2008 Software Satisfaction Awards : Help us find the UK’s best training tools
We’d love to have your votes for the Software Satisfaction Awards 2008, which give trainers the chance to rate the creative, learning management and HR tools they use. TrainingZone.co.uk technology editor John Stokdyk explains. Organised by TrainingZone.co.uk’s parent group Sift Media and the software trade body BASDA, the Software Satisfaction Awards set out to honour […]
Free places at blended learning week
OnTrack International is so passionate about blended learning that it’s set up a blended learning week, starting on 4 August, with a web-based seminar (or webinar) on a different topic taking place every day – and it’s offering 120 free places.The seminars, which last around an hour, are open to anyone – and for those […]
Getting to the Hart of learning technologies
Jane Hart reports on the first learning management system for Facebook; an elearning shop – a ‘marketplace’ for elearning courses; software that can help in recruitment and training and new products from Adobe. All these and more in her round-up of new learning technologies. First LMS for FacebookUdutu, a provider of web-based elearning software and […]
News round-up
A report reveals that the UK leads Europe in training; research shows that staff need training to feel motivated; John Denham pledges £300m in return for skills targets; and London gets £680m of funding to boost employment and skills. All these stories and more in our round-up of training news.Click on the following headlines or […]
UK leads Europe in training, says survey
The UK is leading the way in training practices, is training more staff and has embraced more innovative methods than any other European country, according to a survey.The study was conducted by European training provider Cegos Group and questioned training managers from 1,000 companies across the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. It found […]
Free workshop with Futuremedia on building learning communities
Elearning provider Futuremedia Learning will showcase its work with clients in a free workshop in London on Thursday. Learning Communities in Action is a knowledge-sharing workshop featuring client case studies and a presentation by the BUPA learning & development team.Speakers will talk about the key trends driving the development of online learning communities. A panel […]
Elearning on iPhone launched
Mohive says it is the first company in Europe to offer elearning on the Apple iPhone. “The introduction of Apples’ iPhone has dramatically boosted the potential for mobile learning in the markets we operate in,” says Mohive CEO Lars Unneberg. “Traditional barriers to effective mobile learning, like low quality video or clunky, unpredictable interfaces have […]
Linking learning to virtual worlds
OutStart founder and chief technology Officer John Alonso is speaking tomorrow in Hamburg, Germany to an international audience of training professionals about integrating virtual world simulations and learning content. Alonso has been invited to the Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee (AICC), a worldwide association of technology-based training pros who promote elearning standards across multiple industries.According […]
Simplicity: New technology – friend or foe?
In the week that Ufi’s futuristic vision of learning technologies was published, which predicts more use of machines, Trevor Gay – who is old enough to remember when a blackberry was a vital ingredient in his mum’s apple and blackberry tart – asks: Are we too dependent on new technologies? Be honest – how many […]
Futuristic report gives vision of learning technologies
A futuristic report, which gazes into what learning technologies will look like, is being launched today by professor Lord Robert Winston. It predicts we will all have digital personal assistants, learning will on the move, and palm held, and artifical intelligence and machines will have a greater influence in training. Imagine, for example, practising your […]
Elearning giant Epic bought by private investor
Elearning giant Epic has been bought by a private investor. Huveaux plc has signed the deal to sell Brighton based Epic to Andrew Brode for an undisclosed sum.Commenting on the acquisition Brode said: “I have watched with interest as the elearning industry has developed over the last decade and believe that it has now reached […]
BILD conference highlights the power of elearning
The British Institute of Learning and Development’s (BILD) conference on engagement highlighted the growing importance of elearning.Held at Centrepoint in London on 12 June, the conference looked at a number of topics centred on engagement in learning, focusing on the growing impact of the internet on training and development methods.In his opening speech, chairman Jack […]
News round-up
John Denham announces compulsory training for the unemployed; lack of time and money in modern life is blamed as the main barrier to learning; Epic is bought by a private investor and professor Lord Robert Winston launches Ufi’s report into the future of learning technologies. All these stories and more in our news round-up.Click on […]
Just the ticket for front line staff
A new, national, elearning programme for railway ticket office staff is being rolled out.Designed by Brightwave, the programme, entitled ‘Fares Made Simple’, is in the process of being implemented by the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) across the UK via the internet and CD-Rom, following one of the biggest changes in ticketing in the […]
IT user skills put under the microscope
More than 300 IT training providers came together to share best practice and innovation at e-skills UK’s annual ITQ conference. ITQ is designed as a flexible qualification aimed at enabling those who use IT to develop the skills most relevant to their particular needs.The conference explored the impact ITQ can have on business productivity, and […]
Elearning debate: Does rapid development mean dumbing down?
Technology editor John Stokdyk reports from the eLearning Network debate, which asked if the traditions of training design are under threat from rapid development software tools. The theme of the eLearning Network’s recent meeting in London was: “Rapid eLearning: dumbing down or gearing up?” and featured a debate in which Phil Green of Optimum Learning […]
News round-up
In the headlines this week, read about how IT skills are the key to the future; how gaining work experience is crucial to a graduates success in the workplace; and how staff at Jamie Oliver’s restaurant are to benefit from a new training scheme. All these stories and more in our round-up of training news.Click […]
Training specialists line up for 2008 Business Software Satisfaction Awards
Technology editor John Stokdyk sets the scene for the 2008 Business Software Satisfaction Awards. Is your supplier in the running?. More than 20 training and HR software companies have asked to be considered for the 2008 Software Satisfaction Awards, and entries will be accepted up until Friday 30 May.The awards scheme is a joint project […]
Training on IT: Put yourself in the user’s shoes
With more than a decade of experience to call on, Simon Hurst argues that a good understanding of learners’ needs, honesty and rapport are the keys to successful technology training. First of all, I should admit that I am far from being a professional trainer and lecturer. Even worse I don’t have a particularly IT-related […]
Workshop with Dr Dror on brain-friendly elearning
Dr Itiel Dror, the celebrated cognitive and behavioural psychologist, has announced a one-day public workshop for learning professionals. Building elearning with the brain in mind will take place on 17th June in central London.Dr Dror, of Southampton University’s School of Psychology, is famous for his work on the role of the brain in learning, and […]
