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| SaaS model |
| Learning by Software-as-a-Service |
| London (UK)/ Paris (F)/ Munich (GER), May 2008 – Cornerstone OnDemand, a provider of on-demand, integrated learning and talent management software, content, and services, has announced that more than one million active subscribers are now using its market-leading suite in 141 countries around the world. Cornerstone is evolving the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) landscape through its ability to deliver highly scalable, flexible, and enterprise-class solutions for global organisations with hundreds of thousands of employees, as well as those with as few as twenty-five. [more...] |
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| eBooks |
| Assistance for a Digital Publishing Initiative |
| Fremont, CA (USA), May 2008 – Emantras, a premier digital education and performance-enhancement company specializing in digital content creation and technology enablement services, has announced its association with BC Decker, a leading medical and healthcare publisher. Emantras will be developing BC Decker’s latest digital publishing initiative in association with the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Physicians. [more...] |
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| Online Educa Berlin 2008 |
| Michael Wesch: A Look at Digital Ethnography |
 Berlin (GER), May 2008 – Online Educa Berlin 2008 welcomes Michael Wesch as a keynote speaker. The event is the largest global eLearning conference for the corporate, education, and public service sectors and will take place from 03 - 05 December at the Hotel InterContinential in Berlin. [more...] |
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| Reward: €35,000 |
| Wanted: Europe’s Most Innovative Games |
 Darmstadt (GER), May 2008 – In the last few years, the games sector has turned into a driving force for the whole IT and learning sector. The Hessian Ministry of Economics, Transport, Urban and Regional Development wants to encourage the development of innovative games and therefore offers the European Innovative Games Award (EIGA), which includes prize money of €35,000, in cooperation with the European Commission. In the context of the award, both technology and content are considered. [more...] |
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| Quality in Adult Learning |
| Nynäshamn (SE), May 2008 – The Nordic Network for Adult Learning (NVL) and the European Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL) are organizing a Nordic-European workshop in Nynäshamn, near Stockholm (Sweden), 15 to 16 May 2008. The key theme of the seminar is "Quality in Adult Learning". [more...] |
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| Distance Learning |
| Certification for Clayton College of Natural Health |
 Boston, MA (USA), May 2008 – USDLA/QS certification is "a standards-based program that recognizes excellence across a range of distance learning settings", according to Dr. John G. Flores, USDLA Chief Executive Officer. Clayton College has been certified as an Alternative and Continuing Education provider under the Quality Standards program. Based on a rigorous peer review process, it is designed both to protect the public and to improve the distance learning experience. [more...] |
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| Sharing the Cost |
| Conference Looks at Strategies across Europe |
| Thessaloniki (GR), April 2008 – Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, is organising a conference with a focus on financing for continuing training. Investing in people: Strategies for financing vocational education and training will be held on 19-20 May at the Cedefop Conference Centre in Thessaloniki. [more...] |
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| High Interactivity |
| RapideL-i with 100 new eLearning templates |
| Jersey City, NJ (USA), April 2008 - RapideL-i, the internet-based rapid eLearning tool developed by Brainvisa, has been upgraded to include a host of new features and fifty Flash-based templates and fifty html-based templates. The aim is to create even more engaging eLearning with high interactivity. [more...] |
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| MEDA Region |
| Giunti Labs Hosts an International Training Event |
 Sestri Levante (I), April 2008 – More than one hundred teachers and trainers involved in 'eLearning for teachers and trainers in the MEDA region', an important European initiative in eLearning for North African and Middle East countries, have taken part in an international training event hosted by Giunti Labs. [more...] |
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| Fast Adoption |
| 2008 Learning Technologist of the Year Award |
| Oxford (UK), May 2008 - Entries for the 2008 Learning Technologist of the Year award are open. This is the second year that the Association for Learning Technology has run the awards, which celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the learning technology field - the broad range of communication, information, and related technologies that can be used to support learning, teaching, and assessment. [more...] |
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| Proposals Requested |
| The European Programm ALFA III |
| Brussels (BE), April 2008 – Networks of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and other relevant cooperation institutions are invited to prepare applications for grant funding under the new programme on higher education cooperation for Latin America. Projects will include "Joint Partnerships" of European and Latin American institutions and "Structural Measures" that aim to reform education systems in Latin America. [more...] |
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| Organic.Edunet |
| Online Survey Seeks Participants |
 Athens (GR), April 2008 – Organic.Edunet is a European initiative that aims to raise awareness about organic agriculture and agroecology in agricultural universities and schools around Europe. Organic.Edunet wants to facilitate access, usage, and exploitation of digital educational content for teaching relevant topics. In this context, an online survey has been launched. [more...] |
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| European Voice Debate |
| "What Do Languages Mean for Business?" |
| Brussels (BE), April 2007 – European Voice is a weekly newspaper with an independent view of the European Union. In a debate in Brussels – sponsored by Educational Testing Service (ETS) Europe – about the statement 'Being multilingual is essential and not just an advantage anymore'. [more...] |
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| Highly Interactive |
| ELearning Africa Announces 2008 Conference Programme |
| Berlin (GER)/Accra (GH), April 2008 – eLearning Africa has made its conference programme available online. The third International Conference on ICT for Development, Education, and Training will take place from May 28 - 30, 2008, in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. [more...] |
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