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What are Key Technologies to Support Educational Change? |
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Brussels (BE), February 2012 - MENON is conducting the study Mapping and
Analysing Prospective Technologies for Learning (MATEL) on behalf of the
European Commission - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
(IPTS). People interested in contributing to this research are cordially
invited to participate in the survey before 26 February 2012.
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| Survey Results |
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UK Businesses "Put the Customer Last" Say Consumers |
London (UK), February 2012 - In a nationwide review of surveys undertaken
by retail organisations, statisticians, consumer organisations, and
ombudsmen, The Ken Blanchard Companies have found a mass of evidence
suggesting that in the UK, the customer comes anything but first.
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Test of New Learning Analytics Solution |
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Washington D.C. (USA), February 2012 – Blackboard Inc. has partnered with
several colleges and universities that will test drive its new solution
for learning analytics. The institutions will pilot the new solution –
Blackboard Analytics™ for Blackboard Learn™, and provide feedback to the
company.
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| Results Assessment |
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Evaluation System Partnership Opportunity |
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Basingstoke (UK), February 2012 – Results-assessment specialist Ceres
Management has launched "Results Research 2012", a partnership opportunity
for a small number of organisations that are committed to high-quality
training-evaluation practice.
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| Cutting Edge |
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Asia-Pacific’s List of eLearning Movers and Shakers |
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St Albans (UK), February 2012 - Among the responses to the publication at
the beginning of January of lists of the "top ten movers and shakers" in
the eLearning field – in the world, Europe, and the UK – were a couple
that argued for the publication of an Asia-Pacific list to complement the
existing lists.
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| Training News |
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Microsoft and IMC Join on Cloud 9 |
 Karlsruhe/Saarbrücken (GER), February 2012 - Microsoft
Deutschland GmbH and IMC AG announced their future partnership in the
cloud-computing sphere during a joint press conference at the
international trade fair LEARNTEC. IMC also reported the production of new
training content and modules for McDonalds.
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| Learning Platform |
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Honda Motor Europe Partners with CERTPOINT Systems |
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Brussels (BE)/Poyle (UK), February 2012 - Honda Motor Europe is adopting
CERTPOINT Systems’ software-as-a-service (SaaS) learning platform. The
implementation initially covers 26,000 users in over twenty European
countries and in multiple languages.
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| Risk Assessment |
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EssentialSkillz Launches Updated Version of ErgoWize |
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Milton Keynes (UK)/Galway (IE), February 2012 - eLearning provider
EssentialSkillz has launched a newly updated and enhanced version of its
popular DSE risk-assessment and training software ErgoWize. The course
became available 30 January 2012.
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| Blended Learning |
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goFLUENT on Return on Investment (ROI) |
 Paris (FR), February 2012 - At the iLearning
Forum Paris, Christophe Ferrandou, CEO of goFLUENT, outlined the key
issues involved in determining the return on investment (ROI) in blended
learning. Assessing results rather than the costs is fairer and more
closely allied to the organisation’s goals, he argues.
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| Content Management |
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New XML DITA Editor for eXact LCMS Available |
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Sestri Levante (IT), February 2012 - eXact learning solutions, a vendor of
online and mobile learning-content-management and digital repository
solutions, has upgraded its eXact LCMS, adding single-source XML technical
documentation to blended learning.
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| Teaching Resources |
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New Online Community and Learning Software Launch |
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Turku (FI), February 2012 – Sanoko launched a new, free online teacher’s
community in January. The Finland-based firm also previewed an extension
of its study-product portfolio in March, with Study Solo, an interactive
multimedia content-and-language-learning application in one package.
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| Educational Sector |
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Supporting the Use of ICT in the UK |
 Stafford (UK), February
2012 - Stone, an ICT-services provider to UK education, has announced the
second Stone Group ICT in Education Report and a "Rent-a-PC" scheme that
presents all levels of the education sector with a new ability to access
funding for ICT hardware through revenue budget rather than the capital
budget.
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| Online Curriculum |
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Leadership in Rapidly Growing K-12 Market Segment |
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Herndon, VA (USA), February 2012 - In an independent report on educational
technologies, MDR's market-research service EdNET Insight ranked K12 Inc.
the leading provider of online curriculum to school districts across the
United States. K12 provides online curriculum and support for more than
2,000 school districts in all fifty states.
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| Language Learning |
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Blended Solutions to Upskill Staff on the Rise |
 Munich
(GER), February 2012 - dp has released findings from a new European survey
entitled "Languages and Business Audit". The work reveals that 71 percent
of organizations believe that they will be delivering more
blended-learning content within the next two years. Furthermore, eight out
of ten organizations regarded language learning to be a main focus in their
workforce- development plans.
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| Student Achievement |
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Sopris Opens New Communication Channels |
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Longmont, CO (USA), February 2012 - Sopris Learning, a provider of
research-based assessments, supplemental, and intervention materials, has
announced the creation of a new YouTube Channel and Google+ business
profile page.
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| Sustainability |
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Green Project Management™ Courses Available |
 London (UK), February
2012 - The global training company QA has announced that it has signed an
exclusive partnership agreement with Green Project Management Ltd (GPM) to
deliver a range of fully accredited and globally recognised sustainable
project management courses.
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| Higher Education |
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Accredited Online Colleges on the Rise |
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London (UK), February 2012 - The Internet is revolutionizing higher
education. Accredited online colleges are growing in size, traditional
colleges are adopting online programmes, and all trends indicate that
distance learning is not only here to stay, but that it will make an
unprecedented impact on the educational systems currently in place today.
CHECK.point eLearning offers a summary of Nick Johnson’s recent
publication on the topic.
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| Team Playing |
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Why Is Crowdsourced Software Testing so Good? |
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Cheltenham (UK), February 2012 – Cost, quality, and time are the three
metaphorical balls all software-development companies must juggle during
the delicate test phase. In fact, if you happen to be involved in any form
of software testing, what is more important to you? Obviously, you would
like to improve all three.
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| New EU Project |
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Assessment of Inquiry Learning in Science |
 Dublin (IE), February
2012 – The Irish Minister for Education and Science, Ruairí Quinn TD, has
launched a €3.75m EU-funded initiative that aims to revolutionise the way
science is taught and assessed in classrooms across Europe. The project,
SAILS (Strategies for Assessment of Inquiry Learning in Science), is
funded by the European Framework Programme (FP7) and is coordinated by a
team from Dublin City University. It is led by Dr. Odilla Finlayson, Dr.
Eilish McLoughlin, Dr. Paul van Kampen, Dr. Sarah Brady, and Dr. Deirdre
McCabe of CASTeL at DCU.
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| Legal Landscape |
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Extradition Case Highlights IT Insurance Gaps |
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Uckfield (UK), February 2012 - A leading independent broker is urging tech
companies in the UK to reconsider their insurance portfolio in light of
the controversial Richard O’Dwyer case. According to specialist brokerage
PI Expert, the case highlights the need for IT specialists to review the
nature of their cover in response to the changing legal landscape.
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| 'Little’s Britain' |
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A review of Learning Technologies 2012 |
 London
(UK), February 2012 - (by Bob Little) Just when you were thinking
that the Learning Technologies’ format was tried, tested and unchangeable,
you found that, this year, things had changed. For one thing, the Learning
Technologies exhibition – augmented for the first time last year by the
Learning & Skills exhibition – was further augmented this year by the
Learning Without Frontiers conference and exhibition and a related Cloud
Computing exhibition.
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| Software Reselling |
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News from Lectora |
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Cincinnati, OH (USA), February 2012 – Lectora has several hot news items to
share. It was selected as a 2012 Top Authoring Tools Company by the
TrainingIndustry.com, has partnered with Canudo eLearning Agency to offer
Lectora eLearning authoring tools in Germany, and the Lectora® User
Conference will invite exhibitors to join for the first time ever.
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| Transformational Change |
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Maven Releases a New White Paper |
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London (UK), February 2012 - Maven, a change-management specialist, has
announced the release of their new white paper "Implementing the Vision of
Transformational Change", authored by Melanie Franklin.
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Summer School for Technology-Enhanced Learning |
 Estoril (PT), February
2012 - The eighth Joint European Summer School on Technology Enhanced
Learning is taking place 21-25 May 2012. The event encourages participants
to adopt a critical stance in thinking about the role of technologies for
learners and the terms of learning.
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| Authentic Assessment |
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Fifth International Plagiarism Conference |
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Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), February 2012 - The 2012 International Plagiarism
Conference celebrates ten years of pioneering research in this area. The
fifth biennial event is being held 16-18 July 2012 in Sage Gateshead,
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and showcases innovative practices from around the
globe.
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| Education |
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Call for Proposals for the DIVERSE Conference |
 Leuven (BE), February
2012 - The DIVERSE Conference is an annual gathering of academics,
teachers, technologists, and students that engages participants in an
ongoing dialogue on the effective uses of visual media in education. It is
being held this year 03-06 July in Leuven, Belgium.
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| Intensive Course |
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Develop the Strategy to Succeed in eLearning |
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Orlando, FL (USA), February 2012 - This intensive educational event
organized by the eLearning Foundation is for people leading an
organization’s first eLearning project or trying to get existing eLearning
efforts on the right track.
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| Spring University 2012 |
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Sustainable Development – Learning from Each Other |
 Vilnius (LT), February
2012 - Looking forward to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio
+ 20 in 2012, participants are invited to take part in the ATEE Spring
University 2012 Conference entitled "20 Years for Sustainable Development:
Learning from Each Other". The event will be hosted by the Lithuanian
University of Educational Sciences in Vilnius, Lithuania, 03-05 May 2012.
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| Recognition |
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Bett Awards 2012 - Winners Announced |
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London (UK), February 2012 - The winners of the annual BETT Awards were
recently announced at London’s prestigious Hilton Hotel. Around 600 guests
saw comedian Patrick Monahan present the awards to the deserving winners.
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