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Learning Hub

SAP Education Takes Learning to the Cloud

Walldorf (GER), February 2014 - SAP AG has announced a new and expanded version of the cloud-based SAP® Learning Hub site, which provides easy access to comprehensive and up-to-date educational content on a wide range of SAP solutions, anytime, anywhere. Built on SuccessFactors Learning, which includes the SAP Jam® social-software platform, the site is an extensive online repository of content where SAP professionals can learn and improve their knowledge and skills, receive instructor guidance and peer support, and collaborate socially on a clear, engaging user interface. Originally introduced in 2012, SAP Learning Hub now counts more than 230 customers and 13,000 subscribers. » more

Detailed Analysis

The World’s Top 50 LMS Systems

Los Angeles, CA (US)/ London (UK), February 2014 - A thorough analysis of 582 of the world’s leading learning-management systems (LMSs) has identified the top performing 50. » more

Conclusions

Wolters Kluwer Social Media Survey 2013

London (UK), February 2014 – A new survey of UK accountants reveals that the profession, once thought of as being behind the tech curve, is now strongly embracing social media. The latest Wolters Kluwer Social Media Survey, which sampled the views of 1100 accountants at the end of 2013, found that 77% of respondents are now using social media sites, a small increase on 2012 but up by more than 10% compared to the survey conducted in 2011. » more

White Paper

"Using Simulation in Sales and Leadership Training"

Hampshire (UK), February 2014 - Performance specialist Angela Stephenson of TLSA International helps sales professionals identify the use and benefits of simulations in sales training. She is convinced that that by using computer-based simulations in sales and leadership training, business professionals have a higher chance of retaining key learning objectives and improving their performance. » more

Financial Metrics

Saba: Cloud Bookings Hit a Record High

Redwood Shores, CA (US), February 2014 – Saba, a global provider of next-generation cloud solutions for talent management, has provided an update on its business momentum and its progress on the restatement of historical financial results. "I am extremely pleased with our strong business momentum and the pace of our product innovation," said Shawn Farshchi, President and CEO, Saba. » more

Totara Partner

Synergy Learning Wins Top Sales Award

Holywood (UK), February 2014 - Synergy Learning, a Platinum Totara Partner and leading provider in innovative eLearning, has been awarded the first-ever accolade from Totara LMS for the company with top sales in Totara Subscriptions. » more

P.A.U. Education

First European Incubator for Innovation in Education

Barcelona (E), February 2014 - Educational practitioners and innovators passionate about education have a new opportunity to create, develop, strengthen, and fund their start-up in Europe through the Open Education Challenge. All submissions then must be made by 17 March 2014 via the competition’s website. » more

Strategy

Questionmark Signs Global Reseller Agreement with SAP

Norwalk, CT (US), February 2014 - Questionmark has announced the signing of a global agreement with Germany’s SAP. SAP will resell testing and learning-assessment technologies from Questionmark under the name SAP® Assessment Management by Questionmark. The application will enable companies to create, deliver, and analyze surveys, quizzes, tests, and exams. The software is designed to complement SAP Learning Solution and SuccessFactors Learning, while allowing the creation of learning assessments for purposes such as certification, regulatory compliance, and health and safety training for a company’s internal tracking purposes. » more

Six Key Areas

Learning Light Customers Access Virtual College Courses

Sheffield (UK), February 2014 - A raft of online learning courses from Virtual College is now available to customers of The eLearning Centre website. » more

With Video Converter

Latest Version of Docebo’s Learning Management System

Naples (I) / London (UK), February 2014 - At the recent Learning Technologies event in London, Docebo and GuyKat Solutions showcased the latest Docebo learning-management system release – 6.1 - with Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, and Amazon CloudFront support. The platform brings companies a faster, more flexible and efficient learning-delivery solution with global reach. » more

Authoring Tools

Elearnity releases its 9-Grid™ analysis

Cirencester (UK), February 2014 - Elearnity, a leading European analyst, recently announced the launch of its popular 9-Grid™ analyst profiles for the European learning authoring-tools markets. The 9-Grid™ models provide a practical way for enterprises to understand who’s who in the learning technology market. » more

Celebrating Excellence

New Categories for eLearning Awards 2014

London (UK), February 2014 - Two new categories have been added to the 2014 eLearning Awards: blended learning and best use of social and collaborative technologies for learning. Also, the project category now covers the private, public and third sectors, nineteen categories in total. This year sees the eLearning Awards tenth anniversary of recognising and celebrating eLearning excellence. » more

QNB

ELearning Induction Programme from CM Group

Bristol (UK) / Seattle, WA (US), February 2014 - CM Group, one of the UK’s largest providers of bespoke eLearning, has announced that QNB, a leading Middle Eastern bank, has gone live with its new innovative eLearning induction programme. » more

Key Trends Report

Saffron Interactive Featured in L&D Technology

London (UK), February 2014 - Saffron Interactive has contributed a thought-leadership piece on the business impact of gamification to the Training Zone report. In the article, Saffron predicts that game-based reward systems will merge seamlessly with good user experience design in online learning. » more

Call for Applications

The Doctoral Programme in Education and ICT

Barcelona (E), February 2014 - The Open University of Catalonia, UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) is a fully accredited online university based in Barcelona and serving over 60,000 students worldwide. The eLearn Center is its research centre focusing on eLearning. The University and the research centre welcome doctoral students who want to develop their research in a highly qualified and international setting and in a doctoral programme that forms part of the Bologna process. » more

Global Monitoring

Making Quality Teachers a Global Priority

Addis Ababa (ET), February 2014 -The funding gap in education is creating a global shortage of teachers, according to the new Education for All Global Monitoring Report (GMR), with 1.6 million teachers needed to achieve universal primary education by 2015. This number is even greater in secondary education, outlines the GMR, an authoritative reference published every year by UNESCO to monitor the progress of the global Education for All movement. » more

Symposium

MOOCs and Corporate Learning

New York, NY (US), February 2014 - The MASIE Center, Elliott Masie, and The Learning CONSORTIUM are organizing a deep-dive symposium and lab to explore the role of MOOCs as a new element in corporate and workplace learning. Focusing on the roles of MOOCs for employee learning, it is entitled MOOCs and Corporate Learning: Symposium and Lab. The dates are 02 - 04 April 2014, and the venue is the MASIE Center Learning Lab in Saratoga Springs, FL. » more

LINQ and EIF 2014

Keynotes from Experts in Open Education

Crete (GR), February 2014 - The International Programme Committee of the LINQ 2014 and EIF 2014 conference has announced the keynote speakers for the upcoming event, to be held in Crete, Greece from 07 - 09 May 2014. A selection of prestigious, international speakers known for their ground-breaking work in the fields of open education, learning innovation, and quality will engage participants with their remarkable expertise. » more

RUSC

Special Section on “MOOCs: Game Changer or Passing Fad?”

Barcelona (E), February 2014 - The Universities and Knowledge Society Journal (RUSC) is an open-access e-journal jointly published by the Open University of Catalonia, UOC, Spain (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) and Australia’s University of New England that comes out twice a year, in January and July. The Journal has launched a call for papers for the next Special Section on "MOOCs: Game Changer or Passing Fad?" » more

Call for Papers

Fourth European Immersive Education Summit

Vienna (AU), February 2014 - The objective of the European Immersive Education (iED) Summit is to bring together researchers, developers, educators, decision makers, and industry representatives from all over the world. It consists of scientific presentations, poster sessions, panel discussions, and break-out sessions. Fairly new is the hands-on demo stream, which combines a short paper presentation with an extended hands-on presentation for the attendees. » more