Themen

Social Business

Membership Rockets for eLearning Network CIC

Hadlow (UK), January 2010 - After more than twenty years as an unincorporated association with around 150 members, the eLearning Network (eLN), a non-profit organisation run by the eLearning community for the eLearning community, is beginning its first full year as a community-interest company (CIC). » MORE

Serious Games

Open Tendering: Four projects by KTM Advance Selected

Paris (F), January 2010 - As a result of the open tendering "Serious Games", launched in the "digital" part of the economic revival plan, the French government chose four projects in partnership with KTM Advance. Dedicated to Serious Games as well as to the Web 2.0 and financed with thirty million euros, this public offer reflects the government's intention to accelerate the digital change of both the economy and the French society. » MORE

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

Military Learning

Defence Systems Approach to Training

London (UK), December 2009 - LINE Communications, a provider of learning and communications solutions, announces the rollout of an eLearning programme for UK military personnel across all three services, the Royal Navy (RN), Army, and Royal Air Force (RAF) about the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT). » MORE

eLearning Survey

What Participants Tell Kineo about eLearning Challenges

Brighton (UK), December 2009 - Kineo has taken a look at the responses of the first part of their eLearning Best Practices survey. Over 200 individuals have responded, and the second part is now open for responses. This is a summary of some of the key trends and challenges raised in responses. For each challenge, Kineo proposes links to advice on the issue. » MORE

Content Development

Authoring and Delivery of eLearning Content Made Easy

Pune (IN), December 2009 - Upside Learning announces UpsideLMS Version 4.0, with an in-built, integrated authoring module for rapid content development. The authoring module presents an innovative way of rapid authoring using a number of templates that provide a complete WYSIWYG editing experience to the content authors. UpsideLMS Version 4.0 has been designed to offer a complete learning-management solution to the customers, including training management as well as content authoring/ management. Even though the output is completely Flash-based, the tool requires no knowledge of Flash. The author simply needs to have a storyboard ready. » MORE

New Cooperation

TfL Moves Learning to Kallidus LMS

Cirencester (UK), December 2009 - Transport for London (TfL) has chosen e2train's Kallidus LMS to replace an existing system and extend the reach of their eLearning programmes. The system is currently used by 7,000 TfL employees, but is ultimately scheduled to roll out across the whole of the TfL network. » MORE

Professional Development

Gatlin Launches Continuing-Education Site for Adult Learners

London (UK), December 2009 - ELearning provider Gatlin International has launched a worldwide site offering continuing education for adults and certificate courses in a variety of subjects and languages. A pioneer in online education since 1993, Stephen Gatlin founded Gatlin International, which provides eLearning solutions through partnerships with top universities, corporations, and governments around the world. » MORE

Soaring Numbers

Edvantage group Passes One Million Course Completions

Oslo (NO), December 2009 - Edvantage group, an eLearning company and managed learning-service provider, has announced that their SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)-based learning management system, Learning Gateway, has passed one million annual course completions in 2009. "It is a milestone for Edvantage group that we have passed one million course completions for our clients using our SaaS-based Learning Gateway", says Jon Øivind Stenerud, Edvantage's Chief Technology Officer. » MORE