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| Letter from UK |
| Helping government officials get it right |
 London (UK), February 2010 - (by Bob Little) Last year in the UK, there were lots of stories about embarrassing data loss – mostly involving the Government. These stories led to government reviews including the Poynter Review, the Cabinet Office Data Handling Review and a cross-government review of data handling procedures. These highlighted 'systemic, rather than individual failures', due to 'woefully inadequate systems' and that 'data rules had not been adequately communicated, raising serious questions of governance and accountability'. [more...] |
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| Letter from UK |
| Quantifying the almost unquantifiable |
| London (UK), December 2009 - (by Bob Little) A report on the UK eLearning sector in 2009 - 'The UK eLearning market 2009' - published this month by Learning Light, the Sheffield-based centre of excellence in the use of eLearning and learning technologies in the workplace, paints an optimistic picture: stating that the sector is 'flowering' despite the recession. The report’s principal finding is that the UK eLearning industry remains 'robustly positive in its view of the market and the prospect for continuing growth'. [more...] |
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| Talent Management |
| Is Software as a Service (SaaS) the Right Choice? |
 Mountain View, CA (USA), December 2009 – (by Erik Finch, Talent Development Specialist, SumTotal Systems) SumTotal currently sees growing interest in SaaS for learning and talent development. While it will never be the right option for all, the next few years are likely to witness a gradual migration to an SaaS-based model. Erik Finch of SumTotal outlines the benefits of SaaS for learning and talent development and examines issues that companies should consider before adopting it. [more...] |
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| Language Training 2.0 |
| "Student knowledge is very valuable" |
 Munich (GER), November 2009 – Digital publishing (dp) offers language training for individual users, schools, universities, and companies worldwide. The company also provides assessment systems, self-paced online training, personalized tutoring services, phone training, and virtual or live communication classes. A recent innovation is that training providers are able to integrate learner-generated content into their courses. Armin Hopp, member of the board of directors of dp, explains the idea of language training 2.0. [more...] |
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| Thoughtful |
| The Battle of the Bloggers at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN |
 Sonoma, CA (US), November 2009 - Building on last year’s highly interactive session at Online Educa Berlin (OEB), this year’s edition of the Battle of the Bloggers will feature a selection of the blogosphere’s most critical and creative writers. Ellen Wagner, well known international eLearning expert, will participate in the bloggers’ shoot-out. In the following interview, she speaks about her expectations. [more...] |
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| Visions |
| Education for a Smarter Planet |
 Ontario (CA), November 2009 - At IBM, a point of current discussion is the importance of "education for a smarter planet" and the "future of learning to enable economic growth". Mick Slivecko, Alliance and Market Development Executive, IBM Global Education & Learning Industry explains that "Now and in the future, learning, skills development, and workforce training will be seen more as an 'educational continuum' that should provide a smarter way of achieving national objectives". In the following, he explains IBM’s vision of the learning future. [more...] |
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| In Times of Crisis |
| Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Learning Functions |
 Ardmore, PA (US), November 2009 – The current crisis is placing great strain on corporate learning and development, yet many use learning technologies to creatively adapt to rapidly changing business needs and, at the same time, to deliver more for less. Nick van Dam will present his point of view as visionary, consultant, and thought leader in learning and development. He is the Global Director Learning, eLearning Solutions and Technologies for Deloitte, with 170,000 employees globally, and he also serves as engagement advisor for clients at Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Practice. At the same time, van Dam is Founder and Chairman of the global non-profit foundation "eLearning for Kids". [more...] |
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| Simulators for Learning |
| The Progress of Learning in 3D Worlds |
 Neuss (GER), November 2009 - Modern didactic principles make a concerted effort to impart knowledge to the learner through autonomous action and personal experience. These principles lend themselves well to presentation via the technology of virtual and expanded reality. Using learning simulators, the e/c/s virtual worlds constitute an instrument that makes complex offerings accessible and a diverse product palette simple, manageable, and - most important - exciting. In the following, Managing Director Norbert Fritz reports on his experience. [more...] |
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| Customers Need |
| A Concept of Commercial Open Source |
 Oslo (NR), September 2009 - Open source learning management systems (LMS) are not necessarily cheaper than commercial ones. For CHECK.point eLearning, Kirsten Seegmüller spoke with Roger Larsen, founder of Fronter, which is a combination of both. Fronter’s clients have access to the source code, but they are willing to pay for full service, including server space, high availability, and immediate support. [more...] |
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| Still Emerging |
| New Creative Centre for Serious Games in France |
 Valenciennes (FR), August 2009 - In the north of France, a new centre for serious games is being established at the initiative of the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). The target group will be creative companies, professional training schools, and IT students. Jean Menu, Director of Digital Development at the Valenciennes Chamber of Commerce and Industry, spoke with Kirsten Seegmüller of CHECK.point eLearning about the focus of his project. [more...] |
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| Letter from UK |
| Little’s Britain: Learning 'World' falls apart |
 London (UK), July 2009 - (by Bob Little) At around the same time as the Training Journal (TJ) Awards took place in London at the end of June - attracting a healthy number of both entries and attendees at the awards ceremony - the organisers of the World of Learning Awards announced that there would be no awards this year and that the dates of the next event will be on 28th September 2010. [more...] |
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| Letter from UK |
| Elearning: now the yak herders' choice |
| London (UK), July 2009 - (by Bob Little) The UK eLearning sector has been intrigued to discover that the US-based learning content management system (LCMS) vendor OutStart has merged with Hot Lava Software, a company producing applications for mobile phone subscribers – with the newly combined companies conducting business as OutStart. Massood Zarrabian continues as CEO and president of OutStart, while Bob Sanregret, CEO of Hot Lava Software, becomes vice president of the OutStart Hot Lava Mobile business unit. [more...] |
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| Letter from UK |
| "Little’s Britain": Conceptualisation |
| London (UK), June 2009 - (by Bob Little) In his blog, the internationally known instructional design 'guru' Neil Lasher, of the UK-based vendor-neutral eLearning specialist Trainer1, has commented recently: 'Despite much research on human learning, little is known about cultural conceptions of learning… Kolb highlighted conceptualisation in the learning cycle process, calling the stage Abstract Conceptualisation - the time where we make sense of what we have heard or read or done, prompting questions so that we can make even better sense of the material at hand. [more...] |
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| Learning Management |
| LCMS on top of an Enterprise Content Management |
 Boulder, CO (USA), June 2009 - (by Kirsten Seegmüller) Utilizing an isolated platform for learning-content management makes it difficult for companies to leverage content from different parts of the organization for training purposes. Therefore Mark Hellinger, CEO of Xyleme, opts for the model to implement a learning-content-management system on top of an enterprise content-management platform. Xyleme provides XML-based SCORM-2004-certified content-management solutions. In an interview with CHECK.point eLearning, he explained how this would reduce the time and cost of content administration. [more...] |
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| User Proximity |
| At the Center of Attention: User Conferences |
 London (UK), May 2009 - USA, Europe, Asia – Eric Shepherd is always travelling. As CEO of Questionmark, a provider of software and services for computer assessment, he attends all user conferences himself to learn about users’ needs first hand. In an interview with Kirsten Seegmüller, he explains that the behaviour of user groups differs mainly due to local restrictions rather than to stereotyped cultural characteristics. [more...] |
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