Themen
Corporate eLearning
Cutting back on Training Is False Economy
London (UK), February 2009 - In times of financial turmoil, organisations often look upon training as a soft target, and so it becomes one of the first budgets to be reduced or even cut completely. Yet this can prove a false economy, warns the organisation-development consultancy, Echelon. » MORE
learn eXact Enterprise Unveiled at Learning Technologies
Richmond-upon-Thames (UK), January 2009 - At this year's Learning Technologies exhibition, Giunti Labs will be offering previews of learn eXact Enterprise, the latest version of its learning-content-management system (LCMS). Visitors to Giunti Labs' stand can 'test drive' this state-of-the-art LCMS while enjoying guidance from its developers. » MORE
Operation Numerika - Numeracy Skills via Nintendo DS
Brighton (UK), January 2009 - Epic has been commissioned to design a basic skills numeracy programme entitled 'Operation Numerika' to support the training of entry recruits in the British Army. 'Operation Numerika' is delivered on Nintendo DS and is closely evaluated to monitor the process of its users. » MORE
'Little's Britain': Mobile revelations
London (UK), January 2009 - (by Bob Little) Kris Swanson, of Merrill Lynch, has revealed that the company has some 60,000 employees and, of these, some 21,000 have BlackBerry mobile devices. Of these, some 6,000 have been given access to mobile learning materials and, to date, there are some 2,000 regular users of this mobile learning material. That means that some 9.5 per cent of those with access to the delivery technology for mobile learning are using it. » MORE
The Future of Business Video on the Internet
Corby (UK), January 2009 - The use of videos inserted into web pages is gaining new speed. One example is the use of a virtual presenter that is similar to a TV that guides the user towards specific pages or content. This idea has been professionalised by the company of the same name: Virtualpresenter. » MORE
Intelligent Solution for Learning English
Bucharest (RO), January 2009 - (by Elena Lita) TNT Games has launched the Romanian version of the English-language-learning program Tell Me More. First launched by Auralog in 1998, Tell Me More is distributed in over sixty countries; more than five million copies have been sold. » MORE
Samaritans Adopts eLearning
Stirling (UK), January 2009 - The national emotional support charity, the Samaritans, is introducing eLearning to its volunteers across the UK and Ireland. The delivery of cost-effective, face-to-face training is essential for Samaritans, with 17,000 volunteers throughout UK, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and Republic of Ireland. » MORE
Non-Specialist Tools for Specialist Content
Vienna (AT), January 2009 - Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) offers impressive possibilities in the area of rapid content development. The eLearning specialists at common sense - eLearning & training consultants in Vienna support client teams worldwide in the implementation and instructional use o FOSS tools. » MORE
Best Examples From Over Twenty Countries on DVD
Berverly Hills, CA (USA), January 2009 - A new series of educational DVDs on new trends in nursing homes and retirement villages is now available for nursing home and retirement village executives, developers, builders, designers, town planners, government officials, and anyone with an interest in providing housing to the over- 55 market. » MORE
New eLearning Training for Cisco TelePresence System
Irvine, CA/Warrenville, IL (USA), January 2009 - Ascolta, a provider of information-technology training and learning services, and CourseAvenue, developer of learning-content authoring systems and learning-integration services, have announced the availability of end-user training on Cisco's TelePresence System in a convenient eLearning format. » MORE
