Themen

Simulations

Enjoyable and Highly Motivating

Pretoria (AFS), May 2008 - It is no longer always possible to accommodate learners in contact sessions or expose them to real-life learning solutions. This is the opninion of Dr. Marina le Grange, Experiential Technologies. ELearning, and specifically the use of simulations to facilitate the learning, has become a tool to consider to address the "massafication" taking place all over the world. And it's fun. » MORE

SaaS model

Learning by Software-as-a-Service

London (UK)/ Paris (F)/ Munich (GER), May 2008 - Cornerstone OnDemand, a provider of on-demand, integrated learning and talent management software, content, and services, has announced that more than one million active subscribers are now using its market-leading suite in 141 countries around the world. Cornerstone is evolving the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) landscape through its ability to deliver highly scalable, flexible, and enterprise-class solutions for global organisations with hundreds of thousands of employees, as well as those with as few as twenty-five. » MORE

eBooks

Assistance for a Digital Publishing Initiative

Fremont, CA (USA), May 2008 - Emantras, a premier digital education and performance-enhancement company specializing in digital content creation and technology enablement services, has announced its association with BC Decker, a leading medical and healthcare publisher. Emantras will be developing BC Decker's latest digital publishing initiative in association with the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Physicians. » MORE

High Interactivity

RapideL-i with 100 new eLearning templates

Jersey City, NJ (USA), April 2008 - RapideL-i, the internet-based rapid eLearning tool developed by Brainvisa, has been upgraded to include a host of new features and fifty Flash-based templates and fifty html-based templates. The aim is to create even more engaging eLearning with high interactivity. » MORE

Online Curriculum

UKS and Learnpremium Team Up

Dubai (AE), April 2008 - UKS, a major Middle East learning solutions enabler, has announced its partnership with learnpremium - a subsidiary of the Guardian publishing group - a teaching and learning resource website for schools, to provide online curriculum resources for primary and secondary schools. » MORE

TrainerBase

Sector Specific Tender Opportunities

Llandysul (UK), April 2008 - TrainerBase, the Association for Learning Practitioners, is being increasingly used by purchasers to find specialist trainers with sector and technical skills. » MORE

Course-Source

New Director of Sales and Marketing

London (UK), April 2008 - eLearning specialists Course-Source have appointed Paul Higgins to the new role of Director of Sales and Marketing. The role has been created toward the goals of growing the business by thirty percent over the next year, unifying sales activities, and supporting a young sales team pushing into new sectors. These include the recruitment and finance industries, media, publishing, transport, and the education sectors. Another task is enhancing the current high visibility within the health and local government sectors. » MORE

Blended Learning Solution

Dubai Municipality Selects GlobalEnglish

Brisbane, (CA), April 2008 - GlobalEnglish Corporation, a provider of online learning and support for business English communication, has announced that the Dubai Municipality, the government body responsible for public services and infrastructure in Dubai, has selected GlobalEnglish to provide on-demand business English training and instant communication-support tools for its employees in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). » MORE

Memorandum

IMC AG expands activities in Asia

Saarbruecken/Frankfurt (GER), April 2008 - The "German-Asian Business Community" and the "Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce" have invited representatives to a forum entitled "Discover Vietnam - Business opportunities in the 21st century". In the presence of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, and the Hessian Minister for Arts and Sciences, Mr. Udo Corts, several agreements were signed between German and Vietnamese companies. » MORE