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NetDimensions and maxment Sign Agreement
Heidelberg (GER) / Hong Kong (HK), December 2014 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems with European subsidiaries in Germany, the UK, and Denmark, and maxment GmbH, a leader in maximizing the effectiveness of training through software tools for sustainable HR development, have announced a distribution agreement that will allow both partners to extend the impact of their flagship solutions to their respective client bases. » MORE
Gestamp and Speexx Join Forces on a Global Level
Madrid (E), December 2014 - With the growing need for foreign-language skills across Gestamp's worldwide subsidiaries, the group has signed a global agreement with leading online language-training provider Speexx. The contract encompasses twenty countries, split into five divisions: Southern and Northern Europe, Nafta, Mercosur, Asia, as well as three business units: Chassis, Mecanismos and BiW. » MORE
Gamification and Next Generation LMS
London (UK), December 2014 - (by Bob Little) There's nothing more guaranteed to lighten the spirits on a damp, misty day in November than to visit The Ova cricket ground, in south London. Over the years it's been the scene of some epic international cricket matches. It was also the venue for the first football international (England versus Scotland in 1870), the first FA Cup Final (1872) and, from 1872 to 1879, seven rugby internationals involving England. » MORE
Brightwave Releases tessello 3.0
Brighton (UK), December 2014 - Next-generation learning agency Brightwave has released a significant update to its total learning system tessello. Harnessing xAPI technology, tessello's latest release includes new features such as structured learning pathways and event-booking modules, making the system one of the first on the market to combine formal learning with social, coaching, and collaborative tools. » MORE
Tools and stimulators of corporate development
Berlin, December 2014 - What is the future role of HR departments? How will they become a strategic partner of management, and what innovative ideas can they advance in the process? The conference section "New Roles for HR- will address these questions on 29 January 2015. Kerstin Hamann, Director of Personnel and Organizational Development at Berliner Wasserbetriebe, the City of Berlin's municipal water utility, will present her company's concept, which was recently awarded a seal of quality. » MORE
Social learning: Learners organize themselves
Karlsruhe, December 2014 - "Social Learning is a frequently used term, but one that's understood in many different ways. To me Social Learning provides a fundamentally new way of learning whose use has to be carefully considered and planned. Simply opening a forum doesn't constitute a web-based training program," explains Ellen Trude, moderator of the conference section on Social Learning on 27 January at 11:00. » MORE
Data security when learning with xAPI
Kühlungsborn, December, 2014 - The company "Sicher-im-Inter.net eG" deals with a variety of eLearning issues, but its focus is on eLearning software that provides data security. With go-xAPI.com, its own version of the Experience API, the company completes its offerings of "unite" education, making available the most comprehensive and secure eLearning package in Germany. According Thomas Pilz, xAPI software developer, with the right technology, it is possible to collect large amounts of data in eLearning and to use it in a safe, responsible way. » MORE
Generation Y: Learning requirements for 2020
Gütersloh, December 2014 - Many HR departments are encouraged today to prepare for the "otherness" of Generation Y if - given the demographic factors - they are to compete in the face of intensifying competition for young employees. Dr. Nico Rose has a degree in psychology and, alongside his responsibility for Employer Branding at Bertelsmann, works as a freelance coach. In 2010 he was awarded the German "Coaching Award". His presentation at the LEARNTEC Conference asks what strategic skills are important in the future. » MORE
"Visibility, proximity and intelligence"
Darmstadt, December 2014 - As soon as a user has to think in dealing with a machine, the people who set up the system haven't done a good job. At least this is the opinion of Thomas Klose, Creative Director and Editorial Director at Camao AG in Darmstadt. The user is the one for whom an interface, as man-machine interfaces are also called, should be the least noticeable. » MORE
The Learning Sector Can Shape Its Own Pay
Stoke Prior (UK), November 2014 - Blue Eskimo's salary and work survey is one of the most influential ways for learning professionals to make their views known to employers and clients, says the company. According to Blue Eskimo, learning sector pay has roughly flatlined, with no significant improvement since 2009. » MORE
