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Paper on "Emerging Technologies for Learning"
London (UK), May 2007 - Becta, the UK government's lead partner in the strategic development and delivery of its eStrategy, is publishing the second volume of its 'Emerging Technologies for Education' paper. This document considers how emerging technologies may impact education in the medium term. » MORE
Best Practices for Learning & Talent Development
Hilversum (NL), May 2007 - Nick van Dam, Global Chief Learning Officer for Deloitte and advisor for Deloitte Consulting, has recently self-published a book called "25 Best Practices for Learning & Talent Development". In the work, Van Dam reveals the transition from a traditional classroom-based training function to a modern, strategy-enabling learning organisation. All royalties from the book will be donated to the non-profit foundation eLearning For Kids. » MORE
Participants Wanted for Global Survey
Boston, MA (US), May 2007 - The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) is inviting existing and future members to participate in an online survey. The association's goal is to enhance the benefits and services that it offers. The survey will examine the ways in which USDLA can better meet its members' needs. » MORE
Free Beginner's Guide from Ufi and Kineo
Sheffield (UK) / Brighton (UK), April 2007 - Getting the best from podcasting - and where and when it can be used to maximum effect - is the focus of a free beginner's guide that can be downloaded from the Internet. It has been published in a joint venture between UK's leading online learning organisations, Ufi and Kineo. » MORE
Study Explores Training and Development
London (UK), April 2007 - The findings of a new study into learning, training, and development based on 58 case studies of learning and development across nineteen countries are published in 'The Changing World of the Trainer - Emerging Good Practice', written by Martyn Sloman. » MORE
Food for Thought
Hannover (GER), December 2006 - Quality and standardisation in eLearning have become crucial success factors for organisations in learning, education, and training: Handbook on Quality and Standardisation in ELearning
Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Jan Martin Pawlowski (Eds.).
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New Study: Managers Are Vital for Knowledge Transfer
Bracknell (UK), November 2006 - A quarter of all training is wasted because delegates do not get the chance to apply their learning and they are not adequately supported by their line manager, according to a new Kirkpatrick Level 3 benchmark study from KnowledgePool, the managed learning services company. » MORE
Survey Finds: eLearning Obstacles Can Be High
Bonn (Germany), October 2006 - eUser, a Europe-wide survey of citizen needs and preferences related to lifelong learning and eLearning funded by the EU has established that two people in three who have done an eLearning course are satisfied with the experience. » MORE
New Understanding of Knowledge
Berlin (Germany), October 2006 - "Knowledge is not a product but a process", says George Siemens, the Canadian eLearning expert and keynote speaker at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2006. He invites the attendees to help "build" his conference keynote speech by contributing their ideas and thoughts on a special wiki site. » MORE
Authoring Tools Survey Released
Brighton, July 2006 - The selection of eLearning authoring tools is based on three key criteria, according to the findings a recent online survey by the Brighton-based consulting company Kineo. The survey showed that while there is no clear winner in the authoring tools market yet, several products are making headway, but they need to make improvements to meet customer needs. » MORE
