Online Gala

Winners of the 2020 Learning Technologies Awards Revealed

London (UK), December 2020 - Some amazing achievements in learning technologies were celebrated on 18 November 2020, as the winners of this year's Learning Technologies Awards were announced in the online gala.

Nearly 500 entries were received from all over the world, and many of those shortlisted - and their teams and partners - joined online to celebrate. Deborah Frances-White and Tom Salinsky were on hand to announce the 74 gold, silver, and bronze winners.

There were double gold wins for Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education in Team of the Year and Learning Organisation of the Year, and they also took silver for Excellence in the Design of Learning Content - Public and Non-Profit Sector. TinQwise also took double gold along with each of their partners, OMRON Healthcare and QuaRijn, and there was also a silver with QuaRijn as well. Learning Designer of the Year was Angela Moreno Valero and Developer of the Dear was Owen Court.

Other gold winners included Learn Amp, Network Rail, MetLife and NIIT, QA, Institute of Education, Singapore and Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering, as well as many others. Congratulations to all the winners whose performances have really stood out in the world of learning technologies.

Donald H Taylor opened the presentation evening with a welcome address. He explained, "The Learning Technologies Awards represent a huge network of talent and ingenuity, and we would like to thank all the organisations, teams, and individuals that helped to define this year's competition."

He added, "We are hugely grateful to our sponsors and partners for their generous support once again. The headline sponsors were GO1, Kallidus, Omniplex, The Skills Network, and THRIVE. The judging partner was the eLearning Network, and our thanks go to them and all our 61 judges. Congratulations to all our 74 winners."

2020 Learning Technologies Awards winners

Best Learning-Technologies Project - UK Commercial Sector

  • Gold - Evans Cycles
  • Silver -   Sage & Sub10
  • Bronze - VIC - Your Virtual Interactive Coach

Best Learning Technologies Project - International Commercial Sector

  • Gold - Bright Alley, Digital Chefs and KLM
  • Silver - Squadify and Merck ANZ
  • Bronze - Origin Learning Inc. and Cognitivescale Inc.

Best Learning Technologies Project - UK Public & Non-Profit Sector

  • Gold - Dogs Trust & Covetrus
  • Silver - ACCA
  • Bronze - NATS

Best Learning Technologies Project - International Public & Non-Profit Sector

  • Gold - Institute Of Technical Education, Singapore
  • Silver - Area9 Lyceum
  • Bronze - Secretariat Général de la Défense et de La Sécurité Nationale

Excellence in the Design of Learning Content - UK Commercial Sector

  • Gold - Asda

Excellence in the Design of Learning Content - International Commercial Sector

  • Gold - Omron Healthcare & Tinqwise
  • Silver - Novartis And Siyonatech
  • Bronze - RW3 CultureWizard

Excellence in the Design of Learning Content - Public & Non-Profit Sector

  • Gold - QuaRijn & TinQwise
  • Silver -  Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service
  • Bronze - Save The Children UK and World Vision International

Best Use of Mobile Learning

  • Gold - The Method
  • Silver - Storyshare Platform
  • Bronze - MyKnowledgeMap & Cuppacare

Best Use of Social and Collaborative Learning Technologies

  • Gold - Learn Amp
  • Silver -  Google and Plum eLearning
  • Bronze - FutureLearn

Best Technology-Based Onboarding Programme

  • Gold - Metlife and NIIT
  • Silver -   aNewSpring & HBtraining
  • Bronze - Make Real With CITB and BAM Nuttall

Most Innovative New Learning Technologies Product

  • Gold - Talking Talent
  • Silver -  Learnerbly
  • Bronze - BODAYSWAPS & Humanitarian Leadership Academy

Best Learning Game

  • Gold - University of Oxford with Discover eLearning and RenderHeads
  • Silver - Google and Plum eLearning
  • Bronze - Hubro Education AS

Best Use of Simulations or Virtual Environments for Learning

  • Gold - Network Rail
  • Silver - The Method
  • Bronze - SAFER Training

Best Online Distance Learning Programme

  • Gold - WBS and IndustryMasters
  • Silver - Imperial College Business School
  • Bronze - Save the Children UK and World Vision International

Best Use of Blended Learning - UK Commercial Sector

  • Gold - QA
  • Silver - Morgan Advanced Materials in partnership with Impact
  • Bronze - Taolin - a platform for continuous leadership development

Best Use of Blended Learning - International Commercial Sector

  • Gold - S&P Global
  • Silver - Metlife and NIIT
  • Bronze - Swisscom and Area9 Lyceum

Best Use of Blended Learning - Public & Non-Profit Sector

  • Gold - Surf Life Saving NSW and Saffron Interactive
  • Silver - QuaRijn & TinQwise
  • Bronze - NATS

Best UK Learning-Platform Implementation

  • Gold - EDF
  • Silver - Brother UK Ltd
  • Bronze - Citizens Advice and Docebo

Best International Learning Platform Implementation

  • Gold - MOL Group and Axonify
  • Silver - Santander México Academy and Netex Knowledge Factory S.A.
  • Bronze - ADP

Best Use of Learning Data Analytics to Impact Learner and Business Performance

  • Gold - Deloitte Belgium
  • Silver - ZS Associates & Roche FMI
  • Bronze - Swisscom and Area9 Lyceum

Best UK Digital Transformation of a Training Programme in Response to Covid-19

  • Gold - Health Education & Improvement Wales
  • Silver - Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
  • Bronze - Kaplan

Best International Digital Transformation of a Training Programme in Response To Covid-19

  • Gold - Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering Gmbh
  • Silver - University of Fort Hare
  • Bronze - Xprtise and Erasmus MC

Learning Technologies Team of the Year

  • Gold - Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
  • Silver -  Murex
  • Bronze - MOD

Learning Technologies Learning Organisation of the Year

  • Gold - Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
  • Silver - Media Zoo
  • Bronze - iDEA

Learning Designer of the Year

  • Gold - Angela Moreno Valero
  • Silver - Graham Waller
  • Bronze - Tracey McDonald

Learning Developer of the Year

Gold - Owen Court