in Berlin. The recipient of the honor is Know IT All for
Primary Schools by Childnet International (UK), which was represented at
the award ceremony by Lucinda Fell, Policy and Communications Manager, who
graciously accepted the bronze MEDEA statuette, as well as hardware and
software sponsored by Avid and Adobe.
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| Soaring Numbers |
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Edvantage group Passes One Million Course Completions |
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Oslo (NO), December 2009 - Edvantage group, an eLearning company and
managed learning-service provider, has announced that their SaaS
(Software-as-a-Service)-based learning management system, Learning
Gateway, has passed one million annual course completions in 2009.
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| Mobile Learning |
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Blackboard Adds Application for BlackBerry Smartphones |
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Denver, CO (USA), December 2009 - Blackboard Inc. has announced the launch
of an application for BlackBerry smartphones as part of the new Blackboard
Mobile platform. The system is being leveraged by a growing number of
campuses and K-12 schools to deliver a rich set of campus-life services
and content to mobile devices.
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| New Cooperation |
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TfL Moves Learning to Kallidus LMS |
 Cirencester (UK),
December 2009 - Transport for London (TfL) has chosen e2train's Kallidus
LMS to replace an existing system and extend the reach of their eLearning
programmes. The system is currently used by 7,000 TfL employees, but is
ultimately scheduled to roll out across the whole of the TfL network.
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| Professional Development |
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Gatlin Launches Continuing-Education Site for Adult Learners |
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London (UK), December 2009 – ELearning provider Gatlin International has
launched a worldwide site offering continuing education for adults and
certificate courses in a variety of subjects and languages. A pioneer in
online education since 1993, Stephen Gatlin founded Gatlin International,
which provides eLearning solutions through partnerships with top
universities, corporations, and governments around the world.
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| Creating Connections |
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Elluminate’s Fire and Ice Project Wins Award |
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Calgary, AB (CA), December 2009 – Elluminate, Inc., a provider of web,
audio, video, and social networking solutions that support 21st-century
teaching, learning, and collaboration, has announced that its Fire and Ice
initiative has been awarded iNACOL’s Best and Most Innovative Online
Learning Practice award.
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| Talent Management |
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Is Software as a Service (SaaS) the Right Choice? |
 Mountain View, CA (USA), December
2009 – (by Erik Finch, Talent Development Specialist, SumTotal Systems)
SumTotal currently sees growing interest in SaaS for learning and talent
development. While it will never be the right option for all, the next few
years are likely to witness a gradual migration to an SaaS-based model.
Erik Finch of SumTotal outlines the benefits of SaaS for learning and
talent development and examines issues that companies should consider
before adopting it.
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| Military Learning |
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Defence Systems Approach to Training |
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London (UK), December 2009 - LINE Communications, a provider of learning
and communications solutions, announces the rollout of an eLearning
programme for UK military personnel across all three services, the Royal
Navy (RN), Army, and Royal Air Force (RAF) about the Defence Systems
Approach to Training (DSAT).
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| Expanding |
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Learn.com Establishes EMEA Headquarters in London |
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London (UK), November 2009 - Learn.com has announced the official opening
of its EMEA headquarters in London to address the global demand for its
award-winning Learning Management System (LMS). The company cites recent
wins with large European-based organizations as indication of a trend for
rapid growth in the market for the company's highly adaptable LMS.
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| Brain Hurricane |
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Highly Interactive Free Classroom Tutoring |
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Chicago IL (USA), December 2009 - Brain Hurricane tutoring focuses on the
interaction between teachers and students to make classroom learning a fun
experience. The company develops tutoring programs that teach students
through interactive classroom sessions and involve hands-on learning for
subjects like math and reading skills.
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| Content Development |
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Authoring and Delivery of eLearning Content Made Easy |
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Pune (IN), December 2009 – Upside Learning announces UpsideLMS Version 4.0,
with an in-built, integrated authoring module for rapid content
development. The authoring module presents an innovative way of rapid
authoring using a number of templates that provide a complete WYSIWYG
editing experience to the content authors.
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| 3D Authoring |
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Thinking Worlds Scoops up Hat-trick of Awards |
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London (UK), December 2009 - Thinking Worlds was honored with three
separate international awards within the space of one week during November
2009. Thinking Worlds is the world’s leading 3D simulation-authoring tool
and engine and has been used to develop over fifty serious games.
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| Engineering Education |
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Second Call for Papers and Invited Sessions Proposal |
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Orlando, FL (USA), December 2009 - The second International Symposium on
Engineering Education and Educational Technologies EEET 2010 is being held
in the context the third International Multi-Conference on Engineering and
Technological Innovation: IMETI 2010 from 29 June - 02 July 2010, in
Orlando, Florida.
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| Call for Papers |
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InCULT 2010: Issues for The Future |
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Hertfortshire (UK), December 2009 – The fifth Bi-annual International
Conference in University Learning and Teaching (inCULT) is being hosted on
29-30 June 2010 by the University of Hertfordshire School of Education in
partnership with Universiti Teknologi Mara (Malaysia). This is the first
time this conference is being held in Europe.
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