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» Newsletter CHECK.point eLearning, European News, 27/02/2014 - www.checkpoint-elearning.com - ISSN 1613-4710
Mobile Opportunities Europeans Spend 18% More Time Using Apps London (UK), February 2014 - Localytics' data reveals that, in contrast to common perceptions, the European user base represents a huge opportunity for companies with a mobile presence. For example, Europeans reached for their apps more than their US counterparts in 2013, and their average session length increased considerably in Q4. » more Rapid Adoption Kaltura Raises $47 Mio on the Heels of Massive Growth New York, NY (USA), February 2014 - The open-source video platform Kaltura has secured an additional $47 million of funding. The financing round was led by new investors SAP Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, Commonfund Capital, and Brazil-based Gera Ventures. There was also participation from existing investors: 406 Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Inc., and Silicon Valley Bank. Kaltura will use the additional capital to further accelerate product development and extend operations into Brazil, Mexico, China, Japan, Australia, Singapore, and Korea. » more Clinton Global Initiative App-E-Feat to Create Mobile Apps New York, NY (USA), February 2014 - The IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization, has launched the App-E-Feat promotion, centered around a website that matches organizations aligned with the IEEE mission of advancing technology for humanity with engineers to create mobile apps. App-E-Feat is being launched as part of IEEE's Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action. » more Free Subscription First Online TV Channel for the Training Industry Coventry (UK), February 2014 - The OnlineTVGroup has launched TrainingSuccess.tv, the first online TV channel exclusively for the UK training sector, in association with The Training Foundation and supported by the British Institute for Learning & Development (BILD). » more Workforce Communication Speexx White Paper: Championing Business Agility Munich (GER), February 2014 - Speexx, the award-winning provider of online corporate language training, has released a new white paper for the talent-management sector. "Championing business agility through better workforce communication" sets the agenda for HR and L&D professionals and shows how communication skills can be instrumental in improving workforce agility. » more Advertisement Elearnity 9-Grid™ NetDimensions Positioned again as a “Core Leader” London (UK), February 2014 - NetDimensions, a global provider of performance, knowledge, and learning-management systems, has been positioned again as a "Core Leader" in the 2014 release of the unique European learning and talent-market insight report, Elearnity 9-Grid™ for Learning Management Systems (LMS). » more Innovation Pack 2 Focusing on the Topics of Learning and Content Analytics Saarbruecken (GER), February 2014: - Within the framework of its Innovation Pack 2, IMC is expanding the functional spectrum of the Learning Suite 2013 (formerly CLIX) in the areas of predictive and adaptive analytics and content management. » more Alison Innes-Farquhar Chief Learning Officer of the Year Cambridge (UK), February 2014 - HC-One’s Head of People and Organisational Development has won the Gold Award for Chief Learning Officer of the Year at the prestigious Learning Awards for her work with Acteon on a transformational staff-development programme. » more Survey Reed Learning Reveals the Pressure on PAs London (UK), February 2014 - Reed Learning asked 320 personal assistants and office administrators what skills they needed in order to improve their performance. The results showed that today’s career-driven PA has project management and networking at the top of their to-do lists. » more Dementia Alliance Experiential Learning Tool Incorporates Gaming Pleasanton, CA (USA)/ London (UK), February 2014 - Norfolk and Suffolk Dementia Alliance and Toolwire have announced their winning of the Gold Award for "External Learning Solution of the Year" at The Learning Awards sponsored by the Learning and Performance Institute, a global institute for learning-and-development professionals. The tool is accessible for free through The Learning Location website, which is open to individual carers, families, professional staff, and organisations looking for relevant information, guides, and training support. » more MOOC HPI Offers First Free Open Online Courses in China Potsdam (GER), February 2014 - Effective immediately, Germany’s Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) is offering its free online courses in Chinese. On 18 February HPI Director Prof. Christoph Meinel launched the first course of the new platform at an event in the Chinese industrial metropolis of Shanghai. » more Advertisement Computer Skills K-12 Elearning Scholarship Program Tampa, FL (USA), February 2014 - With unemployment numbers not improving, many American youth have given up on post-secondary education as a whole, hurting themselves and the future US economy. K Alliance, an eLearning company that offers software video courses, aims to change this trend and has announced that they will be launching a primary and secondary education scholarship program. With an equally disconcerting trend of rising tuition costs, and a fifty percent increase in the average college debt, students nationwide are rethinking whether to further their education. » more Official Launch A Complete and Secured Interactive Teaching Platform Lausanne (CH), February 2014 - The Freasyway concept is simple, yet complete. Countless high schools, universities, superior technical schools, and independent teachers can share paid or free lessons on the Freasyway platform. The content is made accessible to all students or interested individuals. The business model is that posting online paid lessons leads to certain commission fees. » more Baker & Taylor Digital Media Library with Blackboard Learn Platform Charlotte, NC (USA), February 2014 - Baker & Taylor, a premier worldwide distributor of digital and print books and entertainment products, has announced the integration of its Axis 360 digital-media library platform with Blackboard Learn™, Blackboard Inc.'s flagship learning-management system, giving K-12 students and instructors quick access to digital library materials. » more Advertisement Call for Papers 17th Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning Villach (AU), February 2014 - This interdisciplinary conference, which will be held as a part of the 2014 World Engineering Education Forum, 03-06 December 2014 in Dubai, focuses on the exchange of relevant trends and research results. It also features the presentation of practical experiences in interactive collaborative learning, and submissions of pilot projects, applications, and products are also welcome. » more Webinar Too Old to Train? London (UK), February 2014 - Over 50s make up a third of the UK’s workforce. They are, however, the least likely to be offered training despite the fact that research shows clearly that it is indeed possible to "teach an old dog new tricks." Robin Hoyle, Senior Consultant with Learnworks Ltd asks, "Is it time for organisations to rethink their L&D policies for older workers?" » more International Keynotes ELearning as an Engine for Change Dubai (UAE), February 2014 - The 2014 congress on eLearning Excellence in the Middle East, taking place 04-05 March in Dubai, will explore leadership, design, and technology for 21st-century learning. Big data and learning analytics will feature prominently at the Conference; deans of education from major universities in Dubai will discuss recent innovations that can monitor student performance and tailor education to individual needs. » more Photography Enthusiasts The eLA "Through your Lens" Photo Competition 2014 Berlin (GER), February 2014 - The eLearning Africa "Through your Lens" Photo Competition is back this year in its fifth edition. Under the theme of "Social Africa: Building Bridges through ICT", budding photographers are invited to submit snapshots depicting how ICT is enhancing the way individuals and communities in Africa live, learn, cooperate, and connect. » more Aircrew Training Military Flight Training 2014 London (UK), February 2014 - Defence IQ has announced that Northrop Grumman will be a leading industry contributor to the Military Flight Training 2014 conference, taking place 25-27 March in London. The Conference, regarded as the flight-training community's annual general meeting, is expected to attract 180+ senior officers from around the world to discuss and debate the best way to reduce training gaps for both fixed-wing and rotary platforms as technology continually progresses. » more Until 03 April 2014 Call for Abstracts for EDULEARN 2014 Barcelona (E), February 2014 - The organisers are inviting the community to submit abstracts and to participate in the sixth international conference on education and new learning technologies, EDULEARN14, which will be held in Barcelona, Spain, 07 - 09 July 2014. » more

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