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Diaconia University of Applied Sciences Chooses Fronter
Oslo (NO)/Helsinki (FI), September 2010 - Diaconia University of Applied Sciences (Diak) has chosen Fronter as its platform for learning and social networking. Diak offers high- quality, innovative degree programs in education and training in diaconia, media studies, nursing, sign-language interpretation, social services, and youth work. » MORE
Students Call for Better ICT-trained Lecturers
Oxford (UK), September 2010 - Almost all students (96%) use the internet as a source of information, and seven in ten (69%) use it daily as part of their studies new research published at the 2010 annual conference of the Association for Technology Lecturer reveals. » MORE
Winter School on Learning Innovations
Essen (GER)/Athens (GR), September 2010 - A unique grant opportunity for a "Winter School" on learning innovations is open: teachers, careers officers and management, administrative staff of schools and other organisations in the fields of agriculture, food, and environment are invited to apply for the program in Athens, Greece. » MORE
University of Wales Institute Chooses Luminosity
Bristol (UK), September 2010 - The leading Welsh university UWIC has confirmed its purchase of the Luminosity rapid-eLearning-development software platform from CM Group. » MORE
Connecting Chemical Industry with Potential Applicants
Berlin (GER), September 2010 - FIZ CHEMIE has launched a project that allows high-quality workplaces and operating processes to be presented on the free-to-access education platform ChemgaPedia. Companies can now share industrial learning units (ILUs), and CHEMGAROO special editors at FIZ CHEMIE provide technical and didactic support. » MORE
$2.65 Million for eLearning Innovation in Australia
Brisbane (AU), September 2010 - Australian registered training organisations (RTOs) can apply for a share of $2.65 million in funding and support to develop innovative eLearning solutions that empower learners and better meet the training needs of business. The national training system's eLearning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, is allocating 2011 eLearning Innovations funding on a pro-rata basis to each state and territory. » MORE
Online Learning to Accelerate Best Practice
London (UK), September 2010 - ILX Group plc has announced that its eLearning APM Introductory Certificate in Project Management modules have now been integrated into selected undergraduate and post-graduate courses at the Canterbury Christ Church University. Students are now able to learn project-management skills that can be applied in the work environment straight away. » MORE
mEKP Takes Learning to the Field
Hong Kong (HK), August 2010 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge and learning-management systems, has announced the commercial release of a new product, mobile EKP (mEKP). "We believe that mEKP is the world's first full-featured personal learning environment that runs completely off a USB flash drive - no installation required", said NetDimensions Managing Director and CEO Jay Shaw. » MORE
The Red Point and Blackboard in a Strategic Partnership
Iasi (RO), August 2010 - (by Elena Lita) The Red Point, a Romanian company, has recently extended its Academis integrated platform, which ensures complete and efficient management of the resources of higher education institutions. This was done by adding to it the Blackboard blended learning component. Alexandru Uglea, Chief Executive Officer of The Red Point, talks about the objectives of the partnership, as well as about the current goals of his company. » MORE
K.U.Leuven ranked highest in Europe
Leuven (BE), August 2010 - The European Commission has recently approved the new Erasmus Mundus programs, an event European universities eagerly anticipate every year. K.U. Leuven will participate in four of the twenty-nine new European Master's programs and in two of the nine new European doctoral programs. Thus, in one year, K.U.Leuven has doubled the number of Erasmus Mundus programs it offers and is now ranked highest amongst European universities, offering no less than eleven programs with the Erasmus Mundus label. » MORE
