Corporate eLearning

London (UK), June 2009 - (by Bob Little) In his blog, the internationally known instructional design 'guru' Neil Lasher, of the UK-based vendor-neutral eLearning specialist Trainer1, has commented recently: 'Despite much research on human learning, little is known about cultural conceptions of learning… Kolb highlighted conceptualisation in the learning cycle process, calling the stage Abstract Conceptualisation - the time where we make sense of what we have heard or read or done, prompting questions so that we can make even better sense of the material at hand. » MORE

London (UK), June 2009 - Alistair Morrison, CEO of the organisation development consultancy Echelon Learning, was recently invited to take part in the fourth series of the reality TV show 'The Secret Millionaire'. Each programme features a millionaire, who goes incognito into impoverished communities to give away tens of thousands of pounds of their own money. Created in 2006 by Stephen Lambert, the programmes are produced in the UK by RDF Media and are screened on Channel 4. » MORE

Toronto, ON (CA), June 2009 - As part of an ongoing commitment to actively promote Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in education, ESRI Canada has collaborated with the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) to enhance one of its most renowned attractions - the Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures. » MORE

Brisbane (AU), June 2009 - The Australian national training system's eLearning strategy "Framework", announces the release of an enhanced version of the Vetadata Tool, making it even quicker and easier to create Vetadata for learning resources. » MORE