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16th December 2014
Learning Light publishes its top ten Innovation Index for 2014
Learning Light, the UK-based market analyst specialising in the
online learning technologies and educational technology (edtech)
sectors, has published an Innovation Index. This Index sets out a
list of developments over the past 12 months that the Learning Light
team has found 'particularly interesting and exciting'.
10th December 2014
Learning Light publishes insights into e-learning in the Middle
East
Learning Light, the UK-based market analyst that helps organisations
using e-learning and learning technologies to improve their business
performance, has published research into aspects of education and
training in the Middle East.
24th November 2014
Learning Light augments its Course Wall with 75 e-learning
courses
Learning Light, the UK-based market analyst that helps organisations
using e-learning and learning technologies to improve their business
performance, has added a further 75 courses to its portfolio of
e-learning materials.
5th November 2014
Learning Light director in Barbados to deliver keynote lecture on
e-learning
David Patterson, a Director of Learning Light, the UK-based world
e-learning market analyst, flies the flag for the UK's e-learning
producers when he visits Barbados in November to deliver an address
in the 'Services in Action Annual Lecture Series'.
29th October 2014
Learning Light offers alternative generic learning content
Learning Light, the e-learning market analyst and approved centre
delivering Level 2, 3 and 4 qualifications into the workplace, is
offering its customers access to an extensive library of generic
e-learning content.
23rd October 2014
Learning Light names its top eight performing learning management
systems
Learning Light, the UK-based independent e-learning industry market
analyst, has produced its own thorough analysis of learning
management systems (LMSs) identifying its top performers.
14th October 2014
Learning Light makes specialist e-learning market reports
available
Three months after publishing a major report on some the world's
leading e-learning markets - A Review of
the e-learning markets of the UK, EU and China 2014 - Learning
Light is making sections of the report available to suit the
information needs of a range of potential customers.
10th October 2014
Learning Light offers trainers practical expertise in the light
of BIS FELTAG response
Learning Light is offering its expertise to private sector training
organisations which are having to develop strategies to meet the
response from the UK Government's department for Business Innovation
and Skills (BIS) to recommendations from The Further Education
Learning Technology Action Group (FELTAG).
30th July 2014
EdTrIn reveals its innovative business model to the UK's top
e-learning suppliers
At an event which attracted the UK's top suppliers of
online-delivered learning content, held at the end of July in the
Australian High Commission in The Strand, London, Graeme Coomber,
CEO of EdTrIn explained his organisation's aim of managing a
lifetime of learning for large numbers of the world's population -
beginning with those living in the Asia-Pacific, Indian
sub-Continent and MENA regions.
15th July 2014
International company searches for UK e-learning suppliers
In a move designed to attract potential high quality e-learning
suppliers from the UK, EdTrIn, the global online education provider,
is holding an event at the Australian High Commission in London,
from 9am to 10.30am on 25th July.
3rd July 2014
Learning Light publishes E-learning Industry Report
The UK's online learning technologies market is still the largest in
Europe - but only just
28th January 2014
Learning Light E-Learning Centre customers access Virtual College
courses
A raft of online learning courses from Virtual College is now
available to customers of The
E-Learning Centre website.
22nd January 2014
Learning Light supports PresentationTube by making open content
available via the E-Learning Centre
Learning Light, which provides advice and help to organisations on
how to use e-learning and learning technologies to improve their
business performance, is making
PresentationTube available via the
The E-Learning Centre
website.
12th December 2013
E-Learning Centre adds Virtual Coach courses in negotiation and
sales skills
Customers of The E-Learning Centre
website can now develop their sales, sales planning and negotiation
skills via four courses produced by the
Virtual Coach.
10th December 2013
Interest grows in Learning Light's e-learning content evaluation
tool
In response to mounting interest in the development of an e-learning
content evaluation tool (ELCET) by Learning Light in association
with The Virtual College, Learning Light has made further
information on the tool available via its
website and also via the
E-Learning Centre website.
3rd December 2013
Learning Light develops an e-learning content evaluation tool
In association with The Virtual College, Learning Light, a company
which provides advice and help to organisations using e-learning and
learning technologies to improve their business performance, has
developed an e-learning content evaluation tool (ELCET).
28th November 2013
Vado courses now featured on the Learning Light E-Learning Centre
Vado is the latest e-learning production house to have its online
courses added to The E-Learning Centre website.
19th November 2013
Learning Light adds ej4 videos to its E-learning Centre
Learning Light, which provides advice and help to organisations
using e-learning and learning technologies to improve their business
performance, has further enlarged The E-Learning Centre website by
including a wide range of performance support materials from ej4.
6th November 2013
Language learning courses added to the E-Learning Centre website
In today’s global economy, it’s more important than ever to know
more than one language. Thankfully – for those in the UK – English
has become a major international business language but it is still
valuable to know at least one other language, if only to help in
forming and strengthening international relationships.
With this in mind, the E-Learning Centre, an information resource
about e-learning and learning technologies for business education,
not-for-profit or the public sector, has added technology-delivered
language courses in French, Spanish, German and Dutch for
English-speakers to its growing portfolio of e-learning courses.
30th October 2013
Learning Light re-launches its E-Learning Centre website with the
e-learning Content Store
The E-Learning Centre, a long established information resource about
e-learning and learning technologies for business education,
not-for-profit or the public sector, has been re-launched with the
new e-learning Content Store.
14
February 2013
Learning Light collaborates
with IBIS Capital to produce a detailed e-learning market report
IBIS Capital Limited, a specialist investment bank focused on the
Media sector, has produced a 101 page report on the e-Learning
sector - with market information and analysis from Learning Light, a
consultancy with an in-depth knowledge and experience of the
e-Learning marketplace and how to use e-Learning materials
effectively.
17th January 2013
Learning Light enhances its
range of online learning materials
Learning Light, a consultancy with an in-depth knowledge and
experience of the e-learning marketplace and how to use e-learning
materials to best advantage, has enhanced its e-learning video
library with two ranges of video-based learning materials.
25th September 2012
Learning Light helps companies capitalise on the changing demand
for e-learning
Many commentators and analysts agree that, increasingly over the
last few years, the training industry has been changing.
26th August 2011
Learning Light speaks at the
Enable Conference, in Kraków, Poland
The Leonardo da Vinci seminar 'Enabling labour market entry
and mobility to disadvantaged groups engaging across Europe in
learning through innovation' will be held on 6th September 2011 in
Krakow, Poland.
21 July 2011
Day One solution showcased on
e-learning centre
Leeds-based Day One's Systems Training solution has been
reviewed and selected to be showcased by Learning Light, operators
of industry leading site www.e-learningcentre.co.uk , as an exemplar
of a modern, effective systems training solution which really
impresses.
16th March 2011
Learning Light reveals the
current top three trends in e-learning in the UK
David Patterson, operations director of Learning Light, the
Sheffield-based organisation which focuses on promoting the use of
e-learning and learning technologies, is going to reveal the current
top three trends in the UK's e-learning market.
7th March 2011
Learning Light creates 'Learnscape' - a business-orientated
approach to learning consultancy
Learning Light has developed a consultancy model intended to move an
organisation from operating a traditional, 'command and control led
training' model to becoming a 'learning organisation', where
learning makes a positive impact on the organisation's 'bottom
line'.
3rd March 2011
Learning Light clarifies its comments regarding Becta material on
its E-learning Centre website
Learning Light has clarified its comments about including much of
the intellectual property of Becta on its E-learning Centre website,
following new information which has come to light.
1st March 2011
Learning Light augments and redevelops its E-learning Centre
website
Learning Light has redeveloped its popular E-learning Centre website
to include much of the intellectual property of Becta, whose website
has closed in the Coalition Government's public sector cutbacks.
7th January 2011
Top ten lists validate our
efforts, say Learning Light and Creativesheffield
Learning Light and Creativesheffield have welcomed the
publication of the ‘top ten movers and shakers in e-learning' lists
because they believe these lists endorse their choice of delegates
to the European e-learning Summit, held at the end of 2010 in
Sheffield.
24 December 2010
Manifesto for e-learning published
from the European e-learning Summit
The results of discussions by the delegates at the European
e-learning Summit, organised by Learning Light with support from
learndirect and Creativesheffield and held in Sheffield (17th to
19th November), have been published in the form of a manifesto for
e-learning. The manifesto is intended to help delegates pursue
dialogue with their national governments to establish a single,
independent and impartial body representing the corporate e-learning
sector.
20th December 2010
Record sales already for
Learning Light's research report on the corporate e-learning market
Within a month of publishing its third report in four years
on the state of the e-learning sector in the UK the rest of Europe,
Learning Light has reported that an unprecedented - and record -
number has been sold.
25th November 2010
European e-learning Summit agrees a programme to promote the
corporate e-learning sector
Delegates at the European e-learning Summit, organised by Learning
Light with support from learndirect and Creativesheffield and held
in Sheffield (17th to 19th November) have agreed to pursue dialogue
with national governments to establish a single, independent and
impartial body representing the corporate e-learning sector.
19th November 2010
Learning Light publishes its third definitive research report on
the corporate e-learning market
Learning Light has published its third report in four years on the
state of the e-learning sector in the UK - and, this year, provides
analysis on e-learning in 19 other countries too.
15th November 2010
Learning Light, learndirect and Creativesheffield stage the
European e-learning Summit in the UK
Europe's top e-learning strategists, content and systems developers
will gather in Sheffield in November for the first European
e-learning Summit to be held in the UK.
2nd November 2010
Learning Light prompts The
Safety Train to gain NCFE accreditation
The Safety Train, a company which operates an e-learning
training portal aimed at covering all aspects of health & safety
training, has been granted an NCFE bespoke quality licence - making
it one of the UK's first e-learning providers to be accredited in
this way.
19th October 2010
The Guardian features Learning
Light’s e-learning programme for e-waste workers in Nigeria
The Guardian newspaper has featured an e-learning programme
developed by Learning Light which is helping people in Nigeria to
recycle electrical and electronic waste safely.
18th October 2010
Learning Light e-learning
programme helps protect the environment and e-waste workers in
Nigeria
An e-learning programme developed by Learning Light and
demonstrated via workshops run by staff at the University of
Northampton is helping people in Nigeria to recycle electrical and
electronic waste.
29th September 2010
US e-learning magazine names
Sheffield as the UK's new e-learning capital
Sheffield has been named as the UK's new corporate e-learning
capital in an article published in eLearn magazine, the New York
based e-learning magazine with a worldwide readership.
21st September 2010
Learning Light-led EU project
to reach marginalised learners sparks interest from New Zealand
ENABLE, the Leonardo project led by Learning Light, which aims to
bring e-learning to marginalised learners, is making such impressive
progress that it is attracting interest from outside Europe.
22nd July 2010
The Safety Train benefits from
Learning Light
One of the UK's newest and brightest stars in the e-learning
sector, The Safety Train, has re-located its operations to
Sheffield, thanks to Learning Light's advice and guidance. Already,
the move seems to be paying off.
30th June 2010
Learning Light's David
Patterson gives keynote e-learning speech
David Patterson, of Learning Light, is a keynote speaker at the
IADIS International 'Conference e-Learning 2010', being held in
Freiburg, Germany, from 26th to 29th July. He will be addressing:
'E-learning: Regeneration, Research and Innovation'.
4 May 2010
Learning Light co-ordinates
pan-European e-learning project
Learning Light is
co-ordinating a pan-European project to enable ‘marginalised'
learners to develop their knowledge and skills via e-learning.
19th April 2010
Academics and industry value
Learning Light's e-learning sector report
Learning Light's definitive report into the UK e-learning sector
in 2009 is winning recognition not only among the corporate
e-learning community but also among UK academics.
13th April 2010
Learning Light invites
contributions for its 2010 e-learning industry report
Learning Light is beginning work on updating its figures on
the size, shape and state of health of the UK's e-learning industry.
29th March 2010
Learning Light helps create jobs in Yorkshire and Humberside
Learning Light’s business contacts and facilitation skills have
helped its client companies in the field of corporate e-learning to
create a ‘significant number of jobs’ in the last 12 months.
25th March 2010
Learning Light re-launches the e-learning centre website
Learning Light has revised and re-launched the e-learning centre
website, which attracts a worldwide audience and over 72,000 unique
hits a month.
23rd March 2010
Learning Light's fourth anniversary sees a change of direction
Learning Light, a company limited by guarantee that focuses on
promoting the use of e-learning and learning technologies, has
revised its mode of operations.
(17th December 2009)
Learning Light spot key learning and
development trends at Learning 2009
Learning Light identifies key
learning technology trends in the USA, from attending Elliot Masie's
Learning 2009 conference, held in Florida in November.
(7th December 2009)
The UK's e-learning sector is set
to grow by up to eight per cent next year, according to Learning
Light's report
Learning Light's definitive report into the UK e-learning sector in
2009 not only highlights Sheffield as the UK's ‘e-learning capital' but
also states that the sector is ‘flowering'.
(13th March 2008)
Learning Light proves that
professional communities’ collaboration brings benefits
Nine companies in the digital industries sector are now meeting
their business goals as well as growing their reputation for providing
high quality products and services as a result of joining a
professional community network organised by Learning Light, a
non-profit organisation which focuses on integrating systems and
aligning learning and people development programmes to meet strategic
business goals.
(28 January 2008)
Learning Light helps to
celebrate excellence in e-learning through the Insider Yorkshire
Digital Awards
Learning Light, a non-profit
organisation which focuses on integrating systems and aligning learning
and people development programmes to meet strategic business goals, is
working with Yorkshire Business Insider to develop and judge a new
award - for the best e-learning initiative - in this year's 'Insider
Yorkshire Digital Awards'.
(21st January 2008)
Learning Light creates the UK's
first learning (e-learning) solutions Virtual Enterprise Network (VEN)
Learning Light, a non-profit organisation which focuses on
integrating systems and aligning learning and people development
programmes to meet strategic business goals, has created the UK's first
Virtual Enterprise Network (VEN) - a consortium of companies to sell
learning-related products and services.
(19 November 2007)
Learning Light helps to promote the
The Learning Organisation summit
Learning Light, a non-profit organisation which focuses on
integrating systems and aligning learning and people development
programmes to meet strategic business goals, has become the media
partner for a senior executive summit - ‘The Learning Organisation’,
organised by the European Networking Group (ENG).
(15 November 2007)
Learning Light brings e-learning
business intelligence to its members
Learning Light, a non-profit organisation that builds relationships
between learning technology researchers, suppliers, buyers and learners
providing learner-centric information to encourage the growth of
learning technologies, has teamed-up with SRI Consulting Business
Intelligence (SRIC-BI) (www.sric-bi.com) in the US to bring its members
a raft of valuable market information and data on e-learning.
(12 November 2007)
Learning Light advises the UK’s
public sector on innovation and increasing productivity
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation which focuses on
integrating systems and aligning learning and people development
programmes to meet strategic business goals, is running a workshop at
the Public Sector Skills Conference at the QEII Conference Centre, in
London, on 3rd December.
(15 October 2007)
Learning Light helps digital
businesses expand during Sheffield Business Week
As part of this year's Sheffield Business Week, Learning Light (LL),
a non-profit centre of excellence in the use of learning technologies
in the workplace, has run a seminar on human capital management as well
as a Virtual Enterprise Network (VEN) seminar.
(12 October 2007)
Learning Light explores the role of
higher level skills development at Sheffield Business Week
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit centre of excellence in the use of
learning technologies in the workplace, sponsored the Sheffield and
Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Chambers of Commerce Members' networking
evening, which took place on 9th October at Chatsworth House. This
networking event was followed by an exclusive LL dinner.
(11th September 2007)
Learning Light moves to give UK
LearnOnline sales a boost
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit centre of excellence in the use of
learning technologies in the workplace, has appointed business
consultancy GOconsult to help it promote UK LearnOnline learning
materials abroad, especially to countries in Western Europe.
(20 August 2007)
Learning Light helps businesses
exceed sales targets
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit centre of excellence in the use of
learning technologies in the workplace, has played a part in helping a
number of businesses including LINE Communications to improve their
sales performance.
(15 August 2007)
Learning Light helps Xoolon find the
next Colin Jackson, Sebastian Coe or Sally Gunnell
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit centre of excellence in the use of
learning technologies in the workplace, is helping schools around the
UK to discover the next generation of this country's sporting talent -
through the application of e-learning technology.
(2nd August 2007)
Learning Light in partnership with
Cambridge University Press to distribute UK LearnOnline materials
Learning Light, a non-profit
centre of excellence in the use of learning technologies in the
workplace, is partnering with Cambridge University Press to make UK
LearnOnline learning materials available to teachers and students
around the world.
(31 July 2007)
Polish fact-finders visit Learning
Light
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit centre of excellence in the use of
learning technologies in the workplace, has hosted a delegation from
Poland on a fact-finding mission to learn about the UK’s multimedia and
information systems sector.
(17 July 2007)
Learning Light expands its
Professional Services team
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit centre of excellence in the use of
learning technologies in the workplace, has expanded its Professional
Services team with the addition of three consultants.
Press statement on behalf of Learning
Light
(24th May 2007)
Learning Light becomes the trustee
for £15m of the UK's e-learning content
Learning Light (LL), a
non-profit organisation seeking to establish itself as a centre of
excellence in the use of learning technologies in the workplace, has
become a trustee of UK LearnOnline. In a major boost to the UK's
e-learning industry, Learning Light has entered an agreement with the
UK LearnOnline consortium of developers to manage and promote the sales
of learning materials worldwide.
(15th May 2007)
ASTD members gain access to
Learning Light's members' portal
Members of the UK chapter of the American Society for Training and
Development (ASTD)'s Global Network now have unrestricted access to
Learning Light's 'members portal', which contains a wealth of
specialist research, analysis and comment relating to the use of
learning technologies in the workplace.
(11 May 2007)
Press statement on behalf of Learning
Light
In response to press queries, Learning Light (LL), a non-profit
organisation seeking to establish itself as a centre of excellence in
the use of learning technologies in the workplace, has issued the
following statement...
(25th April 2007)
New directors for Learning Light
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation seeking to establish
itself as a centre of excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace, has appointed new directors.
(17th April 2007)
Learning Light on the 'international
speaker circuit'
Two executives from Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation
seeking to establish itself as a centre of excellence in the use of
learning technologies in the workplace, are waving the flag for 'UK
learning' abroad over the next month or so.
(4th April 2007)
New Head of Research Services for
Learning Light
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation seeking to establish
itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace, has appointed Steve Hill to be its new Head of Research
Services.
(29th March 2007)
Learning Light offers free best
practice advice at HRD
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation seeking to establish
itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace, is offering best practice advice on how you can align
your people and technology to improve business performance.
(12 March 2007)
Learning Light illuminates Silicon
Valley
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation seeking to establish
itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace, has begun providing its members with monthly business
intelligence reports from Silicon Valley. The reports are written by
the California-based e-learning guru, Jay Cross.
(19 February 2007)
Learning Light helps to identify
Melt winners
Learning Light, a non-profit
centre of excellence which highlights and promotes best practice in the
use of learning technologies in the workplace, has helped three
organisations to win grants under the 'Melt' programme.
(14 February 2007)
Learning Light helps members win
public sector contracts
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation seeking to
establish itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning
technologies in the workplace, is running the second of its training
workshops programme for 2007 on 6th March. This time, the subject will
be the key business issue of sourcing and winning public sector
contracts.
(23 January 2007)
Learning Light explores how to
build effective communities of practice
Learning Light, a non-profit centre of excellence which highlights
and promotes best practice in the use of learning technologies in the
workplace, has produced a guide to communities of practice and
organised a seminar on the subject at the recent Learning Technologies
event in Olympia, London.
Human Capital Management guru joins
Learning Light
(23 January 2007)
Jon Ingham, the human capital
management specialist has become a research associate with Learning
Light, a non-profit centre of excellence which highlights and promotes
best practice in the use of learning technologies in the workplace.
Learning Light's 'communities of
practice' surgery at Learning Technologies
(23 January 2007)
Learning Light, a non-profit centre of excellence which highlights
and promotes best practice in the use of learning technologies in the
workplace, is running a surgery on 'making communities of practice
work'.
Learning Light in action with Jay
Cross
(22 January 2007)
Learning Light, a non-profit
centre of excellence which highlights and promotes best practice in the
use of learning technologies in the workplace, has extended its
relationship with the US-based e-learning guru, Jay Cross.
Learning Light explores the future of
e-learning at the Learning Technolgies exhibition
(8 January 2007)
Learning Light, a non-profit
centre of excellence which highlights and promotes best practice in the
use of learning technologies in the workplace, has examples of the
latest games-playing technologies on its stand at this year's Learning
Technologies exhibition.
Expansion at Learning Light
(14 November 2006)
Learning Light, a non-profit
centre of excellence which highlights and promotes best practice in the
use of learning technologies in the workplace, has enlarged its team.
Learning Light sponsors workshops for
the UK's senior HR professionals
(14 November 2006)
Learning Light, a non-profit
centre of excellence which highlights and promotes best practice in the
use of learning technologies in the workplace, is sponsoring workshops
on the use of technology in leadership development and performance
driven learning.
Learning Light promotes e-learning
investment from USA and waves the flag for UK e-learning in the USA
(6 November 2006)
Learning Light, a non-profit
Centre of Excellence which highlights and promotes best practice in the
use of learning technologies in the workplace, is helping to promote
the UK's e-learning capacity to US firms as well as helping the North
of England attract inward investment from the USA.
Learning Light at Learning
Technologies Summit
(9 October 2006)
Learning Light, a non-profit
organisation seeking to establish itself as a Centre of Excellence in
the use of learning technologies in the workplace, is taking a
prominent part in the Learning and Training Technologies Summit at the
CBI Conference Centre, London, on 12th October.
Learning Light promotes inward
investment from USA
(5 October 2006)
Learning Light, a
non-profit Centre of Excellence which highlights and promotes best
practice in the use of learning technologies in the workplace, is
helping the North of England attract inward investment from the USA.
Accolade for Learning Light executive
(3 October 2006)
Vaughan Waller, head of
membership services at Learning Light, a non-profit Centre of
Excellence which highlights and promotes best practice in the use of
learning technologies in the workplace, has become only the second
person ever to be awarded honorary life membership of the eLearning
Network.
Book early, urges the eLearning
Network
(20 September 2006)
An intensive, hands-on
conference, on instructional design for designers and developers of
e-learning materials has attracted so many delegates from an impressive
collection of organisations, that its organisers - the eLearning
Network (eLN), the UK's foremost professional association of users and
developers of all forms of e-learning - are urging anyone who wants to
attend but has not yet booked a place, to book now to avoid
disappointment.
US e-learning gurus Jay Cross and
Josh Bersin team up with Learning Light
(7 September 2006)
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation seeking to establish
itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace, is allowing its members privileged access to the
insights of e-learning gurus, Jay Cross and Josh Bersin.
Learning Light (UK) expresses
concerns over Blackboard patent
(31 August 2006)
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation seeking to establish
itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace, has expressed concerns over the international
implications of an e-learning related lawsuit in the USA.
Learning Light illuminates leading
edge learning tools
(22 August 2006)
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation seeking to establish
itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace is organising another in its series of seminars exploring
today’s new technologies in learning. The event - which is free to
attend - takes place in The Hubs, in Paternoster Row, Sheffield, from
4.30pm to 6.30pm on Monday 11th September.
E-learning jobs
facilitated by Learning Light
(2 August 2006)
Having built up an impressive reputation over many years
as the place on the internet to look for, and advertise, jobs within
the e-learning development industry in the UK, the e-Learning Job
Centre is going from strength to strength now that it has come under
the auspices of Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation, seeking
to establish itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning
technologies in the workplace.
E-learning boost
for Melt from Learning Light
(11 July 2006)
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation, seeking to establish
itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace, is providing some 'inspiration' for South
Yorkshire-based entrepreneurs who want grants of up to £50,000 to help
them develop their artistic, media and technical talent to explore the
creative and economic possibilities of innovative, creative content for
new and emerging media platforms.
E-learning website deluged with visitors
(6 July 2006)
Within the first week of launching its updated website (
www.learninglight.com ),
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation, seeking to establish
itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace, has announced that the site has been inundated with
large numbers of people visiting the site and requesting the three
research reports that are available, free, to those registering their
interest in LL.
Mobile learning
insight into Tomorrow's World
(4 July 2006)
Jane Knight, Head of Research Services at Learning Light
(LL), a non-profit organisation, seeking to establish itself as a
Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in the
workplace, was among the key speakers from the corporate learning
industry who addressed the 'Tomorrow's World' conference, held in
London.
New, updated website for Learning
Light
(3 July 2006)
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation, seeking to
establish itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning
technologies in the workplace, has launched its updated website (
www.learninglight.com )
Further growth for Learning Light
(19 June 2006)
The e-Learning Centre website (
www.e-learningcentre.co.uk
) has now merged with Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation,
seeking to establish itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of
learning technologies in the workplace.
Vaughan Waller joins Learning Light
(13 June 2006)
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation, seeking to establish
itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace, has appointed Vaughan Waller as its Head of Membership
Services.
New season begins for Learning Light events
(9 June 2006)
Learning Light (LL), a Sheffield-based non-profit organisation, seeking
to establish itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning
technologies in the workplace, launches its new season of events on
Wednesday 21st June, at the Hubs (Sheffield Hallam Students Union)
before an invited audience of key players in the digital industries of
South Yorkshire and Humberside. The conference, 'Beyond Blended
Learning _ the mess is the message', focuses on the uses of technology
in learning.
Learning Light begins a systematic literature review
(7 June 2006)
As a result of being often asked for 'real evidence' of the
effectiveness of e-learning - and not just company anecdotes - Learning
Light (LL) is undertaking a large scale review of evidence-based
research into the use and effectiveness of learning technologies in the
workplace. According to Mark Pittaway, LL's CEO: "This is both a unique
and valuable piece of work which, once published, should enable the
e-learning sector to become more widely accepted as a key factor in
business development."
Learning Light gains insights from the HR Forum
(26 May 2006)
As part of its strategy to
understand the concerns of human resource (HR) directors - especially
as they relate to using learning technologies (e-learning) to support
organisational performance - Mark Pittaway, CEO of Learning Light (LL),
a non-profit organisation, seeking to establish itself as a Centre of
Excellence in the use of learning technologies in the workplace,
attended Richmond Events' HR Forum, held from 10th to 13th May.
Learning Light appoints four Board
members
(15 May 2006)
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation, seeking to
establish itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning
technologies in the workplace, has appointed to its Board of Directors
Learning Light completes preliminary research into e-learning
(8 May 2006)
Learning Light (LL), a non-profit organisation, seeking to establish
itself as a Centre of Excellence in the use of learning technologies in
the workplace, has concluded the first stage in its major research
programme to map trends in corporate e-learning. The initial survey
aimed to discover the types of e-learning research that interest, and
are of importance to, those working in corporate e-learning.
Learning Light researches e-learning
(29 March 2006)
Learning Light, a non-profit organisation that helps to build relationships between learning technology researchers, suppliers, buyers and learners, has embarked on a major research programme to map trends in coporate e-learning. The research will concentrate on developments in the UK but will also look at e-learning across Continental Europe.
Learning Light illumines e-learning's new era
(27 March 2006)
Yorkshire's top e-learning specialists, along with other key figures from industry and the public sector in the county have attended the official launch, in Sheffield, of Learning Light, a non-profit organisation that helps to build relationships between learning technology researchers, suppliers, buyers and learners.
Switching on the Learning Light
(6
March 2006)
Learning Light, a non-profit organisation that helps to build relationships between learning technology researchers, suppliers, buyers and learners, is launched officially on Thursday 16th March at a special reception in Sheffield.
Jane Knight joins Learning Light
(3
March 2006)
Jane Knight, the founder of the e-Learning Centre and, for over 20 years, a well known figure in what is now the e-Learning world, has become the Head of Research, Organisational Learning Technologies, at Learning Light, a non-profit organisation that helps to build relationships between learning technology researchers, suppliers, buyers and learners.