Themen

White Paper on LMS

Certpoint Addresses "Intangibles"

Roslyn, NY (USA), June 2011 - Certpoint Systems™ has released a white paper that highlights commonly overlooked issues vital for the process of selecting an LMS. Among these are the availability and cost of strategic support from vendors post-purchase and how much time is required for system administration. » MORE

Business Book

Making the World Work Better

Armonk, NY (USA), June 2011 - IBM marks its Centennial with the release of a new business book entitled "Making the World Work Better: The Ideas That Shaped a Century and a Company". The book was written by award-winning journalists Kevin Maney, Steve Hamm, and Jeffrey M. O'Brien. » MORE

Free Book

A Guide to Collaborative Learning

London (UK), June 2011 - "The Little Book of the Future" is a free guide to the future of training and development. It provides a vision of the future of learning at work and practical ways for everyone to learn everything for free. » MORE

eLearing Guild Report

Mobile Learning: Landscape and Trends

Santa Rosa, CA (USA), June 2011 - Mobile learning is a transformative opportunity both for learning and the learning organization. Mobile learning means both augmenting formal learning and moving to performance support, informal, and social learning. » MORE

Progress Reports

The State of Education and Training in Europe

Brussels (BE), May 2011 - Two resources are newly available online - a report on the progress towards the common European objectives in education and training and online country presentations on Adult Education and Lifelong Learning. » MORE

Plateau Survey

UK Workers Ready to Jump for the Right Offer

London (UK)/Arlington, VA (USA), April 2011 - Despite high overall job satisfaction, most UK workers would consider job offers - citing salary and career opportunities. A recent survey of over 2,000 UK workers conducted by YouGov on behalf of Plateau Systems reveals that, despite high overall job satisfaction among workers (62%), a large majority (72%) would consider a new job opportunity if approached. » MORE

Mobile Phone Industry

New Analysys Mason Report Available for Download

London (UK), February 2011 - For the annual Mobile World Congress, Analysys Mason is offering a collection of expert opinion pieces and analysis titled "Mobile Insight and the Connected Consumer". Some of the content is based on results of the Connected Consumer survey conducted with consumers across Europe and the USA, measuring trends in telecoms and media. » MORE

Assessment

Two White Papers from Questionmark

Norwalk, CT (USA), February 2011 - The increasing use of wikis, blogs, and portals as learning environments has brought the use of embedded assessments to the fore as a way to help learners remember more and forget less. How can this new trend work for your organization? How will it impact the way you use online surveys and quizzes? And how can it help improve learning? Two free white papers from Questionmark offer insights and practical tips about using assessments effectively in a fast-changing world. » MORE

Learning and Development

UK Businesses Are Failing Employees on Training

London (UK), February 2011 - Research commissioned by IT and business skills provider Global Knowledge shows that businesses are failing to meet the career aspirations and training needs of their employees. Despite 72% of employees viewing learning and development opportunities as just as important as salary when choosing their next job, many still face barriers from their employers in getting the training they want. » MORE

Learning & Development

Looking Ahead to a New Decade of Learning

North Woodchester (UK), February 2011 - The British Charity Learning Consortium has collected comments from some of its members about the challenges they've faced in the last decade in learning and development (L&D) and invited them to indulge in a little crystal-ball gazing on the industry's future. Read on to find out what Martin Baker, Laura Overton, Peter Honey, Ian Ross, and the charity L&D managers think is in store for a new decade of learning. » MORE