Browsing news: Digital learning

    • eCom Exhibiting at eLearning Alliance Event - Learning E-ssentials

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      The Learning E-ssentials event will give delegates access to some of the latest and most exciting innovations in eLearning as well as an opportunity to network with colleagues from all sectors of the eLearning community. eCom will be demonstrating its work in eLearning, including for the National Trust for Scotland and NHS Education Scotland.

    • Kirkpatricks Evaluation webinar – supporting charity learning

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Donald Kirkpatrick, the ‘Father’ of Evaluation, will be making a guest appearance at a special Evaluation webinar for charities around the world on 30 August. Evaluation experts Jim & Wendy Kirkpatrick are once again hosting the free, annual webinar - supported by The Charity Learning Consortium in the UK.

    • EssentialSkillz launch new version of popular Driver Safety E-Learning course DriveWize

      EssentialSkillz | MIlton Keynes. England and Galway, Ireland |

      EssentialSkillz has launched a newly updated and enhanced version of its popular driver safety risk assessment and training software called DriveWize. EssentialSkillz is a leading provider of online safety training and risk assessment software and has added the newly updated course to their comprehensive range of e-learning solutions. According to EssentialSkillz the DriveWize e-learning course will enable organisations and workplaces to uphold their legal duty of care to occupational road users with the detailed, informative and interactive training and risk assessments incorporated in the new course.

    • Kineo E-learning Supports Sony Europe with Launch of new Learning Platform

      Kineo | UK |

      Sony Europe has launched a new e-learning platform, The Knowledge Portal. Sony selected Totara LMS as the basis of the new platform and worked with leading e-learning company Kineo to design and manage the site along with the development of the associated e-learning product knowledge modules. The Knowledge Portal from Sony was the 100th Totara LMS site to be launched since it became available in 2011.

    • Atlas Signs Agreement with Thunderbird, the World's #1-Ranked International Business School

      Atlas | Aberdeen, UK |

      Atlas, the leading international learning and skills provider, has announced a new partnership agreement with one of the leading business schools in the world to become their first global partner in the UK. The Aberdeen-headquartered firm has joined forces with Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, Arizona, the world’s #1-ranked school for international business, globally accredited by AACSB and NCA.

    • Record growth for LINE AG

      LINE Communications | Zurich |

      Following continued growth and successes in Switzerland and Central Europe, LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading learning and communications providers, reports that 2011 was the strongest sales performance to date for LINE AG, LINE’s Central European operation.

    • LINE gains further recognition at the IELA Awards

      LINE Communications | London |

      LINE Communications, one of Europe’s leading providers of learning and communications solutions, has been awarded runner-up in two categories at the International E-Learning Association (IELA) awards.

    • Atlas Knowledge Centre unveiled at GetEnergy 2012

      Atlas | Aberdeen, UK |

      Atlas, the leading international learning and skills provider, will unveil its new cloud-based learning solution, the Atlas Knowledge Centre at Getenergy 2012, on June 13-14 in London. Getenergy is the leading event for energy sector organisations to meet and exchange ideas with training providers.

    • Virtual College hosts ninth annual YP Training Awards

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England |

      Over 150 guests from manufacturing companies across the north of England attended the recent ninth annual YP Training Awards at the Leeds Marriott hotel, hosted by Ilkley-based Virtual College.

    • Docebo E-Learning Platform Releases on GetApp

      Docebo | Barcelona, Milan, New York, Dubai |

      GetApp Reviews Docebo Cloud E-Learning Platform and Gives it a 9 out of 10 Rating on its Cloud Business Apps Marketplace.

    • DITA XML content standard explained via eXact learning solutions’ workshop

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy |

      The global vendor of online and mobile learning content management and digital repository solutions, eXact learning solutions, is running a workshop to explain the new learning and training documentation standard from the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) group at OASIS. This standard is driving XML content formats convergence in technical training and documentation fields.

    • Webinar: Doing ‘more for less’ with Charity Learning

      Charity Learning Consortium | London, UK |

      Charity L&D budgets have been hit particularly hard in the recession, but it’s more important than ever that staff are equipped to carry out their jobs well. The Charity Learning Consortium is holding a webinar at 11am on 21st June to explain how collaboration can help charities save precious resources, whilst still addressing the essential skills of their staff.

    • Kineo E-Learning to Attend Getenergy 2012

      Kineo | Brighton, UK |

      Global e-learning company Kineo is to attend Getenergy 2012, the leading event for Energy companies to meet with training providers. 2012 marks the 8th Education and Training Event for the Global Oil & Gas Industry, and takes place from 13-14th June at UCL, London.

    • eXact learning solutions LCMS platform chosen by Tribal to produce learning materials

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy |

      eXact learning solutions has been selected by Tribal, the UK-headquartered worldwide education technology and services provider, to produce online and mobile content for its training publications as well as customised learning content for its clients – which include large organisations in the healthcare, food and beverage as well as education sectors.

    • mLearning: effective or disruptive? eLearning Africa to assess the effectiveness of mobile learning

      eLearning Africa | Cotonou, Benin; Berlin, Germany |

      Mobile technologies, which play an increasingly important role in Africa's education systems, are set to stimulate debate at this year's eLearning Africa conference in Cotonou, Benin, from May 23rd to 25th. Through a range of interactive expert-led sessions, participants at eLearning Africa 2012, the Continent's leading conference on ICT for development, education and training, will explore the challenges, opportunities and success stories of mLearning.

    • Upside Learning Expands Its Catalogue Of Courses By Partnering With THE Group To Offer ILM Qualifications

      Upside Learning | Pune, India |

      Upside Learning has announced its recent collaboration with THE Group UK, to provide the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) Level 3 qualifications in First Line Management (Award, Certificate, Diploma,) and the Level 3 Award in Leadership qualification to its customers and prospects. This partnership has expanded Upside Learning’s existing portfolio of 3000+ ready-to-use courses to include over 26 optional units of ILM validated courses and content.

    • UpsideLMS Clocks More Than 125% Growth In FY 2011-12

      Upside Learning | Pune, India |

      The past months have seen growing number of corporates select UpsideLMS, Upside Learning’s multi award-winning Learning Management System, to manage their organizational learning needs. The system has clocked a mind-boggling growth of over 125% in FY 2011-12

    • Working at Heights E-Learning course released by EssentialSkillz

      EssentialSkillz | MIlton Keynes. England and Galway, Ireland |

      EssentialSkillz, a leading global supplier of online safety training and risk assessment, has announced the release of a new E-Learning course entitiled "Working at Heights". The course is aimed at any employees or contractors required to carry out tasks that involve working from a height.

    • Virtual College helps Scottish landlords embrace e-learning

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, england |

      This month, the Scottish Social Housing Charter and the new regulatory framework from the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) both come into effect. In response to this new legislation, Virtual College, a leading provider of e-learning in the UK, is gearing up to help Scottish landlords comply.

    • Upside Learning Releases An eBook On Mobile Learning

      Upside Learning | Pune, India |

      Upside Learning has released an eBook on mLearning titled ‘Mobile Learning: A Quick Start Guide’. Targeted at training departments, this eBook will help L&D and training professionals understand when to use, how to design, develop and implement mLearning in a way that works for their organizations.

    • Accredit Paves A New Way For Online ILM Certification

      Upside Learning | Pune, India |

      Accredit, a suite of learning products and services distributed exclusively in the UK by THE Group, is an innovative eLearning solution that has been produced specifically to satisfy the standards of awarding body The Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM). The Accredited Learning System (ALS), one of the key elements in Accredit, is powered by UpsideLMS, Upside Learning’s stunning, multi award-winning, best value Learning Management System.

    • EssentialSkillz launches new Asbestos Awareness E-Learning course

      EssentialSkillz | MIlton Keynes. England and Galway, Ireland |

      EssentialSkillz, one of the UK's leading providers of online safety training and risk assessment software, has added a new course on Asbestos Awareness to their comprehensive range of e-learning solutions.

    • Kineo and the IoD: Creating a Learning Hub for Business Leaders

      Kineo | Brighton, UK |

      With over 100 years of experience and 40,000 members, the Institute of Directors is globally recognised as a leading body of excellence in corporate governance and board and director development. Now they’ve collaborated with Kineo to create a new Leadership and Management portal which is a great step forward, as Kineo’s latest case study explains.

    • Barriers to implementing mobile learning come down

      LINE Communications | London |

      Attitudes of senior learning & development leaders towards mobile learning have changed with many now having positive experiences and enthusiasm for this method of delivery. This is a significant turnaround from attitudes noted by LINE just 18 months ago which sited problems with technology as a barrier to implementation.

    • eXact learning solutions explains the DITA XML standard via open webinars and workshops

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy |

      The global vendor of online and mobile learning content management and digital repository solutions, eXact learning solutions, is running a series of open webinars and workshops at venues throughout Europe and the USA. The webinars and workshops explain the new learning and training documentation standard from the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) group at OASIS, which is driving XML content formats convergence in technical training and documentation fields.

    • Upside Learning Completes Eight Successful Years

      Upside Learning | Pune, India |

      On 7th April 2012, Upside Learning completed 8 successful years of providing innovative learning solutions for organizations around the world. On this occasion it renewed its focus on improving corporate performance through effective learning.

    • The Courseware Company Becomes Totara LMS Partner

      Totara | Canterbury, UK |

      The Courseware Company has further established their role as a key consulting & implementation specialist for learning, knowledge and performance systems by becoming a Totara LMS Solution Partner.

    • Totara Learning Solutions Extends the Life of Moodle 1.9

      Totara | Wellington, New Zealand |

      With over 67,000 registered sites, Moodle is the most popular Learning Management System globally. Moodle HQ is now fully focused on the Moodle 2.x series and ends support for Moodle 1.9 security fixes in June 2012. To ease the concerns of organisations that are not quite ready to upgrade to Moodle 2, Totara Learning Solutions is sponsoring support for serious security issues with Moodle 1.9 until December 2013.

    • Kineo Shares Mobile Learning Delivery Insights

      Kineo | Brighton, UK |

      Mobile learning in corporates has moved from a ‘should we?’ discussion to ‘how should we?’ There’s a lot to ask - what is the technical approach? Native apps or Web apps? Which devices should I target? This month, Kineo, leaders in e-learning services, help answer these questions and more with a comprehensive new free guide on making mobile learning happen.

    • Virtual College continues to buck the economic trend

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England |

      As part of its expansion, Virtual College is delighted to announce the appointment of seven new members of staff to meet the ever increasing demand for its e-learning products.

    • Webanywhere Becomes Authorized Google Enterprise Partner

      Webanywhere | Keighley, West Yorkshire |

      Webanywhere, the provider of web technology solutions for workplace learning and collaboration, today announces it has become an Authorized Google Enterprise Partner. This enables Webanywhere to customize, integrate and support Google Apps for Enterprise for customers of all sizes.

    • Upside Learning Signs Up Doctrina As A Reseller For UpsideLMS And Upside2Go In The UK

      Upside Learning | Pune, India |

      Upside Learning continues to strengthen its global network of partners as it signs up Doctrina as a reseller for its products in the UK. Doctrina will resell Upside Learning’s award-winning, best value Learning Management System – UpsideLMS, and its revolutionary platform for Mobile Learning – Upside2Go, to its customers in the UK.

    • eLearning Global Giveback winners are stars of collaborative L&D

      Charity Learning Consortium |

      Martin Baker is toasting the success of the eLearning Global Giveback awards – a competition celebrating eLearning developed by expert volunteers for charities working in international development. Martin, a member of the judging panel, and a well known advocate for collaboration in L&D, says the scheme is a great example of what can be achieved by working together.

    • Virtual College introduces mobile app to help victims of domestic abuse

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England |

      Virtual College, a leading provider of e-learning in the UK with over 700,000 learners has worked with Lincoln Integrated Domestic Abuse Services (LIDAS) to develop a cross platform smartphone app aimed at providing useful information for victims of Domestic Abuse.

    • eXact learning solutions and partners win blended learning project on EU governance for European Commission, Parliament and Agencies’ staff

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy |

      The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA, the leading centre of European learning and development for the public sector), the College of Europe (the world’s first university institute of postgraduate studies and training in European affairs) and eXact learning solutions (a leading European online and mobile learning solutions provider) have been awarded a four year contract to provide the European Commission, Parliament, its Bodies and Agencies with state-of-the-art online blended learning materials and programs on EU decision making, law and policies.

    • Kineo Pacific to Attend AIDC 2012

      Kineo | Wellington, NZ |

      Kineo Pacific will be attending the Australian Instructional Design Conference (AIDC) 2012, which aims at spreading the message about designing instructionally sound and engaging learning. Organised by the LearnX Foundation, the event takes place on Wednesday 21st March at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

    • Virtual College launches online PAT testing course

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, England |

      In response to its customers’ requests, the Trades e-Academy, a division of Virtual College, has introduced an online training solution that provides competency for Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) This enables companies to comply with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.

    • EssentialSkillz advises companies to utilise E-Learning to reduce Olympics disruption

      EssentialSkillz | Milton Keynes, UK and Galway, Ireland |

      EssentialSkillz, the successful E-learning provider, is making an Olympic Business Policy E-Learning course available to UK businesses so that their business operations can run as smoothly as possible during the Olympics and lessen the impact of disturbances caused by the event.