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$2.4 Million Series A Funding for Edtech Start Up |
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Ann Arbor, MI (USA), April, 2012 - The Social Venture Fund of the Institute
for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross
School of Business has closed its first investment. This marks the
first-ever investment made by a socially oriented student-led venture
fund.
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| Security Support |
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Totara Extends the Life of Moodle 1.9 |
 Wellington (NZ), April 2012 - Moodle HQ is now focusing on
the Moodle 2.x series and will end support for Moodle 1.9 security fixes
in June 2012. To ease the transition to Moodle 2, Totara Learning
Solutions will sponsor support for serious Moodle 1.9 security issues
until December 2013.
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| Recruitment |
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Maven Boosts Its Growth Strategy |
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London (UK), April 2012 – Maven has experienced profitable growth
throughout the recent economic cycle. As many training companies cut
investment, the senior management at Maven believes that now is the time
to recruit dedicated resources to boost sales and plan for growth.
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| New Partnership |
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eLearning Solutions in Saudi Arabia |
 Pune (IN), April 2012 -
Upside Learning and Naizak Global Engineering Systems, a subsidiary of Al
Abdulkarim Holding, have signed a MoU to jointly offer eLearning solutions
in Saudi Arabia. The solutions include learning technologies, custom
eLearning, and mobile learning.
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| Retail Sector |
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Carrefour Offers Its Staff Customised eLearning Plans |
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Saint-Herblain (FR), April 2012 - Carrefour Group has embarked on an
eLearning project with the MEDIAplus eLearning solution from ENI. Staff
members of the world's second-largest retailer, which employs 471,000
people throughout the world, are trained in office software skills via
eLearning.
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| Business Ethics |
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Eukleia Training Release New Course |
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London (UK), April 2012 - Entitled "Choices and Consequences", this new
thirty-minute scenario-based course takes a holistic approach to ethics,
corporate culture, and workplace responsibilities. It asks the learner to
apply all three of these frameworks to realistic dilemmas tailored to the
learner’s role within their firm.
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| Innovative eLearning |
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Bringing the Classroom into the Business Environment |
 Cape Town (ZA), April
2012 - BDO South Africa, a provider of taxation consulting and advice, and
Netcampus now offer Value-Added Tax (VAT) eLearning solutions specifically
designed to provide corporates with a cost-effective alternative to
sending their VAT specialist staff on outside training courses.
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| Lifelong Learning |
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Reviewing and Reviving VET Practices |
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Vilnius (LT), April 2012 - The Revive-VET project addresses the European
priority of contributing to the development of lifelong learning. It
suggests reviewing and reviving Vocational Education and Training (VET)
practices with the focus on the improvement of quality, attractiveness,
and accessibility.
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| Defending Integrity |
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eLearning against Match-Fixing |
 Lausanne (FR), April
2012 – SportAccord offers a global programme to stop match-fixing in
sports. The programme seeks to raise awareness about responsible
sports-betting behaviour and to prevent match-fixing from destroying the
careers of athletes.
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| Virtual College |
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£1,500 "New Apprentice" Grant for Employers |
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Ilkley (UK), April 2012 - YP Training, a division of Virtual College, uses
online learning to deliver apprenticeships to companies and is encouraging
them to take advantage of a £1,500 British government-funded apprenticeship
grant.
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| Language Learning |
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Business English Index Reveals Skills Shortage |
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Brisbane, CA (USA), April 2012 – Global English Corporation has published
the results of its annual Business English Index (BEI). The 2012 BEI shows
that a lack of Business English proficiency is threatening the productivity
of companies, industries, and country-specific economies.
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| 'Little’s Britain' |
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Blended learning project on EU governance |
 London
(UK), April 2012 - (by Bob Little) People working for the European
Commission, Parliament, its Bodies and Agencies will now have access to
state-of-the-art online blended learning materials and programs on EU
decision making, law and policies. The contract to supply these materials
has been awarded to The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA,
a centre of European learning and development for the public sector), the
College of Europe (a university institute of postgraduate studies and
training in European affairs) and eXact learning solutions (the online and
mobile learning solutions provider).
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| Impacts on Learning |
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The China-Africa Partnership: Effective for Education? |
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Cotonou (BEN), April 2012 - In a special report published by eLearning
Africa, writer Stephen Haggard stimulates debate by taking a critical look
at China’s actions in African schools and mobile telecoms. Haggard argues
that, up to now, China’s presence in Africa has had disappointing impacts
on learning.
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| New App |
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Colloborative Classroom Learning for iPads |
 Santa Rosa, CA (USA),
April 2012 - Democrasoft, Inc. has announced the worldwide release and
immediate availability of its Collaborize Classroom PRO iPad app in
Apple's App Store. This special "optimized-for-iPad" app was designed to
address the fast-growing adoption of the iPad by students and teachers.
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| Mitsubishi in China |
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Corporate University Implements NetDimensions Platform |
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Hong Kong (CN), April 2012 - Mitsubishi Electric Automation (China) Ltd.
has successfully implemented the NetDimensions Talent Suite as part of its
corporate university with the goal of improving customer satisfaction
across China.
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| Press Freedom |
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Application Open for International Academy of Journalism |
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Hamburg (GER), April 2012 - Journalists from all over the world can apply
online for the International Academy of Journalism (Intajour), founded by
Bertelsmann. Successful applicants for the "Journalism in the Digital
World" fellowship programme will begin their ten-month training course in
September.
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| Special Edition |
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eLearning Papers 2012 - Opening Learning Horizons |
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Brussels (BE), April 2012 - The 2012 Special Edition of eLearning Papers is
now available for download on the eLearning Papers website. It is published
by eLearningeuropa.info, a European Commission initiative
supporting the transformation of education through technology.
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| IT Revolutions |
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International Conference on Mobile Networks |
 Berlin (GER), April 2012
– The fourth edition of IT Revolutions is being held in Berlin, 07–88 June
2012 with a special (but not limiting) focus on smart mobile networks.
What would happen if billions of users entered the mobile Internet?
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| Knowledge Society |
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Challenges and Perspectives of Development in eLearning |
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Cairo (EG), April 2012 - As a response to rapid changes in ICT, new
developments in eLearning, and the growing needs in the Arab society to
interact with various spaces of knowledge society, the Egyptian eLearning
University (EELU) is organizing its first international conference on
eLearning in the Arab World in Cairo, 09-11 July 2012.
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| MEDEA News |
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Fifth Round of Awards and Conference Announced |
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Brussels (BE), April 2012 - The organisers of the MEDEA Awards have just
opened this year’s call for entries. The MEDEA conference on 14-15
November simultaneously invites proposals to the 2012 conference in
Brussels.
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| Higher Education |
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Planning and Growing Online Learning Initiatives |
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San Antonio, TX (USA), April 2012 - Join leading experts who have directly
managed the academic planning, development, and growth of online programs
at different institutions for a conference on Online Learning Initiatives
to be held in San Antonio, Texas, 21-23 May 2012.
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| Artist on Stage |
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Erik Wahl to Perform at Lectora User Conference |
 Cincinnati, OH (USA),
April 2012 - The 2012 Lectora User Conference is pleased to announce that
artist, author, and entrepreneur Erik Wahl will speak and perform at the
eLearning event taking place 22-24 May in Chicago. He will close the
Conference day on 23 May.
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| Call for Entries |
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Learning and Technology Impact Awards |
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Melbourne (AU), April 2012 – Submitting an entry to the LearnX Foundation’s
2012 Learning & Technology Impact Awards will enable your organisation to
gauge and assess your learning projects and talent. Deadline for entries
is Friday 1st June.
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| Transformational Changes |
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New Media and Education Event in Prague |
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Prague (CZ), April 2012 – The seventh DisCo2012 international conference,
entitled "New Media and Education" will be held 25-27 June 2012 at Charles
University, Prague. The Conference will be held under the patronage of the
Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Michal Stehlík.
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| Arab World |
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Information and Communication Technologies Conference |
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Tunis (Tunisia), April 2012 - The purpose of the TICET 2012 conference,
being held 07-10 May 2012 in Tunis, is to bring together international
experts and researchers specialized in Education and Training Technologies
(ETT) and enable them to present their research, studies, expertise, and
experiences.
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| Conference on the Riviera |
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Beyond Maturity: Innovating in Management Education |
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Sophia Antipolis (FR)/Brussels (BE), April 2012 - The Management
Development Network EFMD 2012 is holding its annual conference at the
French Riviera from 13-15 May 2012. It features a number of outstanding
speakers.
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