UK council introduces e-learning network

Wrexham County Borough Council offers a reliable and cost-effective e-learning network delivering education to 14- to 19-year-olds throughout schools and colleges in the area, states Public Technology.

After receiving funding from the Welsh Assembly Government to help Wrexham deliver the 14-19 agenda, the local authority looked to Moodle's open source virtual learning environment.

The course management system's open source approach means learners can collaborate within and across schools, and develop new knowledge and skills which support the drive towards personalised learning.

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) has chosen Raptivity and Elicitus Suite for its ease of use and ability to create highly interactive e-learning content without the need for any programming knowledge, according to PR USA Net.

LAS wanted to create interactive training for its staff working round the clock. One of the criteria was that the internal team of e-learning professionals at LAS should be able to use the tools with minimal training.

The tools also needed to be capable of converting existing training material into an e-learning course. Raptivity and Elicitus scored on both of these key points.

The Oman Ministry of Higher Education has partnered with Edutech Middle East to provide e-learning opportunities to six colleges across the Sultanate, reports Business Intelligence Middle East.

The initiative has provided a centralised learning platform that facilitates information sharing and dissemination among 10 000 students enrolled across the geographically-spread colleges in the regions of Sur, Ibra, Sohar, Rustaq, Nizwa and Salalah.

The deployment of the online learning environment also provides a consolidated knowledge repository that enables administrators to evaluate learning and teaching methodologies and assess curriculum suitability.