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Kenexa Acquires eLearning-solutions Company OutStart |
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Wayne, PA (USA), February 2012 - In an effort to expand its reach into the
eLearning market, Kenexa, a publicly listed provider of business solutions
for human resources and talent management, has agreed to acquire
Boston-based OutStart.
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| Computer-based Testing |
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Pearson VUE Appoints New Managing Director for Europe |
London (UK), February 2012 - Pearson VUE, the company’s computer-based
testing business, has announced the appointment of Matthew Poyiadgi as
Managing Director for Europe. Matthew has over twenty years’ experience of
working for international IT and computer-based testing companies, having
established successful teams and customer partnerships to deliver new
products and launch global programmes.
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| Key Markets |
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REDTRAY Expands to Nordic Region |
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London (UK)/Copenhagen (PK), February 2012 - After observing increasing
demand in cloud-based learning solutions in northern Europe, the UK
training provider REDTRAY is expanding its services to Denmark, Iceland,
Greenland, Sweden, Norway, and Finland from early February 2012.
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| New Appointment |
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Asha Kanwar President of the Commonwealth of Learning |
Vancouver (CA), February 2012 - Professor Asha Kanwar, one of the world's
leading advocates for learning for development and current Vice President
of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), has been appointed President and
Chief Executive Officer of the international organisation. She succeeds
Sir John Daniel, whose term as COL's President ends on 31 May.
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| Cloud Learning |
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Docebo Receives 2.4 Euros Million to Boost Its Business |
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Milan (IT), February 2012 - Docebo, a provider of integrated eLearning
solutions for corporates, has announced that Principia II, part of
Principia SGR (one of the biggest players in the venture-capital market),
has signed for a 2.4 euro million (US$3.1 million) capital increase.
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| New Opportunities |
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Bluedrop Awaits First Day of Trading |
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St. John’s, NL (CA), February 2012 – A recently completed business
transaction with Serebra Learning Corporation will see Bluedrop
Performance Learning, a pioneer in eLearning, become Canada’s largest
full-service eLearning company. It thus becomes one of the few technology
companies from Atlantic Canada to cross over the public trading threshold.
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| Gold and Growth |
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Assima Expands and Wins Accolade |
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London (UK), February 2012 - Assima PLC has announced the acquisition of
Kaplan Learning Technologies from Kaplan, Inc . Furthermore, alongside
their client TNT Express, Assima has won the Learning and Performance
Institute’s top Gold honour for the Internal Training Project of the Year
at The 2012 Learning Awards.
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| 'Little’s Britain' |
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Invisible idiot |
 London
(UK), February 2012 - (by Bob Little) Someone – in the early days of
technology – put the English proverb 'out of sight, out of mind' into a
mainframe-housed forerunner of Google Translate. The idea was that the
proverb would be translated into Russian and then back into English to
prove that the software worked correctly. The result of the computer’s
deliberations was: 'Invisible idiot'.
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| Business Management |
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TTS GmbH Supports SAP Implementation |
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Heidelberg (GER), February 2012 - General Óptica, a leading ophthalmic
company in Spain, has implemented SAP software across the entire Group,
comprising 235 branches throughout Spain and Portugal. With the help of TT
Knowledge Force, TTS GmbH familiarized the end users with the new software
using a combination of handbooks and courses.
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| Performance |
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Ontuitive Argues for Radical Shift in Learning |
 Washington, D.C. (USA), February 2012 - Ontuitive, a
performance-support systems and services provider, encourages businesses
to make a radical shift to performance-based learning by integrating more
learning into business workflows. Ontuitive's Chief Learning Evangelist
Bob Mosher argues that business and L&D departments need to reappraise
their approach to how they train employees.
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| Continued Partnership |
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Four-Year Distance Learning Work Plan for eXact Learning |
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Sestri Levante (IT), February 2012 - The European Maritime Safety Agency
(EMSA) has renewed its relationship with eXact learning solutions, vendor
of online and mobile LCMS and digital repository solutions. eXact learning
solutions is to deliver a new four-year work plan to increase technological
innovation in its distance learning program.
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| New Release |
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Major Update for Blackboard Learn 9.1 |
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Washington D.C. (USA), February 2012 - Blackboard Inc. has announced a
major update for its flagship online-learning platform with a new release
incorporating a sleek, modern design that marks the platform's biggest
shift in look and feel in years.
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| Online Training |
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Reed Learning Launches New Virtual Classrooms |
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London (UK), February 2012 - Reed Learning offers five free Virtual
Classroom programmes with every scheduled training course and has launched
a brand-new range of fifteen virtual- classroom programmes.
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| Higher Education |
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Janet Signs Framework with Liberata for Cloud Services |
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London (UK), February 2012 – The UK research and education network Janet
has announced its framework agreement with Liberata IT Solutions to supply
data-centre and cloud services to the higher-education and research
communites.
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| Free Guide |
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How Important Is Change Management? |
 London (UK), February
2012 - The change-management specialist Maven has released their latest
edition of the Quick Guide Series. Written by Maven CEO Melanie Franklin,
a renowned consultant in business transformation, the guide is entitled
'How important is Change Management?'
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| Training Administration |
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Enterprise Study Is Still Leading Innovation |
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Cheltenham (UK), February 2012 - After ten years of developing Enterprise
Study to a leading provider of learning technologies, the company is
planning the next decade with a focus on product development and customer
experience.
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| Learning Technologies |
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LINE Rated Top Organisation for Profitable Conversations |
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London (UK), February 2012 - LINE Communications was voted the top
organisation with which visitors to the recent Learning Technologies
Conference and Exhibition had the most "profitable conversations", says
the exit poll conducted at the event.
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| Educational Planning |
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UNESCO World OER Congress |
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Paris (FR), February 2012 - The First World OER Congress will be held 20-22
June 2012 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. Organized in cooperation
with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the Congress aims to influence
educational planning worldwide and to encourage governments to support the
development and use of open educational resources.
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| eLearning Africa 2012 |
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Towards a Sustainable ICT Policy for Benin |
Cotonou (BJ), February 2012 - eLearning Africa 2012 will take place from
23-25 May in Cotonou, Benin. In an interview, Ken Lohento, a specialist in
the design and implementation of ICT projects to support agriculture and
rural development, offers some lessons from his native Benin.
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| International Education |
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Going Global Registration Closes 24 February |
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London (UK), February 2012 – Going Global is coming up, and more than
ninety percent of the tickets have been sold. This international
educational conference hosted by the British Council takes place in London
13-15 March, with around 1,000 delegates from across the further and
higher-education sectors.
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| Networking Event |
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Twelfth International Educational-Technology Conference |
 Taoyuan (TW), February
2012 - The International Educational Technology Conference diffuses
knowledge and research among academics that lead to development in
educational technology and instructional technologies. It is being held at
the National Central University in Taoyuan, Taiwan, 11-13 July 2012.
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| Awards |
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Impactful Partnerships in Learning and Development |
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Brussels (BE), February 2012 - The EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards
attract case studies showcasing outstanding Learning and Development (L&D)
partnerships. The programme described in the case should be deployed by an
organisation either together with its in-house L&D unit or with an
external L&D provider.
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| Save the Date |
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ePortfolios Australia Conference Is Back |
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Sydney (AU), February 2012 - The ePortfolios Australia Conference 2012
(EAC2012) is being held at Australian Catholic University in North Sydney
on 27-28 September 2012. It will showcase the diversity of eportfolio
practices in Australia and beyond.
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| Call for Papers |
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Conference on New Horizons in Education |
 Prague (CZ), February
2012 – This conference - abbreviated "INTE 2012" - is a forum for
academics, teachers, and educators that will diffuse knowledge and
research as well as lead to new developments in educational science. It
will take place at the Dorint Hotel Don Giovanni, Prague, Czech Republic,
on 05-07 June 2012.
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| Video Competition |
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Share Your Vision of a Sustainable Future |
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Copenhagen (DK), February 2012 – The competition "Generation ‘92’" offers
the opportunity for young Europeans born in 1991, 1992, or 1993 to make a
video showing their vision of a sustainable future. Four winners will
travel to the EEA headquarters in Copenhagen, where they will receive cash
prizes at an awards ceremony on 05 June 2012.
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