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Research Is the Best Learning Medicine |
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Saarbrücken (GER)/Sevenoaks (UK), June 2009 – IMC AG participates in three
research projects regarding the identification of innovative web-based
learning technologies on the national and international level. IMC’s
involvement is both financial and through development work and
coordination roles.
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| Learning Management |
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LCMS on top of an Enterprise Content Management |
 Boulder, CO (USA), June 2009 - (by Kirsten
Seegmüller) Utilizing an isolated platform for learning-content
management makes it difficult for companies to leverage content from
different parts of the organization for training purposes. Therefore Mark
Hellinger, CEO of Xyleme, opts for the model to implement a
learning-content-management system on top of an enterprise
content-management platform. Xyleme provides XML-based
SCORM-2004-certified content-management solutions. In an interview with
CHECK.point eLearning, he explained how this would reduce the time and
cost of content administration.
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| Software-as-a-Service |
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Trends in the LMS Market |
 Sussex (UK), June 2009 –
Kineo has examined the trends in the LMS market, looking at a significant
shift towards Software-as-a-service (SaaS). They argue that the growth of
open source solutions combined with SaaS could change the face of
learning-management systems as we have come to know them. CHECK.point
eLearning provides you with a summary of their findings.
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| Sustainability |
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Epic Achieves ISO 14001 Environmental Standard |
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Brighton (UK), June 2009 - Epic has become the first key player in the UK
eLearning market to achieve the ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management
Standard, confirming its commitment to long-term environmental protection.
The international standard requires procedures for managing environmental
aspects of a business, with targets for waste reduction and energy
efficiency.
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| Medical Simulation |
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Simbionix Offers New Product for OB/GYN Physicians |
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Cleveland, OH (USA)/Zurich (CH), June 2009 - Simbionix and VirtaMed have
joined forces to provide OB/GYN surgeons with the most advanced training
system for endoscopic surgery. The new VirtaMed HystSim™ simulator adds
hysteroscopy to Simbionix’s impressive line of medical simulation and
eLearning products.
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| Free Preview |
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Coastal Releases Pipefitting Training Series |
 Virginia Beach, VA (USA),
June 2009 - Coastal Training Technologies has put a new training series for
pipefitters on the market. It is designed for employees and students with
little to no pipefitting experience and covers the most common piping
systems in use today. Training participants will learn about piping
joints, fittings, offsets, flanges, gaskets, and accessories, as well as
how to measure pipe according to industry standards, thread pipe, and read
piping drawings.
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| Economic Crisis |
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Screencast-Based Training Is Effective and Versatile |
 Okemos, MI (USA), June 2009 - With the economic downturn
snapping at the heels and budgets of training managers and learning
officers, many are seeking simpler and more cost-effective methods of
training employees. Matt Pierce, training manager at TechSmith, writes
about Screencast-Based Training – CHECK.point eLearning provides
you with a summary.
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| Economy |
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SkillSoft Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Results |
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Nashua, NH (USA), June 2009 – SkillSoft, Software as a Service (SaaS)
provider of on-demand eLearning and performance-support solutions for
global enterprises, government, education, and small to medium-sized
businesses has announced the financial results for its first fiscal
quarter of fiscal 2010.
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| Strategic Vision |
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Content-Development Training for Oman Ministry |
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Dubai (UAE), June 2009 – Universal Knowledge Solutions (UKS), a
learning-solutions enabler based in the Middle East, delivered training on
content development to the Oman Ministry of Education from March to May
2009 as part of the ministry’s strategy to transfer their curricula to
digital format.
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| Experiential Learning |
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Toolwire to Deliver Virtual Hands-On Learning for Avaya |
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Pleasanton, CA (USA)/London (UK), June 2009 - Toolwire, a provider of
experiential distance-learning solutions, has announced an agreement with
Avaya Inc. to develop and deliver a virtualized, on-demand lab environment
to train Avaya solution partners worldwide.
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| Success |
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Two Learning Impact Awards for Giunti Labs |
 Sestri Levante (IT), June
2009 - Giunti Labs has won a 'Gold' and a 'Best in category' award at the
IMS Learning Impact Awards (LIAs), the world’s annual competition for the
high-impact use of technology to support and enhance learning. Organised
by the IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC), the LIAs recognise use of
technology to improve learning across all education segments and in all
regions of the world.
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| Synergy |
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Datango Partners with OclassenHathaway |
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Waltham, MA (USA), June 2009 - datango AG, a provider of software that
accelerates time to value and increases user acceptance of
mission-critical systems, has announced that it has forged a strategic
relationship with OclassenHathaway, experts in helping technology
companies transform their learning businesses into significant profit
centres.
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| Business Cooperation |
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Echelon Learning Signs Partnering Agreement with HT2 |
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London (UK), May 2009 - Organisation-development consultancy Echelon has
agreed to a partnering arrangement with HT2 to collaborate on implementing
the "World Class Diamond", a diagnosis and benchmarking model for
organisations that are seeking to become truly 'world class'.
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| Radical Change |
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President Outlines Vision for African Education
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 Dakar (SN), June 2009 - The President of Senegal,
Abdoulaye Wade, outlined his vision for radical change in African education
and criticised European governments for restricting access for African
students. In a wide-ranging and controversial speech at "eLearning
Africa", the continent's major conference on online education, the 85-year
old President said that technology now allowed African students unlimited
access to the best universities in the world.
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| Commonwealth |
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Learning for Development Three-Year Plan Published |
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Vancouver, BC (CA), June 2009 – Commonwealth Learning (COL) has finalised
its Three-Year Plan for 2009-2012, Learning for Development, which is now
available through their website. This final version will also be presented
to Commonwealth Ministers of Education for their endorsement at their
seventeenth triennial Conference (CCEM) to be held in Kuala Lumpur, 15 –
19 June 2009.
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| Long-term Planning |
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Conference on Education, Economy, and Society |
 Paris (FR), June 2009 –
To be held in central Paris from 21-24 July 2010, this conference is a
forum, discussion, and networking place for academics, researchers,
professionals, administrators, educational leaders, policy makers, and
industry representatives interested in education. All areas of education
are invited, as are related economic, political, cultural, and social
themes.
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| Cedefop Conference |
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Matching Skills with Future Jobs |
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Thessaloniki (GR), June 2009 - Cedefop is organising the conference,
Matching skills and jobs: Anticipating needs in challenging times, on
11-12 June in Thessaloniki. The aim of the conference is to announce the
results of its medium-term forecast on the supply of skills, Future skills
supply in Europe, and to present the Commission’s recently launched New
Skills for New Jobs initiative.
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| Stamford Bridge |
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Venue Announced for Training 2009 |
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London (UK), June 2009 - The Institute of IT Training is delighted to
announce that the Training 2009 Conference and Exhibition will take place
on 23-24 September at the stunning Chelsea Football Club ground, Stamford
Bridge, London. This contemporary complex boasts modern conference
facilities, state-of-the-art audio-visual aids, and spectacular views of
the world-famous pitch.
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| Opportunities |
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Online eLearning Conference and e-Gems |
 Brisbane (AU), June 2009
– Framework is providing two free online opportunities to get connected and
stay up to date in the world of online Learning. First in line is the
"Getting Connected 09" online conference from 16-17 June; the second is an
e-Gems webconference about the application of QTImPlayer for workplace
training and assessment on 22 June.
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| Organizational Scope |
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Fourteenth Knowledge-Management Forum in Milan |
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Milan (IT), June 2009 – Directed at all those concerned with organizational
knowledge management and communication, this forum will be held from 12-16
October 2009 in Milan, Italy. It features a combination of presentations,
exhibition space, and knowledge-management tutorials.
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