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CHECK.point eLearning, European News, 23/01/2014 - www.checkpoint-elearning.com - ISSN 1613-4710

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Fifth Annual Honours

The Top Ten eLearning Movers and Shakers

London (UK), January 2014 - Now in its fifth year, here are the new lists of the "Top Ten" most influential people in the corporate eLearning sector, in the world, Europe, the UK and Asia-Pacific. » more

Digital Circle

Mary McKenna Honoured with MBE for Services to Learning

Mary McKenna
Derry (UK), January 2014 - Chairman of Learning Pool, Mary McKenna, has been awarded an MBE as part of the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2014 for services to digital technology, innovation, and learning. » more

Enterprise Security

Saba Joins Cloud Security Alliance

Redwood Shores, CA (USA), January 2014 - Saba, a global provider in next-generation cloud solutions for talent management, has announced its membership in the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). The CSA is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance in cloud computing and to provide education on the uses of cloud computing to help secure all other forms of computing. » more

New Learning Formats

IMC Continues Worldwide Growth Course

Dr Wolfgang KraemerSaarbruecken (GER), January 2014 - IMC, specialized in eLearning solutions and headquartered in Saarbruecken, Germany - with offices in Munich, Freiburg, Graz, Zurich, Sibiu, London, and Melbourne - increased its annual turnover in 2013 by 12.5% compared with 2012. Preliminary turnover in 2013 amounts to 15.3 million euros. “New customers in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA have contributed to the sales growth, as has the development of long-term business relationships in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland,” explains IMCs CEO Dr Wolfgang Kraemer. » more

Free Printed Copies

Reed Learning Launches Little Book of Inspiration

London (UK), January 2014 - Reed Learning has announced the next in its award-winning series of Little Books for L&D professionals. “The Little Book of Inspiration: By Pioneering Thinkers from the Learning & Development World" will be launching at Learning Technologies and Learning and Skills 2014, 29 - 30 January, at London's Olympia II venue. » more

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PebblePad

Pebble Learning Announces New Features

Telford (UK), January 2014 - Pebble Learning has added a number of new features and enhancements to its popular PebblePad system and Personal Learning Space, Pebble+ in its January 2014 update. Two new features particularly catch the eye. » more

For 2014

What CIOs in Education Should Have on Their Checklist

Dr. Shay DavidNew York, NY (USA), January 2014 - (by Dr. Shay David, Co-Founder at Online Video Platform Kaltura)  As they prioritise their to-dos for 2014, CIOs are putting the planning and deployment of a central media strategy and rich media repository at the top of the list.  While video is permeating almost every aspect of campus life – from teaching and learning to marketing, development, communications, and admissions - the approach has generally been haphazard, resulting in silos of content that lack a coherent framework. » more

Learning Needs

NetDimensions Selected by Thales Training

London (UK), January 2014 – NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has been selected by Thales Training & Consultancy to increase the company’s success with clients and grow their managed training-services business. » more

Authoring Tool

Mike Alcock Joins Epic to Launch gomo 2.0

gomo 2.0Brighton (UK), January, 2014 - Initially developed by Epic, gomo 2.0 will launch as a software as a service (SaaS) authoring tool that allows customers to create their own beautiful multi-device learning. It will operate as part of the larger Learning Technologies Group (LTG) plc. » more

Learning Pathway

Measuring Learning ROI and Achieving Capability

Milton Keynes (UK), January 2014 - People Alchemy has launched the Alchemy Learning Pathway and is showcasing its ground-breaking new SaaS platform that accelerates the time to proficiency for people new into a role at Learning & Skills Exhibition in January 2014. » more

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Four Key Aspects

eXact Learning Solutions’ Fourfold Key to LCMS Success

Genoa (I), January 2014 - At this year’s Learning Technologies exhibition - being held at Olympia, in London, 29 - 30 January - the learning-content-management solutions (LCMS) provider, eXact learning solutions, is highlighting how an LCMS provides vital and valuable information in four key areas: creating, managing, localizing, and delivering learning materials. » more

FRED

Responsive eLearning Development Framework

Upside LearningPune (IN), January 2014 - Upside Learning has launched the Framework for Responsive eLearning Development (FRED), which helps develop responsive learning and performance support interventions for multiple devices. The news is accompanied by great anticipation within the eLearning fraternity, as responsive framework is changing the face of how eLearning courseware is built for multi-device learning. » more

Seminars

Maintaining a Healthy eLearning Diet

London (UK), January 2014 - Sponge UK will be delivering two seminars about effective eLearning at the upcoming Learning Technologies 2014 event at London Olympia at the end January 2014. Managing Director Louise Pasterfield will be speaking about trends and tools for effective eLearning, and sharing key ideas for L&D Managers. » more

Little’s Britain

Sophistication and a scent of success

Bob LittleLondon (UK), January 2014 - (by Bob Little) The Learning Technologies (LT) conference and exhibition is 14 years old. Ever since its inception, the highways and byways of LT have been the preserve of the sector’s great and the good, along with the not-so-great-and-good and at times, it has to be said, the opportunist and the downright shady. In many ways, LT has parallels with horse racing’s Cheltenham or Ascot, or rowing’s Henley Regatta. It’s a place to see and be seen – and definitely not to be missed. » more

LINQ and EFQUEL

Extension of Call for Contributions on Open Education

Brussels (BE), January 2014 - The organising committee of the EFQUEL/LINQ 2014 conference, being held 07-09 May, 2014 on Crete, has extended the submission deadline for papers, projects, and workshops to 10 February 2014. Bringing together experts and practitioners from the public as well as corporate education and training world, such as higher education, VET, schools, and other education sectors, the Conference invites submissions of research papers, project overviews, and workshop proposals. » more

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Platform for Discussion

Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University Congress 2014

Dubai (UAE), January 2014 - Under the Patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and University President, the Congress 2014 – the scientific forum on excellence and quality – once again brings together the three scientific conferences on eLearning excellence, quality management, and healthcare and environment. The date is 03-05 March 2014, and the venue is Atlantis, on The Palm in Dubai. » more

White Paper

The Seven Deadly Sins of IT Training

Nigel Warren, TTSHeidelberg (GER)/London (UK), January 2014 - Training schemes for IT projects are all too often inflexibly planned. On-demand learning at the workplace, on the other hand, can respond flexibly to each change in the project. TTS, a supplier of eLearning solutions, has published a white paper that sets out the key criteria for those responsible for organising staff training. TTS will provide further suggestions on staff training to visitors at Learning Technologies 2014 on Stand 105. » more

EMOOCs 2014

Second MOOC European Stakeholders Summit

Lausanne (CH), January 2014 - Organised by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and P.A.U. Education, the event, 10-12 February in Lausanne, will be an opportunity to gather European actors involved in the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) phenomenon, from policy makers to practitioners to researchers. This conference is the follow-up to the MOOC Summit 2013. » more

Competition

The EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards 2014

EFMDBrussels (BE), January 2014 - The EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards (EiP) help your corporate client and you to reflect on and develop the process, impact, and value of your learning partnership and the contribution it has made to the client organisation. By submitting a case, all will definitely benefit from this fantastic experience! » more

Twelfth Annual Event

ePortfolio and Identity Conference 2014

London (UK), January 2014 - Bringing together researchers, academics, human-resource professionals, policy makers, and technologists since 2003, the ePIC conference is a catalyst for in-depth exploration and interaction. Real outcomes include the creation of national and international networks; contribution to standardisation bodies and government policies, and transnational projects; numerous publications; and the establishment of partnerships across communities in the fields of learning technologies, education, human resource development and digital identity. » more






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