Themen
Corporate eLearning
Older People Learn Differently, Not Worse
Bremen (GER), May 2011 - Numerous project partners from industry and science developed solutions for the challenges of demographic change in the "Fit4Age" research association, which has been working for the last three years. Together with the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and the University of Regensburg, szenaris GmbH looked at the conditions under which older people can be successfully qualified with eLearning. » MORE
The UK's sports world embraces eLearning
London (UK), May 2011 - (by Bob Little) We're used to industries such as financial services and pharmaceuticals using eLearning to reduce the cost of staff learning and development; make it more available on demand; help meet regulatory/compliance obligations, and even help maintain competitive advantage through improved product knowledge and efficiency. » MORE
Totara Announces Roadmap for New Features
Wellington (NZ), May 2011 - The roadmap of Totara LMS, the open source LMS for the corporate sector based on Moodle, is now out for consultation with partners and subscribers and includes new talent-management modules to manage appraisals. It also includes 360 feedback and an exciting new program-management feature to create learning paths, mandatory learning, and recurring learning requirements. » MORE
UK Business Missing Out on Efficiency Gains
London (UK), May 2011 - Heads of UK learning companies contend that as cuts-ridden Britain emerges from recession, it is missing out on a potential source of significant cost savings and efficiency gains because of outdated attitudes to training among top management. » MORE
Learning Technologies Must Play Crucial Role
Brighton (UK), May 2011 - Brightwave has launched a new series of videos featuring leading figures from the world of workplace learning to share success stories and lessons learned. The videos also explore how learning technologies can support fast-changing business practices in the next decade. » MORE
Shortlist of Five Myths
Den Bosch (NL), May 2011 - Bob Mosher, Chief Learning and Strategy Evangelist at LearningGuide Solutions, is helping L&D professionals to understand how to approach implementing the right informal learning strategy for their workplace. "I'd like to share some myths I've encountered when trying to intentionally implement a successful informal learning strategy", says Mosher. » MORE
digital publishing Launches New Office in London
Munich (GER)/London (UK), May 2011 - digital publishing, a provider of online language-training courseware, has announced the opening of a new office in London that will offer the full range of dp's corporate language training services throughout the UK. digital publishing's expansion into the UK market is a natural step in the company's continuing international growth. » MORE
First Issue of szenaris Letter Published
Bremen (GER), April 2011 - eLearning in vocational education and training will become more and more important in the years to come since the potentials are not even close to being exhausted yet. Furthermore, emerging new technologies provide constantly increasing possibilities, for example in the field of virtual reality. » MORE
Free Course Preview and Video Library of eLearning Tips
London (UK), April 2011 - Following the British government's publication of guidance, the Bribery Act 2010 will come into effect on 01 July 2011. Saffron Interactive is currently offering a free preview of its anti-bribery and corruption eLearning course. Saffron has further announced a video library of useful tips and anecdotes on eLearning, accessible on their YouTube channel. » MORE
The value of - and the need for - systems interoperability
London (UK), March 2011 - (by Bob Little) From the start of the eLearning industry (which some date to the mainframe, green screen days of the 1960s but which everyone agrees was in full swing by the late 1980s), eLearning producers fell, roughly, into two categories: those that produced what came to be called authoring tools (the software needed to develop eLearning content) and those that produced learning management systems (LMS) (the systems that monitored who accessed which bits of eLearning, how long they spent on them and their test scores having completed the learning materials). » MORE
