Themen

Emergencies

Red Cross Poll Shows How to Motivate People to Prepare

Washington, DC (US), September 2012 - Americans are becoming increasingly reliant on mobile devices during emergencies to provide information, useful tools, and a way to let loved ones know they are safe, according to a new survey conducted by the American Red Cross. » MORE

Social Storytelling

New applications for eBooks by Apps

Hamburg (GER), September 2012 - With their first iPad app, the German start-up company Frankbooks enables users to communicate with other readers, as well as with the author or a particular character from the novel via an integrated Facebook plugin. » MORE

Learning Suite

Kenexa Releases the Industry's First Social LMS

Wayne, PA (US), September 2012 - The learning space is reinventing itself as formal training for the workforce moves toward collaborative, social-learning-based solutions, according to a recent Bersin & Associates research report. Kenexa has released the first learning suite that incorporates an enterprise-grade social-learning management system (LMS). » MORE

Talent Management

Indra Rolls Out NetDimensions Talent Suite

Rocky Hill, CT (US), September 2012 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has announced that Indra, a global technology, innovation, and talent company, has successfully rolled out NetDimensions Talent Suite to its employees around the world. » MORE

Rapid, Easy Solution

Kineo Launches "jumpstart" On-Demand LMS

Chicago, IL (US), September 2012 - Kineo US has launched jumpstart, a bundle of services to create a rapid version of the open source Totara LMS for small and medium businesses. The products are initially only available to firms in the US. » MORE

New Portal

Social Learning to Become a Dominant Player

London (UK), September 2012 - Social-learning tactics will challenge traditional classroom-based learning to become an influential characteristic of the corporate training mix by 2014 according to the L&D experts participating in Redtray's collaborative research programme. » MORE

Performance Support

Ontuitive Link-Up with Learning and Performance Institute

Leicester (UK), September 2012 - Ontuitive, a world leader in performance-support solutions, has joined the Learning and Performance Institute, a membership body of 3,500 learning professionals and 400 learning organisations established in 1995 to raise the standard and value of workplace learning. » MORE

'Little's Britain'

Study, learning and maturity

London (UK), September 2012 - (by Bob Little) A recent request, received from a journalist, ran: "Here at Staffordshire Living magazine we are currently working on our September/October edition which includes a feature on the options available if you would like to become a MATURE STUDENT…" Some people would argue that being a 'mature student' is an oxymoron. » MORE

Community Ecosystem

Totara launches Version 2.2

Whitstable, Kent (UK), September 2012 - Totara Learning Solutions, provider of the powerful packaged distribution of Moodle, has released Totara LMS 2.2. The launch of Totara 2.2 is an important milestone for the company as it brings together the latest innovations from Totara along with all the benefits of being on the Moodle 2.x framework. » MORE