Themen

Post-Production

Launch of WebCaptioning.com

Atlanta, GA (USA), March 2013 - StreamText.Net and The Captioning Studio have announced the launch of WebCaptioning.com, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) tool for captioning web-based media. WebCaptioning.com is an easy-to-use, affordable platform that produces multiple captioning formats for any online video player, and applies captioning rules that improve the quality and appearance of captions. » MORE

Risk and Liability

HCCS Releases New Social-Media Online Training Course

Jericho, NY (USA), March 2013 - Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS), a provider of online healthcare compliance and competency training, has announced the release of a new online training course called Responsible Use of Social Media in Healthcare. The course defines the risks and consequences of social networking and provides guidance to help employees use social media responsibly. » MORE

Prestigious

Literati Academic Earns Education-Industry Recognition

Boston, MA (USA) / Oxford (UK), March 2013 - Credo, a provider of information-skills solutions, has announced that its Literati Academic was named a finalist for the 2013 SIIA Education CODiE Awards for Best Education Reference Solution. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries and have been recognizing product excellence for 27 years. The awards have over 75 categories and are organized by industry focus in terms of content, education, and software. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

Doing the right things at the right time

London (UK), March 2013 - (by Bob Little) There's a tendency to do 'just-in-case' training rather than 'just-in-time' training. In other words, people are given access to learning materials in case they ever need to know what they're being taught. » MORE

Totara Gold Partner

Mind Click Goes from Strength to Strength

Nottingham (UK), March 2013 - Mind Click, the Nottingham-based eLearning company, has been promoted to Totara Gold Partner status in recognition of their sales achievements and significant experience in providing Totara services to a growing client base. As early adopters of Totara LMS, Mind Click have been involved since its launch in March 2011 and over this time have built up a strong team with extensive product knowledge, supporting their wide range of clients who are using Totara. » MORE

New PebblePad System

Online Personal Learning Space Redesigned

Wolverhampton (UK), March 2013 - Following a three-year redesign and rebuild process, Pebble Learning's popular PebblePad system has been completely updated and improved to meet the needs of individuals and their organisations. » MORE

Just-in-time Training

The New Social Video Platform for Inditex

Keighley (UK), March 2013 - Earlier this year, Inditex launched its latest development in health and safety training: INview. This social training platform, created by Webanywhere, provides an interactive platform where employees can upload YouTube-style health and safety videos. These can then be viewed, shared, and commented upon by staff across the organisation at the touch of a screen or click of a mouse. » MORE

Simulation

Battling Blazes with Risk-critical eLearning

Derry (GB), March 2013 - Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) needed to give its 1,000 firefighters quick and easy access to risk-critical training - without burning through their budget. Jay Hounsell, HFRS Station Manager, found that classroom training was sometimes difficult to run in this environment. Using Learning Pool gives HFRS firefighters tailored training online at a time that suits them - and their daily routine. » MORE

New Division

NetDimensions Acquires eHealthcareIT

Hong Kong (CN), March 2013 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has announced its acquisition of the assets, goodwill, and business of eHealthcareIT for a total consideration of approximately US$3.5m. The acquisition is in line with NetDimensions' strategy to become a premier global provider for talent-management solutions for highly regulated industries. » MORE

Global Deliver

LINE Delivers Training for Volvo's Renewed Vehicle Range

London (UK), March 2013 - LINE Communications is delivering digital training for Volvo Cars renewed model range. The first phase of the training has been timed to coincide with the launch of the new vehicles at the Geneva Motor show, which opened to the public on 07 March. » MORE