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Open Badges: Portable Rewards for Learner Achievements
York (UK), October 2012 - MyKnowledgeMap has announced the release of their latest white paper entitled "Open Badges: Portable Rewards for Learner Achievements", which outlines how adopting Mozilla's Open Badges initiative can add value to assessment and learning. » MORE
Social Media Users More Likely to Complain over Twitter
London (UK), October 2012 - Crimson Hexagon, a provider of major data-analysis software that delivers business intelligence from social media and other data sources to businesses, has revealed the results of an in-person survey conducted at ad:tech London, the digital marketing event. The research collected responses from 125 digital marketing and technology professionals. » MORE
UK Managers See Cloud as Means to Solve Key Issues
London (UK), October 2012 - The cloud as a standalone IT improvement solution is a top priority for 40% of UK enterprises, yet it is seen as a means to solve key business issues by 75% of UK managers. Two out of three of IT managers believe that using the cloud will give them a competitive edge in their markets. But the top priorities for UK IT managers are to improve quality of service, support mobility, and facilitate collaboration. » MORE
Get a "Head Start" with Microsoft Windows 8
Birmingham (UK), September 2012 - Windows 8 is just around the corner, packed with the latest updates, new features and bolstered usability. To get users prepared for this, C.B Learning is offering the unique opportunity to get a head start on the new features by offering 100 copies of Ed Bott's e-book: Windows 8 Head Start. » MORE
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
London (UK), September 2012 - The internationally renowned Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School) has launched a book entitled "Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Building a Global Policy School in Asia" published by World Scientific Publishing. Eight years into the School's establishment, Kishore Mahbubani, Stavros N. Yiannouka, Scott A. Fritzen, Astrid S. Tuminez, and Kenneth Paul Tan, who have been with the School since its inception, have collaborated in this project to provide insights into the challenges faced in guiding the School during its formative years. » MORE
Guest editors in demand
Barcelona (E), August 2012 - The Universities and Knowledge Society Journal "RUSC", published by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunia, will publish a Dossier on Education and Technology in Mexico and Latin America: Outlook and Challenges, in collaboration with the National System of Distance Education (SINED), Mexico. Guest editors are welcome. » MORE
Frequent and Problematic Types of Plagiarism
Oakland, CA (USA), June 2012 - Turnitin, a web-based solution for plagiarism prevention, has announced the results of a new survey of nearly 900 instructors that classifies the most frequent and troubling forms of plagiarism. » MORE
ICTs are transforming African education
Cotonou (BJ), May 2012 - The Honourable Max Ahouéké, Minister of Communication and Information and Communication Technologies of the Republic of Benin, will present the results this week of a major survey of the impact of new technology and improved connectivity on education throughout Africa. » MORE
A Comprehensive Review of the Workplace-Learning Sector
Coventry (UK), May 2012 - The Learning Survey 2012 has been published, and in the following, CHECK.point eLearning provides extracts from the executive summary. The full report will be presented at LEARNING LIVE 2012 on the 12-13 September 2012 in London. » MORE
Survey on Most Effective Online Marketing Tools
New York, NY (USA), May 2012 - "Ditch Digital Dabbling: How Small Businesses and Nonprofits Can Master Online Marketing", reveals the "magic number" of hours required to make social-media marketing a success. According to the report, it takes a minimum of 25 hours per week to see worthwhile results from social-media efforts. » MORE
