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Seven Steps to Sustainability

Brighton, June 2006 - If you build it, will they stay? Much eLearning is built quickly these days, but is it built to last, or does it wither on the vine? Kineo explains how to ensure your learning is sustainable in a free briefing paper released this week. » MORE

Embracing Technology in Saudi Arabia

Dubai, June 2006 - (by UmmeSalma Mujtaba) Saudi Arabia's public sector is making world-leading use of IT and network technologies to improve services to citizens, a survey has found. The study was sponsored by Cisco Systems® and was done under the patronage of the Saudi Ministry for Communications and Information Technology. » MORE

SkillSoft Undertakes Research Project

Dubai June 2006, (by UmmeSalma Mujtaba) Over the past five years, various companies have conducted several major research studies into eLearning. Findings from the latest piece of research by SkillSoft identify the perceptions of eLearning amongst over 200 employees within organisations across EMEA who are actually using eLearning as an integral part of their development. Sixteen organisations participated in this study and made their employees available during the research phase. » MORE

A new Kineo Research Report

Brighton, January 2006 - "Trainers ignore informal learning at their peril" is the stark warning in a new Kineo Research Report. Kineo argues that many trainers are failing in their role as learning professionals by ignoring informal learning. Trainers can and should get involved in it, otherwise they are potentially ignoring 80% of the learning in their organisation. » MORE

White Paper by Dr. David Nunan

Brisbane, January 2006 -” GlobalEnglish Corporation, an online English learning and support service provider for business communication, has announced the availability of a white paper by Dr. David Nunan, the GlobalEnglish Senior Academic Advisor. The paper is entitled "The GlobalEnglish Pedagogical Approach: The Evolution of Technology and Value of Online English Language Learning". » MORE

Fifty Ideas for 'Free' Elearning

Brighton, December 2005 - UK elearning consultancy Kineo stirs things up with a free report that describes open source tools for elearning called "50 ideas for Free elearning". The gratis software described includes authoring tools, learning management systems, survey tools, wikis, blogs, and virtual classrooms. » MORE

Two new online Surveys

Thessaloniki, November 2005 - CEDEFOP is currently seeking answers to questions about "eLearning, citizenship, and personal development" and "Competence development in organisations". The surveys are short, but the goal is to make a significant contribution to the understanding of these complex inter-relationships. » MORE

Eedo Knowledgeware's Force Ten

Nashua, New Hampshire, November 2005 - Eedo Knowledgeware, a provider of innovative software products for real-time learning and knowledge systems, announced that Force Ten has been recognized by Bersin & Associates as having the richest feature set in the LCMS market. The recent Bersin & Associates' study "WhatWorks® in Learning Content Management" identified Force Ten's advantages in its LCMS market maps, which compared offerings of eleven vendors. » MORE

New Prediction for Learning Markets

New York, November 2005 - With online enrollments experiencing a 38 percent growth rate in 2004, Hezel Associates predicts the global online higher education market will exceed $69 billion within the next ten years. At a time when many U.S. institutions are looking to build a bridge to the international arena and explore new markets for enrollment growth, other countries face a shortage of higher education campuses and student seats. » MORE

Meridian KSI Named "Visionary"

CHANTILLY, VA, October 2005 - Gartner, Inc has positioned Meridian KSI in the Visionary quadrant of its Magic Quadrant report. Meridian KSI was also included in the Visionary quadrant in the research firm's 2005 report on eLearning suite providers. Gartner's Visionary designation recognizes companies for their clear vision of the market's direction and their focus on preparation while encouraging the optimization of delivery. » MORE