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TIS GmbH's Managing Director Goes Professor
Tübingen (GER), June 2012 - After twelve years as managing director, TATA Interactive Systems (TIS) GmbH, Dr. Nils Högsdal has accepted a position as a professor for Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurship at the "Hochschule der Medien" in Stuttgart (Stuttgart Media University). » MORE
Adoption of eLearning Solutions - Criteria and Trends
Milan (IT), June 2012 - The LISP of the Department of Human Science for Education "R.Massa" University of Milan-Bicocca has published a new research paper on the trends and criteria of adopting eLearning solutions. Here are excerpts from the paper. » MORE
Proust-inspired tips for learning technology success
London (UK), May 2012 - (by Bob Little) Marcel Proust says that the secret of discovery is not to find new lands but to see with new eyes. This is the key to success when introducing new learning technology into any organisation. » MORE
Joint Venture with NHS Institute
Ilkley (UK), June 2012 - Virtual College has partnered with the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement to develop a suite of 55 courses enabling healthcare staff to introduce the Productive Ward programme. » MORE
The eLearn Center Welcomes European PhD Candidacies
Barcelona (ES), May 2012 - The eLearn Center of the Open University of Catalunya (UOC) has opened the 2013 admission process for its Doctoral Programme in Education and Information and Communication Technologies (eLearning). » MORE
Helping Students Prepare for Exams
London (UK), May 2012 - EducationApps, a UK provider of mobile revision apps for students, has released more than fifty apps over the past two months. The apps help students prepare for their examinations, including Common Entrance, GCSEs, AS-levels, and A-levels. » MORE
Swedish University Selects Blackboard Learn 9.1
Amsterdam (NL), May 2012 - After a formal evaluation, Halmstad University in Sweden has chosen Blackboard Learn™ 9.1 as its new learning-management system (LMS) over three regional competitors. The school's goal is to provide eLearning solutions with the flexibility to support a wide range of learning activities. » MORE
Virtual College Offers eLearning for Scottish Landlords
Ilkley (UK), May 2012 - Both the Scottish Social Housing Charter and the new regulatory framework from the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) are currently coming into effect. In response to this new legislation, Virtual College is gearing up to help Scottish landlords comply. » MORE
£1,500 "New Apprentice" Grant for Employers
Ilkley (UK), April 2012 - YP Training, a division of Virtual College, uses online learning to deliver apprenticeships to companies and is encouraging them to take advantage of a £1,500 British government-funded apprenticeship grant. » MORE
$2.4 Million Series A Funding for Edtech Start Up
Ann Arbor, MI (USA), April, 2012 - The Social Venture Fund of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business has closed its first investment. This marks the first-ever investment made by a socially oriented student-led venture fund. » MORE
