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Corporate eLearning
Acquisition of Blackboard Inc. Completed
Washington D.C. (USA), October 2011 - Blackboard Inc. has announced the completion of its acquisition by an investor group led by affiliates of Providence Equity Partners. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $1.64 billion in enterprise value plus the assumption of approximately $136 million in debt. » MORE
New Suite of eLearning Courses for Action for Children
Belfast (UK), October 2011 - Aurion Learning has been working closely with Action for Children's Learning and Development Team to produce a suite of eLearning programmes. Designed to support Action for Children employees and volunteers develop new skills and competencies, the four eLearning programmes focus on Behaviour Support, Safeguarding, eFinance, and Learning and Development. » MORE
24 Free Computer and Business Courses for Young Adults
Ardmore, PA/Rochester, NY (USA), October 2011 - eLearning for Life has announced it has received and published many new business and computer courses from Element K. Element K is a provider of eLearning solutions for corporations and academic institutions with an emphasis on business, technology, and professional skills development. » MORE
goFLUENT Strengthens US Team to Support Growth
Geneva (CH), October 2011 - goFLUENT, a provider of distance English training, has expanded its sales presence and investment in the language-learning market in the USA with the appointment of Brett Walker. Brett brings to his new role a vast knowledge of the SaaS on-demand eLearning software solution industry. » MORE
New Partnership and Whitepaper on Microlearning
Saarbrücken (GER)/The Hague (NL), October 2011 - The Dutch BPM and eLearning company Blue Lanes B.V. has started a partnership with IMC AG, a provider of learning, talent, and content solutions. IMC has further announced the release of a free whitepaper on micro-learning, an effective approach to user acceptance of new software roll-out programmes. » MORE
High Demand for eLearning Materials by Project Agency
London (UK), October 2011 - Project Agency, a project-management training and development specialist, has experienced an "encouraging" level of interest in its "Perfect Project" eLearning materials. Less than six months after the eLearning materials were launched, demand is rivalling that for the company's well-established training course of the same name. » MORE
News from eXact Learning Solutions
Sestri Levante (IT), October 2011 - eXact learning solutions has announced the release of HarvestRoad Hive DR Control Panel for the Moodle 2 LMS. The company is also organizing a webinar in which the UNHCRC's Director of Learning Technology, Atish Gonsalves, presents a case study illustrating the benefits of using eXact learning solutions' online and mobile learning content management solution to the UNHCR. » MORE
The Football Association Invests in Quasar Anytime
London (UK), October 2011 - The Football Association (FA) has purchased an "unlimited" license to use Quasar's "Anytime" online video learning materials, which provide practical ongoing advice and guidance for those using Microsoft Office 2007. » MORE
Free Interactive eBooks as a Tool to Retain Knowledge
Stroud (UK), October 2011 - Balance Learning has launched "Coaching for Performance", the first in a range of interactive eBooks to complement its off-the-shelf eLearning programmes. Chris Horseman, MD of Balance Learning, says, "As learning events are becoming shorter and more focused, there is an increased chance of information being forgotten. Our interactive eBooks provide learners with a customisable resource that can be accessed from anywhere just before applying the new skill." » MORE
Video Arts Selects JLMS Enterprise as the LMS
London (UK), October 2011 - Video Arts, a learning-content specialist, has selected JLMS Enterprise from JZero Solutions as the Learning Management System (LMS) to host and deliver their "one-stop-shop" learning library to its clients. The new platform, called iLearn, will provide clients with a sophisticated LMS that makes it easy and intuitive for learners to access their training. » MORE
