Themen
European Workforce Mobility on the Rise
Framingham, MA (USA), November 2010 - The analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced the Western European results from its 2010 EMEA Enterprise Mobility Survey, which questioned 1,240 end users in thirteen countries across EMEA on the latest workforce mobility trends within their organizations. Interviews were conducted in July-August 2010 across seven countries in the Western European region of the survey, including ten company-size categories and industry verticals. » MORE
Supporting Tutors of Adaptive eLearning
Saarbrücken (GER), September 2010 - Over the last decade, the use of eLearning has become widespread. However, its further development and deployment faces a number of threats. Van Rosmalen's publication "Facilitating the Design and Support of Adaptive eLearning: Models to Assist the Tutor" discusses two models that address these needs. » MORE
Personal Learning Accounts - Building on Lessons Learnt
London (UK), September 2010 - Research on personal learning accounts was funded by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills as part of a programme of activity to inform development of proposals in "Ambition 2020: skills, jobs, growth". The report was produced by Consulting Inplace Ltd and authored by Dr Steve Johnson, Richard Holt, Naz Khan, Mark Morrin, and Dr Szymon Sawicki. The following is a summary of the report. » MORE
White Paper on Rules of Engagement
Coventry (UK), July 2010 - Employee engagement in the UK remains low because employers are focusing on the wrong things, claims a white paper produced by the Training Foundation. It offers thought-provoking insights to employers that are worth considering in the light of their current engagement strategies. » MORE
New Happy Book Released as Beta
London (UK), July 2010 - The Happy Manifesto, the second book from training company Happy Ltd, has been released in an online beta version. The idea is that, as with software, the book be market tested before publication, with readers suggesting changes and even stories from their own experience. » MORE
Six Steps to Creating High-quality Video Training
Santa Rosa, CA (USA), June 2010 -Video is the fastest means currently available to create engaging online learning experiences, especially for the masses. With this in mind, in the following article, Jeremy Vest of Learning Solutions Magazine explains how to best use video as a rapid instructional design and development tool. He provides a step-by-step guide for creating great instructional video design and producing such experiences. » MORE
Learning technologies blogs and 'free learning resources'
London (UK), June 2010 - (by Bob Little) The internet has prompted many changes to our way of life. Within the 'eLearning' world in particular, it has made access to learning materials, information and performance support easier than ever. The downside is that there are so many of these materials available in a myriad of locations that it is often difficult to find them and/or to find the most appropriate ones for our needs. » MORE
Academics and Industry Value eLearning Sector Report
Sheffield (UK), May 2010 - Learning Light's definitive report on the UK eLearning sector in 2009 is winning recognition, not only among the corporate eLearning community but also among UK academics. » MORE
Common European Trends in Skills Supply and Demand
Thessaloniki (GR), April 2010 - Cedefop has published a medium-term forecast up to 2020 on skills supply and demand in Europe. It shows that while general trends are common throughout Europe, there are substantial differences among Member States. » MORE
Kineo Offers Shots of Theory
Brighton (UK), March 2010 - Kineo suggests that a little theory doesn't hurt. To practice instructional design with intention, practitioners need to know what instructional strategies to use and why, in order to help maximize the learning. This means knowing a bit about learning theory and instructional-design theory. » MORE