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UKS Agreement with UAE Ministry
United Arab Emirates (UAE), November 2006 - Universal Knowledge Solutions (UKS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UAE Ministry of Labor (MOL) to build essential competency development programs. » MORE
imc AG Goes to Britain
Saarbruecken (Germany) / Birmingham (UK), November 2006 - imc AG of Germany (Saarbruecken) officially founded a subsidiary, imc (UK) Learning Ltd., on October 25th 2006 in Birmingham. The company will launch its products and services in the UK at the "Learning Technologies 2007" exhibition and conference at Olympia 2 in London from 31 Jan - 01 Feb 2007. » MORE
Partnership Develops New eLearning Game
Ottawa (CAN), November 2006 - I Squared Learning, a provider of interactive and intuitive automated eLearning platforms, has teamed with The National Quality Institute (NQI) to develop an eLearning game called "All About Excellence". » MORE
Positioning the Learner in the Driver's Seat
Cambridge (Massachusetts, USA), November 2006 - The Monitor Group recently created an innovative online corporate-growth solution based on the notion that the learner is the best subject-matter expert (SME) because the real 'subject-matter' in the corporate world is 'what I need to know now'. An entirely new design concept uses a 'non-academic, corporate-friendly' design that leverages the knowledge and intelligence of the knowledge worker by positioning the learner in the driver's seat for both knowledge and decision support", say Jonathon Levy, Senior Learning Strategist. » MORE
Game-based Learning for Employees?
Cary (Illinois, USA), November 2006 - Dr. Tony O'Driscoll is responsible for Performance Analysis and Design at IBM. He has spent over fifteen years in organizational learning roles and has most recently been researching the potential applications of synthetic worlds and MMORPGs to real-world corporate applications. He kindly gives our readers insight into his work in the form of an interview. » MORE
Why informal learning has to be rediscovered
Berkeley, November 2006 - Hot off the press, Jay Cross' new book "Informal Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways That Inspire Innovation and Performance" is available. As CEO of Internet Time Group and founder of the Workflow Institute, Jay is a thought leader in learning technology, performance improvement, and organisational culture. For CHECKpoint eLearning he answered five hot questions. » MORE
Designing and Building Learning Environments
Heerlen (The Netherlands), November 2006 - As a premier, at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, Dr. Wim Westera will present The eLearning Cabaret: Do's and Don'ts in eLearning Design. CHECKpoint eLearning asked him what a visitor can expect. » MORE
The Forefront of Innovations in Learning Technologies
Sestri Levante (Italy) November 2006 - Fabrizio Cardinali from Giunti Interactive Labs is a well-known speaker at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN. This year his topic is "Towards Open Standards and Interoperability". CHECKpoint eLearning spoke with him about neoteric topics and trends in eLearning markets in 2007. » MORE
In Case of Adverse Events: eHEALTH POCKETS
Asolo (Italy), November 2006 - "The aim of a healthcare institution is promoting a health culture among the referring population by teaching behaviours that can contribute to reducing illness risks or can promote witness intervention in case of an adverse event." This quote stems from Dr. Luca De Marchi, who will make a presentation at ONLINE EDUCA on eHealth Pockets as a Best Practice Showcase. » MORE
Kaleidoscope's approach towards an Open Archive
Berlin, November 2006 - In the field of technology-enhanced learning, Open Archives haven't yet played an important role. Some efforts have been made to build up resources of scientific work about learning with technology, but there has been no unified movement towards a comprehensive open archive as can be found in other research fields. Kaleidoscope, the European network for research in technology-enhanced learning, has been undertaking great efforts to change this situation. » MORE
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