ELEARNING NEWS
News
Harbinger’s Raptivity topped the number one slot on four areas (time to proficiency and complex practice and assessment interaction building and complex graphic animation building) of learning interaction design according to a recent global survey by eLearning Guild which had 1400 responders. More here.
Elliott Masie of The MASIE Center launched a social network called LearningTown which has over 17 focused groups and blogs and a membership base of over 3000. More here.
Still on Elliott Masie, find out answers to the below 4 key questions from CEO’s of key Learning Systems companies as interviewed by Elliott.
- Learning Changes?
- Technology Changes?
- Future Plans for Your Organization?
- Impact of the Economy on Learning Field?
More here.
The Elearning Guild is calling for tips on Synchronous e-Learning which will be published in a free ebook. Contribute your tips here.
IBM will begin work with Linden Lab (creator of Second Life) to adapt the popular virtual world for corporate settings. More here.
KBR acquired Australian elearning and training solutions provider, Catalyst Interactive. More here.
Product Releases / Enhancements
Yugma launched version 3.0. New features include an always on interface and a new look and feel which will provide users with more reliability and improved ease of use. More here.
Harbinger released Raptivity version 4.7 which includes a sound recorder, advanced layout customisation options and more.
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Brandon Hall released the following reports and publications:
The Elearning Guild released the Guild Research 360° Report on Immersive Learning Simulations.
Trivantis Corporation announced multilingual versions of its leading Learning Management System (LMS) CourseMill 5.0 and Lectora 2008, its e-Learning authoring software product. More here.
Training Australia Magazine announced the winners of its Best E-Learning and Training Awards. These awards are the first phase of the award program.
Zeroed-In Technologies released LMS Dashboard, an effective tool which allows learning manager to have current information at their fingertips. More here.
Adobe’s Director underwent a major upgrade with Adobe releasing version 11. More here.
Mzinga released its new Firefly Collaborative Authoring Suite. More here.
RFID Revolution introduced RFID Essentials, an interactive experience that offers to deliver more learning, faster by any other similar training. More here.
The developers of the NOAH animated character technology, TelSim Software, released an upgrade which allows easy integration of NOAH into projects created with popular tools such as Captivate, Lectora, Articulate and more. More here.
Elearning Events
ElNet ran the first of its Melbourne based ElNet Café Events on Wednesday 30th April. Attendees heard Mark Keough, CEO Archer College talk about ‘Event based learning to ‘Always On Learning’ – Secrets of success at Qantas College and elsewhere. More here.
ElNet in conjunction with The Cyber Institute will also hold an ElNet Cafe Event in Brisbane on 15th May from 5.30pm - 7.00pm. The goal of the event will be to produce a framework for successful conversion of classroom instruction material to elearning and will be facilitated by Margaret Moon. More here.
In more news from ElNet, they also announced their first purely online event for 2008 titled "Podcasting for elearning - providing bloody good stuff for your ears, eyes and brains!". At the event, Cameron Reilly, CEO and Founder of The world's first PodCasting organisation The Podcast Network (TPN) will share his expertise, and his top tips in a new engaging and interactive format. More here.
CeBIT Australia to be held 20-22 May, Darling Harbour, Sydney. More here.
The elearning industry association of Victoria announced it’s eLearning Industry Excellence Awards. An inaugural event to be held on 6th November, celebrating the achievements of the industry. Nominations close 13th August. More here.
The Ark Group has two events coming up:
- Managing elearning to be held 29-30 May in Melbourne: This two-day masterclass will provide you with an opportunity to interact with the masterclass leader and other attendees to really gain a better understanding of how to strategically approach eLearning. You’ll leave this masterclass enthused and full of ideas to integrate into your learning and management strategy and you will identify the first steps to take when you get back to your workplace. More here.
- Embracing Innovative eLearning Technologies to be held 2-4 June in Sydney: This conference focuses on the range of eLearning tools and technologies available and will allow you to hear practical case studies on a range of topics. More here.
LearnX Asia Pacific 2008 will be held on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 June at the Melbourne Convention Centre, Australia. More here.
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