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$2.4 Million Series A Funding for Edtech Start Up
Ann Arbor, MI (USA), April, 2012 - The Social Venture Fund of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan's Stephen M. Ross School of Business has closed its first investment. This marks the first-ever investment made by a socially oriented student-led venture fund. » MORE
eLearning against Match-Fixing
Lausanne (FR), April 2012 - SportAccord offers a global programme to stop match-fixing in sports. The programme seeks to raise awareness about responsible sports-betting behaviour and to prevent match-fixing from destroying the careers of athletes. » MORE
The China-Africa Partnership: Effective for Education?
Cotonou (BEN), April 2012 - In a special report published by eLearning Africa, writer Stephen Haggard stimulates debate by taking a critical look at China's actions in African schools and mobile telecoms. Haggard argues that, up to now, China's presence in Africa has had disappointing impacts on learning. » MORE
The Temporal Dimensions of eLearning
Oxford (UK)/Barcelona (ES), April 2012 - The journal eLearning and Digital Media is planning a special issue on the temporal dimensions of eLearning and has launched a call for proposals. Abstracts need to be submitted by 30 April and final papers (upon acceptance) by 31 October. » MORE
Virtual College Launches Online PAT Testing Course
Ilkley (UK), April 2012 - In response to its customers' requests, the Trades e-Academy, a division of Virtual College, has introduced an online training solution that provides competency for Portable Appliance Testing (PAT). » MORE
University of Salzburg Launches Blackboard Mobile Learn
Salzburg (AT), April 2012 - With the start of the spring semester in March 2012, the University of Salzburg went mobile. The University selected Blackboard Mobile Learn to give students and faculty access to their courses, content, and organizations on a variety of mobile devices. » MORE
MindLeaders Offers New Blended Solution
Dublin (IE), March 2012 - MindLeaders has released U-skills for Functional Skills, a new blended-learning model to deliver the tougher basic skills qualifications in maths and English. It includes ePortfolios to introduce collaborative online learning to Functional Skills delivery for the first time. » MORE
Virtual Classrooms Enable Global Learning
Redwood Shores, CA (USA), March 2012 - Saba has announced that Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has dramatically improved student participation and enrolment since adopting Saba's People Cloud Applications. By enabling Embry-Riddle to create a unique virtual-classroom environment, Saba has helped the University increase enrolment by seven percent over the past three years. » MORE
Latest Contributions to ODL Online Debate
Oslo (NO) / Paris (FR) - Presentations on the status of open and distance learning in India and Brazil are the latest contributions to this ICDE-convened online discussion on the UNESCO/ World Bank Group infoDev sponsored Educational Technology Debate portal. » MORE
UK College Chooses Enterprise Study
Cheltenham (UK), March 2012 - Leeds City College, the third-largest further-education college in the UK, is now using Enterprise Study eLMS. The college has implemented Enterprise Study eLMS to better manage their learning and development programme for approximately 1,700 internal staff. » MORE
