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BTL's Involvement in the TDA QTS Tests
Shipley (UK), March 2009 - BTL Group Ltd has published a case study covering their involvement in the QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) tests. The study provides a detailed account of the requirements set by the TDA (Training and Development Agency for Schools) for the QTS tests and how these were met by BTL. The QTS skills test programme is one of the largest and longest running eAssessment programmes of its kind, with over 30,000 candidates each year taking over 100,000 tests in numeracy, literacy, and ICT. » MORE
LSIS Launches eCPD Programme
London (UK), March 2009 - The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has launched its new eCPD Programme. The launch was attended in person or remotely by almost 300 delegates and combined keynote speeches with a choice of twenty workshops showcasing technologies and case studies. » MORE
Virtual Science Lab Launched at BETT 2009
Bucharest (RO), January 2009 - (by Elena Lita) SIVECO Romania, a major eLearning content provider, and SANAKO, leaders in live learning technology, have partnered to launch a digital science lab that provides practical approaches for teaching most natural sciences including Biology, Chemistry, Math, and Physics. » MORE
ELearning for Kids in Spanish, French and Portuguese
Ardmore, PA (USA), January 2009 - ELearning for Kids, a global non-profit foundation dedicated to providing free online learning for children 5-12, announces the addition of 72 new basic skills courses in 3 new languages - Spanish, French and Portuguese. Additional courses and languages are in progress. » MORE
Best Practices Made Available throughout the UK
London (UK), January 2009 - The Learning and Skills Network (LSN) - an independent not-for-profit organisation committed to making a difference to education and training - has concluded a deal to distribute Echelon Learning's series of nine, online, interactive, video-rich teacher-training programmes throughout the UK. » MORE
Barnsley College Paves the Way for Enhanced eLearning
Barnsley (UK), January 2009 - Barnsley College is adopting Unified Communications technology provided by NEC Philips Unified Solutions. The solution incorporates Microsoft's Office Communications Server (OCS), Unified Messaging (UM), Live Meeting, and IP telephony and will help the College to streamline business processes by improving the reachability and presence information of staff. » MORE
Serious Games: Fun Is a Good Motivator
Berlin, December 2008 - Gaming is being taken seriously by teachers and trainers all over the globe. Several panels during ONLINE EDUCA Berlin dealt with innovative games for eLearning. Serious gaming is often expensive to produce, but there are exceptions that demonstrate how a good idea or storyline can forge the foundation of a game that is fascinating and useful learning tool. » MORE
Business Partnerships for Education in Northern Ireland
Dublin (IE), November 2008 - C2k, the educational support system constructed by HP for the Northern Ireland Department of Education, reports to have generated significant interest from international education authorities. » MORE
To Have a Relationship to Whatever the Culture Is
New York, NY (USA), October 2008 - Marc Prensky is an internationally acclaimed speaker, writer, consultant, and designer in the critical areas of education and learning. He is the founder and CEO of Games2train. In the following interview, he reflects on issues like: "Schools are stuck in the twentieth century, but students have rushed into the twenty first. How can educational institutions catch up and provide learners with a relevant education?" Dr. Birigt Gaiser sought the answer for this and other questions for CHECK.point eLearning. » MORE
ELearning Applications Introduced to Schools in Romania
Bucharest (RO), September 2008 - Over ninety primary and secondary schools all over the country were provided with Myria Educational computers in the first part of 2008. This was done through an extensive program sponsored by ALTEX, one of the leading Romanian retailers of household electrical appliances, electronics, ICT, and multimedia. Elena Lita of CHECK.point eLearning writes about this large, nationwide programme to introduce PCs and eLearning applications in Romania. » MORE
