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Personal Learning

PebblePad Launches iPhone App

Telford (UK), March 2010 - Pebble Learning has launched an iPhone app for its PebblePad online personal learning system. Users can now record their thoughts or upload photos straight from their iPhones to their online personal learning space, wherever they are. » MORE

Growth

Record Core Sale Figures in 2009 for LINE Communications

London (UK), March 2010 - LINE's core sales results rose by almost ten percent on the previous record achieved in 2008. Sales were particularly strong in the defence and corporate sectors. LINE attributes this success to a number of factors, including greater recognition in both the public and private sectors of the effectiveness of technology-led learning and communications solutions. » MORE

Learning in Europe

ELIG and MENON Strengthen Their Collaboration

Paris (FR), March 2010 - The European Learning Industry Group (ELIG), and the MENON Network (MENON) have announced the signing of a Document of Understanding enabling them to work closely together to foster innovation of European Education and Training (E&T). » MORE

Age-Diversity

The mature@eu eLearning Platform Is Here

Vienna (AT), February 2010 - The mature@eu eLearning platform has been custom designed to provide clear guidance and practical support on all aspects of age diversity in recruitment. It offers a self-directed learning experience, is FREE of charge, and is available in sixteen languages. » MORE

Rapid eLearning

Mohive Introduces Partner Integration

Oslo (NO), February 2010 - Mohive has launches "ProAssist", a brand-new capability that enables subject-matter experts (SMEs) to rapidly create content and at the same time, leverage expertise from professional developers. Subject-matter experts can use ProAssist to connect and collaborate with their extended eLearning partner network live and in real time whenever help is required. » MORE

IT Training Awards

Global Knowledge UK Crowned Innovators

London (UK), February 2010 - Global Knowledge, provider of IT and business-skills training, has won the Innovation in Training Services award sponsored by the IT Service Management Team at the IT industry's prestigious Training Awards. Global Knowledge was also named a finalist for the External Training Project of the Year and Training Company of the Year awards sponsored by Prometric and Ricoh, respectively. » MORE

Up and Coming

Giunti Labs among Thirty Companies to Watch

Florence (IT), February 2010 - In a recent report, Outsell, Inc. - a research and advisory firm for the publishing and information industries - named Giunti Labs as one of thirty companies in the world "to watch" because of its potential impact on the publishing and information-provider community. Others mentioned include Apple, Blackboard, Bloomberg, E Ink, Kaplan, National Public Radio and TechCrunch. » MORE

Trial Version

Check out Questionmark Perception Version 5

London (UK), February 2010 - If you are looking to move assessments online, try Questionmark Perception version 5. Signing up for thirty days of Questionmark On Demand will enables to set up trial surveys, quizzes, and tests and see how they work. » MORE

eAssessment

BTL SecureClient Passes Independent Testing

Shipley (UK), February 2010 - BTL Group Ltd, a UK-based provider of eAssessment solutions has announced that their SecureClient software has passed rigorous independent testing. The test performed was the Microsoft Platform Test for ISV Solutions on VeriTest®. » MORE

Letter from UK

Helping government officials get it right

London (UK), February 2010 - (by Bob Little) Last year in the UK, there were lots of stories about embarrassing data loss - mostly involving the Government. These stories led to government reviews including the Poynter Review, the Cabinet Office Data Handling Review and a cross-government review of data handling procedures. These highlighted 'systemic, rather than individual failures', due to 'woefully inadequate systems' and that 'data rules had not been adequately communicated, raising serious questions of governance and accountability'. » MORE