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» Newsletter CHECK.point eLearning, European News, 11/04/2013 - www.checkpoint-elearning.com - ISSN 1613-4710
Ditch the 3D Glasses New Plastic Film is the Future of 3D on the Go Singapore (SG), April 2013 - Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and ASTAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering's (IMRE) new nano-engineered screen protector that turns the ordinary screens of handheld devices into 3D displays will be marketed by start-up, Nanoveu Pte Ltd. The unique plastic film can also potentially be used as next-generation security tokens employed by banks and corporations. » more Samsung School The Future of Canadian Classroom Education Arrives Port Coquitlam, BC (CA), April 2013 - Samsung Canada has announced that the classroom of the future has arrived. Port Coquitlam BC's Riverside Secondary School is the first school in Canada to pilot Samsung School, the innovative, complete digital classroom package. Samsung School delivers a fully integrated 1:1 educational interface that empowers Canadian teachers and students to experience a truly interactive learning environment. » more MOOC Strategy Adaptive Mobile Online Platform for Faster Learning Boston, MA (USA), April 2013 - If you've ever been in a course and struggled because you just aren't "getting it”, the reason might be less your ability than the way in which the material is being presented. New technology is now allowing online course environments to analyze how individual students learn, customizing instruction to individualized learning strategies. » more Little’s Britain ELearning’s unlucky 13 London (UK), April 2013 - (by Bob Little) A while ago, over 100 learning professionals were asked what one thing most annoys them about online learning materials. Their responses were both varied and – significantly – many. Of these, the 13 most annoying traits of online learning materials were: patronising the learner, poor screen design and performance issues. » more Sales-Team training Samsonite Optimises Product Knowledge with eLearning Eindhoven (NL), April 2013 - Together with Samsonite Europe, U&I Learning has developed a strategy to increase and boost the knowledge transfer within the European sales and product team. » more Advertisement Substantial Demand Reed Learning Focuses on Global Expansion London (UK), April 2013 - London-based Reed Learning has adopted a strategy involving expansion of its business internationally to leverage opportunity for growth, particularly in emerging and other fast-growth markets. » more At Worldwide Level Docebo Announces New Strategic eLearning Partnerships Naples (I), April 2013 - With its new agreements, Docebo has ensured strategic and high- quality partnerships to enhance its integrated eLearning offerings: the Docebo Cloud Learning Management System, along with its online courses and apps marketplaces. » more To Fulfill Promises UN Special Envoy Calls for Quality Education for All Brussels (BE), April 2013 – Education International (EI) has been commended for its work in promoting quality education since its creation twenty years ago. The acclaim came from the UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, a keynote speaker at the 41st EI Executive Board meeting held in Brussels in March. Brown also called for the provision of quality education worldwide. » more Automotive Renault Partners with AVG to Secure Its App Store Amsterdam (NL), April 2013 - Car manufacturer Renault has chosen AVG Technologies N.V. to add an extra layer of security to its groundbreaking new embedded and connected navigation and multimedia platform, Renault R-Link. AVG already provides internet and mobile security to more than 146 million active users worldwide, and it has now deployed its web-scanning architecture to enable all apps in the Renault R-Link store to be protected from all known malware. » more Enhancements Version 1.1 of LINEstream Has Been Launched London (UK), April 2013 - LINE Communications, a European provider of learning and communications solutions, has announced the release of version 1.1 of LINEstream, its mobile enterprise platform. As part of the roadmap of development, this version sees two key new features. » more Anzeige SIIA CODiE Awards Best in Class by Instructors, Administrators, and IT Leaders Washington, D.C. (USA) April 2013 - Blackboard Inc. was honored as a finalist in ten different categories at the 2013 SIIA CODiE Awards. The CODiEs are the premier award for the software and information industries and have been recognizing product excellence for 27 years. » more Partnership Speexx Online Language Training on Docebo’s Marketplace Naples (I)/ Munich (GER), April 2013 - Docebo and Speexx have launched a new strategic and integrated eLearning Courses Marketplace. The two companies are cooperating to spur innovation for eLearning solutions: the Speexx online language-training solutions will be available and distributed to international clients on Docebo’s Marketplace. » more Virtual School Sberbank Leverages Saba to Improve People Development Bracknell (UK), April 2013 –Saba, the provider of people-centric enterprise solutions, has announced that Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia, is using its solution to transform people development across the country through a strategic program called the Virtual School of Sberbank. Founded in 1841, Sberbank comprises 17 local banks with more than 18,000 branches and over 230,000 employees throughout Russia. » more Fronter Case Study To Support Creativity in the Classroom Reading (UK), April 2013 - As a Specialist Sport and ICT College with consistently good Ofsted ratings, it’s no surprise that Prospect School in Reading are ahead of the curve when it comes to using technology to underpin their success. After all, many schools would be inspired by 52% of their students achieving A to C grades in the summer exams alone. » more eBook "The Publisher's Guide to Mobile and Tablet Development" Palm Beach Gardens, FL. (USA) April 2013 - Newstex has released "The Publisher's Guide to Mobile and Tablet Development”, an ebook licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, making it available for free download and unlimited sharing. The ebook examines current trends in the mobile industry and how these trends affect publishers' efforts to deliver content to mobile audiences. » more Advertisement IELA Call for the Academic Division of the eLearning Awards New York, NY (USA), April 2013 - Submissions for the 2013 International eLearning Awards - Academic Division, presented by the International eLearning Association (IELA), are currently being accepted! The Entry Submission Page is now live on the IELA site, and the deadline for submission is 15 June 2013. Entries for the Business Division have closed for 2013; they will be accepted in March 2014 for the 2014 awards. » more Lost in Transition? Pathways to Successful Learning in Organisations St. Gallen (CH), April 2013 – The fifth international scil Congress will take place 06 - 07 June 2013, hosted by the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. This year, the Congress found its topics in practice: L&D leaders and learning professionals are currently confronted with quite a variety of changes and may feel "lost in transition".» more Registration Now Open Online Training Courses on the Use of Social Media Brussels (BE), April 2013 - Are you a lifelong-learning project manager looking to expand your social-media tool kit? Web2LLP project partners have launched a series of free online training courses about the use of web strategies and social-media tools aimed at anyone involved in European projects supported under the Lifelong Learning Programme. » more Sharing Experience ICT role for Next-Generation Universities Riga (LV), April 2013 - The EUNIS 2013 Congress will take place from 12-14 June 2013 in Riga, Latvia. Its title is "ICT role for Next-Generation Universities". EUNIS represents an opportunity for sharing of experience amongst international specialists, users, researchers, decision makers, and teaching staff from all over Europe. » more LINQ 2013 The Future of Digital Resources Essen (GER), April 2013 - What is the future of digital resources for learning and teaching? To discuss this issue, the University of Duisburg-Essen invites educators and researchers to a European conference on 16 – 17 May 2013 in Rome. Some main points of the dialogue will include defining quality in learning and innovations in learning resources. » more Conference Themes Media & Learning Conference 2013 Brussels (BE), April 2013 - The main theme for the 2013 edition of the Media & Learning conference is "Media Education and Literacy: Equipping Learners for Open, Creative Learning Futures". This theme will be at the heart of the conference programme, which is aimed at exploring the role of creativity and innovation in education and training against the backdrop of dramatic change in how, where, and what learners learn. » more EdMedia 2013 World Conference on Educational Media and Technology Victoria, BC (CA), April 2013 - The EdMedia World Conference on educational Media & Technology is an international event organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (aace). The annual conference serves as a multi-disciplinary forum for the discussion and exchange of information on all topics related to multimedia, hypermedia, and telecommunications/distance education. It will take place in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, from 24 - 28 June 2013. » more

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