Having a client which uses learning technologies to teach English (goFLUENT) has prompted Bob Little Press & PR to do some research into language learning. This research has revealed that those who really want to master English – as opposed to just being fluent in English as a second language – need to take account [...]
Research by Bob Little Press & PR into the potential pitfalls in learning English as a foreign language has revealed the 11 English words which cause the most confusion to non-native students of the English language – particularly in a business context. When using any language, it’s vitally important to know what the words [...]
Having a client which uses learning technologies to teach English (goFLUENT) has prompted Bob Little Press & PR to do some research into language learning. Among other things (which may well be revealed later), the research has revealed the ten most common grammatical mistakes made by those learning English as a foreign language. They are: [...]
Webinars offer the ability to learn something and interact with colleagues – and, sometimes, competitors – with the added advantage of not having to leave your home or office to do so. Consequently, in recent years, webinars have grown in frequency and popularity – much to the dismay of the hotel and catering industry, whose [...]
It appears that Blackboard, a well known provider of learning management system (LMS) software to the higher education market, has accepted a $45-a-share cash takeover bid from a group led by Providence Equity Partners – a company founded in 1989 which manages some $23bn of assets and focuses on media, communications, information and education investments. [...]
eXact learning solutions and Link2ICT, a division of Service Birmingham, a partnership between Birmingham City Council and the Capita Group, won a Learning Impact Leadership Award (LIA) at this year’s IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS) LIA ceremony, which was held in Long Beach, California. The LIA related to the Birmingham City Learning Platform an [...]
According to a report by virtual learning worlds and serious games’ specialists Ambient, there is a general slow down in spend on self-paced e-learning due to three market factors: The commoditisation of platforms and tools, which reduces market price Pricing pressures in the corporate e-learning sector caused by the slow economic recovery The growing tendency [...]
Mobile learning has found a champion in the global law firm Eversheds. According to Eversheds’ learning and development specialist, Tim Drewitt, who was speaking at a seminar held at BMA House, Tavistock Square, in London on 15th June and organised by LMMatters, Eversheds’ staff are using their previously unproductive ‘waiting time’ to carry out CPD [...]
According to a recently published study by Towards Maturity’s Laura Overton and Dr Genny Dixon, leadership and management development skills is the business area that will see the greatest increase in e-learning materials over the next two years. The study, which included the views of over 180 organisations, encompassing over 35,000 managers, concluded that [...]
