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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has named Martha Warren Bidez, Ph.D., director of the new Office of eLearning and Professional Studies, which launched uab.edu/online in May.

Bidez, an internationally renowned biomedical engineer who has served as professor and director of the Advanced Safety Engineering and Management graduate track in the UAB School of Engineering, had served as interim director of the Office of eLearning and Professional Studies since the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees established the office in February, 2013.

“Dr. Bidez’s proven success and expertise has built a strong foundation for this office, and she is absolutely the right leader to maximize the long-term potential of this important initiative,” said UAB Provost Linda Lucas.

Through her appointment, Bidez will address changing paradigms in education. The Offi…………… continues on UAB News

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HotSchedules, developers of innovative mobile and web-based employee scheduling, forecasting and paperless hiring solutions, today announced completion of a single sign-on integration with learning innovator Schoox to deliver the industry’s most powerful, intuitive eLearning solution right from its existing platform. This integration was made possible thanks to the recent formation of

Inspired eLearning’s Security Awareness Program has received the Gold Award for Best Training, Awareness, and Educational Programs at the 2013 Hot Companies and Best Product Awards.

San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) May 14, 2013

Inspired eLearning, a leading provider of online compliance training and custom eLearning development solutions, was named a winner at Network Product Guide’s 8th Annual 2013 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards. Inspired eLearning’s Security Awareness Program received the Gold Award for Best Training, Awareness, and Educational Programs.

Inspired eLearning’s Security Awareness Program is designed to build and maintain a security conscious culture over a long term. The solution is more than just a group of courses, it’s a complete awareness platform that includes professional services and support, 41 engaging interactive eLearning courses, ongoing online phishing assessments, a monthly eNewsletter, posters, screensavers, and job aids to provide a constant stream of tips and best practices that learners can use immed…………… continues on Houston Chronicle

Sitting across the table from any regulatory inspector is one of your employees’ most nerve-wracking challenges, even for experienced employees. Now you can give them the confidence they need with a new eLearning course.

This time-tested training program walks your employees through the scenarios that can take an inspection off-track – and shows them the right way to handle the situations investigators will throw at them. 

Available in three formats that operate with your own eLearning environment, your employees can login and learn where and when it is convenient for them, and at their own pace. Plus you’ll have the reassurance of knowing that they have learned and mastered all the information provided because each employee is tested at the end of the presentation. 

In this program, employees learn the types of questions and tactics they will face during an inspection, and how to respond correctly.

The Key Issues Covered:

• How to respond to a question when they do not know or are unsure of the answer.
• How to handle a lull or gap in the conversation.
• How to communicate confidence with words and body language.
• How to respond…………… continues on Today’s Medical Developments

The University of The Gambia (UTG) and the African Virtual University (AVU) have reached an agreement to introduce new virtual and electronic learning (e-Learning) programmes at the UTG. The project is under the second phase of AVU’s Multinational Support Project. The Computer Science and Teachers’ Education Programmes will enable students to access lectures through electronic learning and gain their degrees.

The project is funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB); and the UTG is among several other African universities to benefit from the project. The AVU is a Pan-African inter-governmental organisation established by charter with the mandate of significantly increasing access to quality higher education and training through the innovative use of information communication technologies. Fifteen African Governments, including Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania and Mozambique have already signed the charter establishing the AVU as an inter-governmental organisation. At a pre-launch meeting between the two institutions of higher learning, on Thursday at the UTG Science, Technology and Invocation Park in Faraba Banta village, the vice chancellor of UTG, Professor Muhammadou Kah, said the government of The Gambia and the UTG have already contributed some funding to support the project. He said four classrooms have been spared at the UTG campus in Faraba Banta for the prog…………… continues on AllAfrica.com

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Manama, May 4 (BNA)– Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Education and Training Development Committee and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa said linking education to modern technologies can guarantee an academic outcome up to international challenges.

He was speaking on the occasion of his patronage of the 4th International eLearning Conference which is organised by the University of Bahrain (UoB)’s Zain Centre for eLearning from May 7 to 9 at Bahrain Crowne Plaza Hotel.

He praised Bahrain’s leading position in utilizing the electronic technology in learning, pointing out that the development projects in Bahrain rely basically on the highest standards of Education which are achieved by applying the latest and most effective technologies-distance learning via the electronic space.

On his part, UoB President Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Janahi hailed Shaikh Mohammed’s patronage of the conference, commending the leadership’s tremendous care and support for e-learning which has become vital for development.

He pointed out that the conference represents the 4th edition of e-learning conferences being organised by UoB, adding that it will review European, Arab and GCC experiences by spotlighting 110 work papers.

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An online venture with The Upper Room is seen as a way to obtain discipleship training without travel time and expense.

By Daniel Wallace

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship today will add the World Wide Web to its stable of ministries and missions with a devotional “e-course.” The digital devotional, which is being offered in partnership with The Upper Room, is titled “God Asks Us Questions with Trevor Hudson.”

The offering gets to the heart of CBF’s effort to nurture believers, said Bo Prosser, coordinator for missional congregations.

“It enhances the ability to grow disciples,” Prosser said. “The bottom line is, we are more about transformation than we are information.”

But there will be plenty of information offered, too. The e-course will feature a compilation of audio clips and video teachings from Hudson, a South African pastor. Online group discussions will be held twice a week along with daily meditations from Hudson, a Methodist pastor from South Africa and author of books including

Not enough businesses in the UK are making the most of the opportunities available to them through online training.

This is according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which found while almost three-quarters (74 per cent) of firms currently use e-learning, just 15 per cent feel it is among their most effective educational practices.

However, the CIPD/Cornerstone OnDemand Learning and Talent Development Survey 2013 said if British companies are to stay on top of the impact of globalisation and capitalise on improved connectivity and flexibility, this gap will need to be closed.

Organisations’ perceptions of online learning has improved in the past five years, but it seems there is still a lot to be done before they recognise it is equally as valuable as face-to-face training.

Dr John McGurk, learning and development advisor at CIPD and author of the report, said online education in the workplace needs to be embraced and seen as essential to developing talent and capability.

“Disappointing completion rates highlight that organisations need to do more to encourage their employees to take-up and finish existing e-learning courses,” he added.

While predictions were made in the 2011 Learning and Talent…………… continues on Virtual College – Virtual College

A scheme seeking to integrate digital technology into teaching practices and learning experiences across Wales has been praised by Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews.

The Lifelong Intergenerational Furthering Education (LIFE) programme, which has been developed by headteacher of Casllwchwr Primary School Simon Pridham, is turning to online training as a way of improving standards and performance.

According to Mr Andrews, LIFE draws together themes that are relevant to educators across the nation, such as family engagement, the transformation of the lives of children with additional needs and the development of skills which industry in Wales requires.

He added: “The programme’s focus is very much inline with my own priorities for education in Wales: supporting and improving literacy and numeracy and reducing the effects of poverty on learner attainment.”

A LIFE Learning Lounge has also been set up, which equips pupils, teachers and teaching assistants with tablets, laptops and plasma screens so they can improve their IT skills. This is sure to make for a more captivating and imaginative educational experience that some more traditional methods of teaching fail to offer.

It also means that factors like wealth and background are irrelevant, as the scheme is pl…………… continues on Virtual College – Virtual College

eLearning Brothers Will Show How To Use Custom HTML5 and Adobe Edge with Lectora

CINCINNATI (PRWEB) April 15, 2013

e-Learning developers can join this free e-Learning webinar on Wednesday, April 17, to learn how to create and import HTML5 content into Lectora® V11 e-Learning software. This session will show attendees how to use tools and products, including games from the eLearning Brothers Library and Adobe Edge, to make mobile training exciting and engaging.

“Lectora V11 makes it easy to develop and import HTML 5 content right into a Lectora e-Learning course,” said Peter Bray, Chief Marketing Officer. “Attendees of this webinar will not only discover the unique tools that the eLearning Brothers offer but how to utilize these tools to make their content more…………… continues on Albany Times Union