Themen

Corporate Academies

Brian Styles Joins EdTrIn's Senior Executive Team

Brian StylesVictoria (AU), October 2014 - EdTrIn, a publicly listed platform for online education, has recently expanded its management team. New faces at EdTrIn include Brian Styles, a former CEO of Programmed Group and senior executive of Drake International and Adecco - all of which are major global HR companies. Brian has joined EdTrIn as Head of Corporate Academies. » MORE

One-Word Reaction

New Social Media Platform Qwikword Launched

Gianmarco CrismaleNew York, NY (USA), October 2014 - The unveiling of the new social media app, Qwikword, which is based on one-word immediate reactions to visual stimuli, has taken place from the company's corporate offices in New York City. Qwikword, an instantaneously engaging application that provides users with "sparks", a continuous stream of visual stimuli in the form of pictures, videos, and the best of the web as prompts for one-word immediate reactions. These words, called Qwikwords, become the catalyst for linking the global community. » MORE

Charity Aims

Learn Appeal Announces Appointment of New CEO

Lesley PriceBrighton (UK), October 2014 - Learn Appeal, the eLearning industry charity, has announced the appointment of Lesley Price as its new Chief Executive. A veteran with over thirty years' experience, Price will lead on stakeholder engagement, creating awareness and fundraising initiatives across the learning community to support educational causes worldwide. » MORE

Central Place to Engage

The Learning Professional Network

Coventry (UK), October 2014 - The Learning & Performance Institute (LPI) is excited to announce the launch of a new social network for learning professionals. The Learning Professional Network, or simply LPN, will replace the previous thetrainingprofessionalnetwork.com with a more updated style, fully responsive for modern browsers and mobile devices. » MORE

For eLearning Projects

Upside Learning Launches Multi-device Testing Lab

Pune/Maharashtra (IN), October 2014 - In line with the growing need for multi-device learning and the unique challenges encountered in its testing, Upside Learning has launched a full-fledged lab for multi-device testing. » MORE

Against Abuse

New Digital Prevention Platform

London (UK), October 2014 - Saffron Interactive, innovators in the learning-technologies sector, working alongside AVA (Against Violence and Abuse) in a Comic Relief-funded project, has created a Digital Prevention Platform and eLearning course to help practitioners take the correct steps to safeguard children who disclose instances of abuse and implement a whole school approach to prevent violence against women and girls. » MORE

In Australia and Germany

EdTrIn Prepares for Stock Market Listing

Victoria (AU), October 2014 - Following the success of technology companies listing on the Australian National Stock Exchange (NSX), EdtrIn Group, a platform for online education, is preparing for listing on this exchange. » MORE

Talent Management

Saba Announces New Patents

Redwood Shores, CA (USA), October 2014 - Saba, an international provider of cloud-based intelligent talent management, has announced that it has secured three new patents. They are in the areas of social network influence analysis, offline learning access, and enterprise-wide security control. » MORE

Extensive Experience

PebblePad's Expansion Boosted by New Consultant

John CouperthwaiteTelford, Shropshire (UK), October 2014 - As PebblePad goes from strength to strength, it has recruited a new consultant to help further drive growth. John Couperthwaite joins from the University of Birmingham, where he spent fifteen years and led a technology-enhanced-learning team at the College of Medical and Dental Sciences. » MORE

Investment Platform

RCS Capital Corporation Launches "We Are Crowdfunding"

New York, NY (USA), September 2014 - RCS Capital Corporation ("RCAP") has announced the launch of "We Are Crowdfunding," a Crowdfunding 2.0 investment platform designed to provide investors direct access to high-caliber, institutional-quality public and private investment offerings. » MORE