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| Corporate eLearning |
| Top Ten eLearning Movers and Shakers |
| St. Albans (UK), January 2012 - The dawn of a New Year means that, once again – based on nothing more than experience and prejudice – it’s time to publish lists of the "Top Ten" most influential people in the corporate eLearning sector, in the world, Europe, and the UK. CHECK.point eLearning is Number 3 on the European List! [more...] |
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| Trends |
| LPI Launches the Learning Survey 2012 |
| Coventry (UK), January 2012 - The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) has launched the Learning Survey 2012 – a comprehensive review of the workplace-learning sector, which is shaped by Institute members and backed by hundreds of Institute-accredited organisations. [more...] |
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| Predictions |
| Tablets, Smartphones, and New Business Skills |
| London (UK), January 2012 - With all of the ups and down across the business and political world during the last year, what can we expect for 2012? These are some of the learning predictions for the coming year of top executives and trainers from ILX Group, which declares 2012 to be the year for digital learning. [more...] |
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| Wireless Array |
| Xirrus Extends XR Line of Modular Wireless Switches |
| Thousand Oaks, CA (USA), December 2011 - Xirrus has announced the XR-1000 and XR-2000 Wireless Arrays, new two- and four-access-point models that extend the flexibility of the XR-series wireless switch platform and deliver a seamless solution for any wi-fi deployment. [more...] |
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| 'Little’s Britain' |
| British small businesses opt for DIY |
 London (UK), December 2011 - (by Bob Little) A recent survey of 760 business owners – conducted by DIY website builder WebEden.co.uk - has found that UK start-up businesses are now carrying out tasks themselves rather than outsourcing these to a professional. When asked for the main reason they chose the DIY option, over 50% of respondents answered that the key factor was "retaining control of the process/end product". Saving money was listed as the third most popular reason. [more...] |
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| Talent Management |
| Lumesse Closes Acquisition of Edvantage Group |
| London (UK)/Oslo (NO)/Austin, TX (USA), November 2011 - Lumesse, a provider of integrated talent-management solutions, announces that it has completed the acquisition of SaaS-based eLearning experts Edvantage Group. The combined business will have close to 2,000 customers worldwide and around two million active users of its technology. [more...] |
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| 'Little’s Britain' |
| ELearning: a Football Perspective |
| London (UK), November 2011 - (by Bob Little) To coincide with the start of the football season in Europe, Forbes - a source for business news and financial information – has revealed that the sport’s ten highest paid players are, currently: David Beckham ($40m a year), Christiano Ronaldo ($38m), Lional Messai ($32m), Ricardo Kaka ($25m), Ronaldinho ($24m), Theirry Henry ($24m), Wayne Rooney ($20m), Frank Lampard ($17m), Zlatan Ibrahimovic ($17m) and Samuel Eto’o ($15m). Of course, these figures include the player’s salary, bonuses and endorsements.
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| New Capital |
| $33 Million to Expand the Personalization of Education |
| New York, NY (USA), October 2011 – Educational-technology innovator Knewton has announced the completion of a $33 million round of funding led by Founders Fund and Pearson. Returning investors include Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and FirstMark Capital. [more...] |
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| 'Little’s Britain' |
| ISMM accredits 'unique' training initiative |
| London (UK), October 2011 - (by Bob Little) A major sales training scheme by leading construction products supplier, SIG plc, has been accredited by the UK’s Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM). SIG’s sales training courses – which range from internal sales and key account management through to senior sales executive development programmes and are available to the company’s 1,500 or so people in its UK sales force – have been accredited by the UK’s leading professional body for salespeople. This means that SIG’s training graduates will now be awarded ISMM qualifications accredited under the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF).
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| Online Videos |
| The Football Association Invests in Quasar Anytime |
 London (UK), October 2011 - The Football Association (FA) has purchased an "unlimited" license to use Quasar’s "Anytime" online video learning materials, which provide practical ongoing advice and guidance for those using Microsoft Office 2007. [more...] |
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| Don’t Forget! |
| Free Interactive eBooks as a Tool to Retain Knowledge |
 Stroud (UK), October 2011 - Balance Learning has launched "Coaching for Performance", the first in a range of interactive eBooks to complement its off-the-shelf eLearning programmes. Chris Horseman, MD of Balance Learning, says, "As learning events are becoming shorter and more focused, there is an increased chance of information being forgotten. Our interactive eBooks provide learners with a customisable resource that can be accessed from anywhere just before applying the new skill." [more...] |
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| Learning on the Go |
| Tata Interactive Systems Launches TrackMoBL™ |
| Mumbai (IN), September 2011 - Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), a division of Tata Industries Limited and a provider in custom learning solutions, has announced the release of TrackMoBL™, a mobile application to help organizations track training data from mobile devices and tablets. [more...] |
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| Actionable Strategies |
| Reduce Organizational "Scrap Learning" |
| Nashua, NH (USA), September 2011 - SkillSoft, an SaaS provider of eLearning and performance-support solutions, has revealed five techniques companies can implement to reduce "scrap learning", the learning that is provided but does not get applied in the workplace. [more...] |
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| Building Apps |
| Creating a 25,000-member Community within Ninety Days |
| New York, NY (US), August 2011 - Appsbar has announced that its unique app-building tool has grown to a 25,000-member community within ninety days of launching the beta version of the cost-free and simple way for anyone to build and publish professional-quality apps. To mark the milestone, appsbar is thanking the appsbar community with the launch of the appsbar Gallery and an iPad giveaway based on a review of the best new appsbar apps posted to appsbar's Facebook page. [more...] |
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| 'Little’s Britain' |
| Mobile learning: from theory to practice |
| London (UK), August 2011 - (by Bob Little) At the eMadrid Workshop on e-learning, held at Ciudad Universitaria in Madrid, Fabrizio Cardinali - Vice President of Global Business Development at eXact learning solutions – along with other mobile learning specialists including Marcus Specht of the Open University of the Netherlands, explored trends in mobile learning relating to both the corporate and the academic sectors.
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