Tagged: E-learning & News
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Trinity College Dublin to offer free Open Online courses worldwide News
18.06.2013 Venerable university Trinity College Dublin is to offer free Open Online courses worldwide as part of a new global partnership with Futurelearn, which was founded by the Open... -
Aurion Learning now recruiting, plans to increase staff by 30pc News
14.06.2013 Belfast-headquartered Aurion Learning has started a recruitment drive to grow its team by 30pc over the next six months. -
Irish online course provider makes it onto top 20 ed-tech listing News
06.06.2013 Irish-based ALISON, which provides free online education and workplace skills training courses, has been named as one of the top 20 e-learning companies in Europe in a ranking...Tags: E-learning, -
The five minute CIO: Ger O’Sullivan News
12.04.2013 Ger O’Sullivan, head of ICT policy with Ireland’s National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals, outlines why the new junior cycle can be an opportunity to foster... -
Dublin firm Onwards Learning signs e-learning deals worth €4.4m in China News
08.04.2013 Dublin-headquartered Onwards Learning has signed two major deals in China worth €4.4m over the next three years that will see its English language portal LearnOnEnglish.com... -
Irish e-learning portal wins major deal in China to teach potentially 30m people News
21.03.2013 Dublin-based e-learning portal Onwards Learning has secured an agreement with China’s Central Institute for Vocational and Technical Education (CIVTE) to develop and run an... -
The five minute CIO: Paul Mooney News
30.11.2012 IT co-ordinator for education at the Law Society of Ireland in Dublin Paul Mooney makes a case for a managed approach to BYOD and argues for solid Wi-Fi to support iPad-toting...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networks, Mobile, Legal, IT Management, Internet, Education, CIO, Careers and Employment -
Online vs classroom learning (infographic) News
24.11.2012 Online learning is more beneficial than traditional books-and-chalkboard learning. That’s the gist of an infographic that compares the two learning styles. -
New website TheMathsTutor.ie launches to focus on project maths News
16.10.2012 A new e-learning website called TheMathsTutor.ie that is honing in specifically on project maths for Junior and Leaving Cert students is officially launching this week during... -
RendezVu receives European Language Label 2012 for ExamSpeak News
09.10.2012 NovaUCD-based e-learning company RendezVu has been awarded the European Language Label 2012 for its next-generation English-language learning platform ExamSpeak, making RendezVu... -
Kilkenny secondary school to pilot Samsung Smart School Solution News
08.10.2012 Students and teachers in Loreto Secondary School, Kilkenny, will be the first in Europe to pilot Samsung’s Smart School Solution. The education partnership will demonstrate the... -
One to Watch series: online learning management system LearnUpon (video) News
08.10.2012 LearnUpon, a new online learning platform for training companies, is our One to Watch this week. The company is aiming to offer a better alternative for training companies to... -
Cloud learning player Skillsoft acquires ThirdForce in all-cash deal News
27.09.2012 SSI Investments, the parent company of cloud-based learning provider Skillsoft, has acquired the entire share capital – or 80pc – of another Irish e-learning player, ThirdForce... -
Gaming in the classroom (infographic) News
25.09.2012 Video games in the classroom may seem counterintuitive, but consider games in which students zap cancer cells and engage with strategy and simulations to learn about science and... -
Technology’s impact on education (infographic) News
19.09.2012 Technology has revolutionised the teaching and learning experience. Broadband connects students and teachers across the world, tablet computers have taken the place of heavy... -
Gaelchultúr launches live online Irish classes News
13.09.2012 Gaelchultúr will be offering Irish classes live online in response to international demand, the Dublin-based company says. -
Tech start-up of the week: eBusiness Matters News
26.08.2012 As head of e-learning at Ballsbridge College, Brian Duffy is very active in the area of online education and has turned his skills to teaching small business owners how to build...Categories: Web Development, Web Design, Upskilling, Training, Private Irish Business, Enterprise, Education -
Evolution of educational technology (infographic) News
25.07.2012 Education is no longer about pencils and schoolbooks but iPads and internet connections, a new infographic charting the evolution of the use of technology in education shows. -
Irish Government pumping €6m into Centre for Learning Innovation News
21.06.2012 The Irish Government is injecting €6m over six years in the Centre for Learning Innovation which will benefit Irish businesses across the technology and education sectors,... -
Folens to create 25 jobs with new e-learning start-up Apierian News
13.06.2012 Irish educational publisher Folens has just announced it's spinning out a new online and mobile learning company called Apierian and it will be starting to hire immediately to...