Themen
Corporate eLearning
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
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
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
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
Henry Stewart Rated as "A Thinker Shaping the Future"
Bucharest (RO)/London (UK), November 2009 - The list of the world's fifty most influential business gurus has been published in connection with the Thinkers 50 conference in Bucharest. Henry Stewart, speaking at the conference, is included in the additional list of "ones to watch". » MORE
Public Sector Suppliers QA and Epic Form Partnership
Brighton (UK), November 2009 - QA and Epic, providers of training solutions to the public sector in their respective fields, are joining forces to offer blended learning services to government customers. Both companies have long-standing histories of working with the public sector. » MORE
Training Expertise and Top Courses for SMEs
Bracknell (UK), November 2009 - A new learning portal offers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) free training expertise and discounted prices on thousands of courses from the UK's top training providers. Called MyTrainingExpert.com, the site is run by KnowledgePool. » MORE
New eLearning Provision Unlocks People Potential
Stamford (UK), November 2009 - Edvantage group, an eLearning company, has launched a managed learning services eLearning programme for the engineering software provider, AVEVA. They have implemented Learning Gateway, Edvantage group's software-as-a-service-based learning management system. » MORE
The Impact of the Recession on Open Source
Brighton (UK), November 2009 - The current recession has tightened spending belts of organisations the world over, and most software and services companies feel the pinch. But open source companies appear to be bucking the trend - many exhibited strong growth throughout 2008 and 2009 Q1. Kineo's "Market watch" has this to say: A recent Economist article caught the zeitgeist with the headline "Open-source software firms are flourishing", and there's been an increase in open source success stories in the media the past few months. » MORE
Crunch Spurs Training Innovation
London (UK), November 2009 - Roundtable discussions led by LINE Communications at a European summit of learning and development specialists, indicate that the recession is proving a stimulus for change in training provision within large organisations. » MORE
