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» Newsletter CHECK.point eLearning, European News, 05/09/2013 - www.checkpoint-elearning.com - ISSN 1613-4710
Team Dynamics eLearning Course Shows How to Lead International Teams London (UK), September 2013 - Video Arts is distributing a new eLearning course that highlights a best- practice approach to building, leading, and working in cross-cultural teams. Called “Managing Multicultural Teams”, the two-hour interactive resource explains how leaders and members of international teams can build trust and commitment, achieve cross-cultural collaboration, and work together more effectively in face-to-face and virtual meetings. » more Recruitment Blue Eskimo Confirms: Learning Jobs Market on the up Stoke Prior (UK), September 2013 - Specialist recruitment company Blue Eskimo says that job vacancies in the learning sector are up considerably. According to Blue Eskimo, the UK’s leading recruitment provider to the training, learning, and eLearning sectors, companies are actively hiring for a significantly larger number of roles. » more New Reseller ITSA to Offer eLearning Software in Nigeria Cincinnati, OH (USA), September 2013 – Lectora® has joined with ITSA Business Consult Ltd. to offer Lectora eLearning software in Nigeria. The new relationship between Lectora and ITSA enhances the eLearning resources and services of ITSA by adding Lectora, the leading eLearning software, to ITSA Business Consult’s list of products. » more Izzui, the Learning Place A New, Free App Brings eLearning to Facebook Miami, FL (USA) / Rio de Janeiro (BR), September, 2013 - With the launch of Izzui, Facebook has grown from an environment focused primarily on publishing photos, sharing events, and making friends to a powerful platform for virtual training for individuals and organizations. Izzui, an innovative free application aimed at social learning, provides a space for knowledge sharing and an open-earning marketplace to create, publish, share, and sell eLearning courses. » more Expert JW Maxx Three Tips for Fixing Online Reputation Phoenix, AZ (USA), September 2013 - Fixing one's online reputation is no small task, and a series of varied tools should be used when attacking the problem of a negative reputation. Having a system in place with definitive steps towards success is the best way to tackle any publicity challenge in the digital age. » more Advertisement Training Compliance QR Codes Help Mace Business School Manage Risk Lancaster (UK), September 2013 - Accessplanit has integrated a QR code-identification module into Mace Business School’s course-administration software. This additional feature provides Mace delegates with instant real-time information, helping to automate the process of managing risk associated with mandatory training. » more Elearnity’s 9-Grid™ NetDimensions Rated as a ”Core Leader” in LMS London, UK, September 2013 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has been ranked as a “Core Leader” in a new and unique European (EMEA) learning and talent-market insight report, the Elearnity 9-Grid™ model for learning-management systems (LMS). » more “Omnibus Rule” DuPont Announces Three New HIPAA Training Programs Virginia Beach, VA (USA), September 2013 - DuPont Sustainable Solutions has released three new HIPAA training programs that incorporate the mandates of the final “omnibus rule” issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The omnibus rule enhances a patient’s privacy protection, provides individuals with new rights to their health information, and strengthens the government’s ability to enforce the law. » more Talent Management Cornerstone OnDemand Recognized Again in IDC Sydney (AU), September 2013 - Cornerstone OnDemand continues to earn recognition as a major cloud-based talent-management-software provider from top industry analyst firms. For the third year in a row, the company has been named a "Leader" in IDC's Integrated Talent Management 2013 MarketScape report, as well as a "Leader" in IDC's 2013 MarketScape reports for Performance and Learning. Cornerstone was also named a "Major Player" in IDC's 2013 MarketScape reports for Recruiting and Compensation. » more Machine Learning Saba Transforms Traditional Career-Development Planning Redwood Shores, CA (USA) – September 2013 - Saba, a global provider in next-generation cloud solutions for talent management, has announced groundbreaking functionality in its Saba Cloud, including The Intelligent Mentor (TIM) and Rock Stars. The innovations are designed to transform traditional career development into a deeper and more personal experience and to make succession planning into a more comprehensive and effective process. » more Advertisement Totara LMS Online Learning Center for American Cancer Society Chicago, IL (USA), September 2013 - The American Cancer Society has partnered with Kineo, the leading global learning-solutions provider, to create a cutting-edge online learning center. Using Totara Learning Management System (LMS), the Society can now take a blended approach to training its three million volunteers across the United States. » more Little’s Britain Augmenting authoring tools using interactions London (UK), September 2013 - (by Bob Little) No one wants to take time and trouble, using their expertise, to produce something that’s not as effective as it should be. This is just as true of online learning designers and developers as it is of anyone. » more On-the-Go Tutor New App Brings Infinite Patience to Learning English Golden, CO (USA), September 2013 - Vocefy, Inc. has announced the launch of Infinite English, a mobile learning app that will challenge all current approaches to learning English. The app uses mobile smart devices and cloud processing to mimic a clever, animated personal tutor named “Vocey.” The friendly online tutor lets users pick interesting content from anywhere, practice reading out loud and gives immediate feedback with infinite patience, anywhere and anytime. And she works cheap. » more MOOCs Learners at OpenHPI Show a High Success Rate Potsdam (GER), September 2013 - The typical participant in free, open, online information-technology courses is between thirty and forty years old, male, and has worked for more than ten years in a technical profession with a high IT content. This first structural analysis of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has been undertaken by the German Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) one year after the launch of its interactive Internet learning platform. The number of interested online learners worldwide is now around 50,000, said institute director Prof. Christoph Meinel. » more Serious Play Awards Corporate, Military, and Children's Educational Games Los Angeles, CA (USA), September 2013 – The MIT Game Lab's Phantomation won Best of Show in the 2013 International Serious Play Awards competition. Seven other studios won gold medals. The awards, announced at the 2013 Serious Play Conference at DigiPen Institute of Technology, honor exceptional examples of corporate, military, children's education, and games for good. » more Advertisement NGO Studio Globo Saved by the Bell Brussels (BE), September 2013 - Pupils are sometimes relieved to hear the school bell ring - as are teachers, from time to time. They are all familiar with the sensation of being “saved by the bell.” For millions of children and youths, however, the bell will not ring today, even if it is their deepest wish. » more Scenarios for the Future Leadership and Collaboration in Virtual Groups Berlin (GER), September 2013 – The HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences will host a conference on 02 October 2013. The event will convene experts to discuss and experience the most recent findings in digital work and online collaboration. » more Empowering Excellence TATA Interactive Learning Forum Arabia 2013 Mumbai (IN), September 2013 - Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), a pioneer and global provider in learning solutions, is organizing the third edition of Tata Interactive Learning Forum (TLF), Arabia on 12 September 2013 at The Oberoi, Dubai. The eventful and invitation-only annual Tata Interactive Learning Forum 2013 in its tenth edition. The annual event organized by TIS is exclusively for SVPs, VPs, and Heads of HR and training functions, making it the most prestigious eLearning conference in the world. » more Enter now! Closing Date for the MEDEA Awards Is 30 September Brussels (BE), September 2013 – The final countdown has begun! With just four weeks left until the closing entry deadline, a call is going out to educational-media producers all over Europe to submit their entries to this year’s MEDEA Awards. Entry to this competition is free, and professional and non-professional producers are invited to enter all types of innovative educational media to Europe’s premier educational-media competition. » more ICIEET 2013 On the Internet, eLearning and Education Technologies Istanbul (TR), September 2013 - ICIEET 2013, the second edition of the event, is taking place 21-22 October in Istanbul, Turkey. The gathering is an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practical implementation of secured Internet transactions and to fostering discussions on the evolution of eLearning technologies. ICIEET 2013 aims to provide a highly professional academic research forum that promotes collaborative excellence between academia and industry. » more New Media eLearning4tourism workshop Barcelona (E), September 2013 – On 03 October 2013, the third workshop for a special industrial sector will take place. The impact of digital technologies on the development and evolution of the tourism and hospitality industry has been widely acknowledged as one of the main transformations in the last decade. Nevertheless, there has been limited focus on the part of the academic community in studying and evaluating the role new media technologies play as educational tools in the tourism and hospitality field. » more

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