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» Newsletter CHECK.point eLearning, European News, 24/07/2014 - www.checkpoint-elearning.com - ISSN 1613-4710
NewVoiceMedia The Power of the Consumer in a "Social Media Era" Sydney (AU), July 2014 - More than half of "Generation Y" consumers harness online channels following poor customer service. As further evidence that customer complaints can't be kept quiet in the digital age, new research from NewVoiceMedia, a provider of cloud contact-centre technology, reveals that 32 percent of Australian consumers take their revenge online following inadequate customer service, spreading the complaint across their network and beyond. » more WeVideo Video Creation for Small Business Marketers Mountain View, CA (USA), July 2014 - WeVideo, a leading online video-creation platform chosen by over three million users worldwide, has unveiled its latest release of WeVideo for Business. The tool is a simple, yet powerful video-creation suite that gives small-business marketers affordable, easy-to-use, in-house video production capabilities for inspiring, educating, and engaging their customers. » more Social Learning New Platform to Harness Informal Learning London (UK), July 2014 - A revolutionary social-learning platform from Commelius Solutions is launching next month. The training and learning-technology provider has created a social-learning platform, altoconnect, which will help organisations bring their dispersed learners together and measure the social side of learning. » more Professionalisation WillowDNA Supports New Diploma in Learning Design Bristol (UK), July 2014 - Design eLearn is a consortium of eight further-education colleges that have joined forces to develop the first dedicated Advanced Apprenticeship training route for digital learning designers. WillowDNA have been part of the employers group supporting the design of the qualification. » more New Partnership IMC Increases Local Support in New Zealand Melbourne (AU), July 2014 - IMC AG, a European provider of learning-technology solutions has entered into a partnership with leading New Zealand eLearning consultancy Learning Tech. With Learning Tech’s creative eLearning-content solutions, and IMC’s award-winning learning-management system (LMS), the two complement each other well. » more Advertisement Additive Manufacturing Deloitte University Press Launches MOOC New York, NY (USA), July 2014 - Deloitte University Press has announced the launch of a massive open online course on the business implications of additive manufacturing. 3D Opportunity: The Course on Additive Manufacturing for Business Leaders is the first course of its kind to be offered by a large professional services firm and is designed to help educate the market on the business drivers of additive manufacturing, more popularly known as 3D printing. » more Extensive Requirements Parking Institute Praises Docebo’s LMS Naples (I), July 2014 - When the USA-based International Parking Institute (IPI) realized the opportunities and advantages to be gained from disseminating its knowledge and experience via eLearning, it started searching for a suitable learning-management system (LMS). » more ABP Award neuTrain Training Material Sharing Platform London (UK), July 2014 - neuTrain, the not-for-profit platform, which was built in order to share content and prevent much of the wheel reinvention that is the plague of the training industry, was recently recognised at the prestigious Association for Business Psychology (ABP) annual awards. » more Advertisement iNACOL Personalized Learning Environments for Students Washington, DC (USA), July 2014 - The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) congratulates the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for taking positive action to modernize the E-Rate program for U.S. schools and libraries and driving change for the public good in expanding access to broadband for our nation's students. » more New Publication Practical Design Patterns for Teaching and Learning Rotterdam (NL), July 2014 - Harvey Mellar, an honorary member of Learning Agency Network, and his colleagues Yishay Mor, Steven Warburton, and Niall Winters are the editors of a recently published book entitled "Practical Design Patterns for Teaching and Learning with Technology". The book consists of four major sections collected under the themes of learner-centered design, learning communities, social media and learner interaction in social spaces, and assessment and feedback. » more Versal Pro To Create Interactive Courses in the Classroom San Francisco, CA (USA), July 2014 - Versal has announced the release of Versal Pro, expanding the platform's core interactive course-creation capabilities to facilitate its use in the classroom. Designed specifically for teachers, Versal Pro adds learner-progress tracking, private courses, and more. Since the first beta was launched a year ago, Versal has quickly become a popular way for anyone to create interactive online learning experiences and share knowledge with the world. » more International Mindedness World’s Top Educators Collaborate in New Book Rochester (UK), July 2014- Edited by renowned educator Lesley P. Stagg, with over a dozen contributing professionals and academics, "International Mindedness: Global Perspectives for Learners and Educators" urges all in education to think more globally. Combining its theoretical study with a wealth of practical applications, the book will empower any teaching professional to deploy international mindedness in a world where globalisation offers students more opportunities than ever before. » more Encourage Education Int. Company Searches for UK eLearning Suppliers London (UK), July 2014 - In a move designed to attract potential high-quality eLearning suppliers from the UK, EdTrIn, the global online-education provider, is holding an event at the Australian High Commission in London, from 09:00 - 10:30 on 25 July. » more Advertisement Audiovisual Content Languages & The Media: Pre-Conference Workshops Berlin (GER), July 2014 - The pre-conference workshops for the tenth Languages & The Media event are now online. From 05-07 November 2014, experts in the fields of media, sciences, and economics will once again discuss the latest developments, opportunities, and challenges in language mediation in audiovisual media under the theme "Smart Technologies – Smart Translations". » more IIAI-LTLE 2014 Learning Technologies and Learning Environments Kitakyushu (JP), July 2014 - The third IIAI International Conference on Learning Technologies and Learning Environments, 31 August- 04 September 2014 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, focuses on computer applications and technologies in education that include practice, technology, and theory. Since ancient times, research in education has never been discontinued. In particular, with the emergence of computer technologies, which evolve very quickly, changes in the research of education have done their best to keep abreast of the pace. » more Brandon Hall Group To Share Technology Innovations with the World Delray Beach, FL (USA), July 2014 - The 2014 Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards honor organizations that create or implement technologies that improve productivity and enable innovation in learning and development, talent management, human resources, talent acquisition, and sales enablement. Applications are due 12 September 2014. » more ICDE Connecting the World through eLearning Moscow (RU), July 2014 - The development of technology has considerably changed major characteristics and even the philosophy of education. Distance learning and eLearning have become a part of daily life and have penetrated into conventional educational establishments. OER, MOOCs, and emerging smart education are challenging existing educational systems. These are topics of the ICDE International Conference 2014 "Connecting the World through Open, Distance, and eLearning", 25-26 September 2014 in Moscow, Russian Federation. » more

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