Themen

Educational Games

Douglas Stewart EDU and MediaSpark Team Up

Fleet (UK)/Sydney, NS (CA), October 2011 - Douglas Stewart EDU, a distributor specializing in educational products, is now the exclusive European distributor of MediaSpark's award-winning GoVenture educational games and simulations. Topics are entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and health and wellness skills. » MORE

Instructional Design

Lectora Expands to Mobile Learning - and New York

Cincinnati, OH (USA), October 2011 - Lectora® eLearning software has announced its exclusive capability to publish to mobile devices from both its desktop and web-enabled eLearning development tools. If has further announced a new Instructional Design Training for the Everyday Developer to be offered in New York City on 16 December 2011. » MORE

New Capital

$33 Million to Expand the Personalization of Education

New York, NY (USA), October 2011 - Educational-technology innovator Knewton has announced the completion of a $33 million round of funding led by Founders Fund and Pearson. Returning investors include Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and FirstMark Capital. » MORE

Free App

Language Learning Goes Social on Mobile

Washington, DC (USA), October 2011 - Hello-Hello, a mobile language-learning company, has announced the launch of Hello-Hello World, a free application for the iPad that helps people learn a new language by connecting them with native speakers through social networking. » MORE

Global Access

New Language-Learning Platform Launched

Munich (GER), October 2011 - dp, a provider of corporate language training (CLT), has announced its newly created language-product portfolio and learning platform. The language-learning suite Speexx sets new standards for excellence in language training. Armin Hopp, Founder and President of dp, comments, "Speexx will give our customers global access to an exciting blend of learning solutions to help their staff learn a new language and use it in a business environment." » MORE

Education Marketplace

Acquisition of Blackboard Inc. Completed

Washington D.C. (USA), October 2011 - Blackboard Inc. has announced the completion of its acquisition by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity Partners. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $1.64 billion in enterprise value plus the assumption of approximately $136 million in debt. » MORE

Skills Training

New Suite of eLearning Courses for Action for Children

Belfast (UK), October 2011 - Aurion Learning has been working closely with Action for Children's Learning and Development Team to produce a suite of eLearning programmes. Designed to support Action for Children employees and volunteers develop new skills and competencies, the four eLearning programmes focus on Behaviour Support, Safeguarding, eFinance, and Learning and Development. » MORE

Online Content

24 Free Computer and Business Courses for Young Adults

Ardmore, PA/Rochester, NY (USA), October 2011 - eLearning for Life has announced it has received and published many new business and computer courses from Element K. Element K is a provider of eLearning solutions for corporations and academic institutions with an emphasis on business, technology, and professional skills development. » MORE

Language Learning

goFLUENT Strengthens US Team to Support Growth

Geneva (CH), October 2011 - goFLUENT, a provider of distance English training, has expanded its sales presence and investment in the language-learning market in the USA with the appointment of Brett Walker. Brett brings to his new role a vast knowledge of the SaaS on-demand eLearning software solution industry. » MORE

IMC Announces

New Partnership and Whitepaper on Microlearning

Saarbrücken (GER)/The Hague (NL), October 2011 - The Dutch BPM and eLearning company Blue Lanes B.V. has started a partnership with IMC AG, a provider of learning, talent, and content solutions. IMC has further announced the release of a free whitepaper on micro-learning, an effective approach to user acceptance of new software roll-out programmes. » MORE