Education, Learning & Training stories - Page 52

New version of NCEA Guide and NCEA Student apps available, offering free tools for students, parents, and employers, says NZQA.

Pluralsight opens new headquarters in Sydney to support aggressive global expansion as demand for technology professionals grows.

Cisco has launched its Total Program View (TPV) tool for partners to consolidate and access data on programme performance.

Educators is a dedicated news website that brings the most up-to-date technology-focused news to ICT teachers, deputy principals & principals in NZ.

The Ed Tech and smart classrooms market is expected to grow from $43.27 billion in 2015 to $93.79 billion by 2020.

CORE Education's popular ULearn educators' conference is back for 2015, pushing the boundaries of educational possibility and showcasing new tech.

Futura Group has launched an eCoach Course Builder - a cloud-based platform that provides secondary school teachers with tools to build online courses.

New Zealand teachers face increasing demands with new technologies, changing systems and processes, according to a survey by Warehouse Stationery.

'Maker culture' is gaining ground as a tool to activate creative learning and innovation within the classroom, according to CORE Education.

Education technology companies are receiving more backing than ever before, with venture-capital funding reaching $765 million in Q2 2015.

Intel has selected eight startups to take part in its first Education Accelerator, and announced it is set to invest up to $100,000 in each.

Unitec says its teachers will spend the next 18 months developing the skills needed to implement a 'new and innovative' style of learning.

Blackboard leads the edtech sector by becoming the first to have its SaaS-based LMS, Blackboard Learn, certified under the new IMS Caliper v1.0 standard.

NZTech's new board features a number of new faces, including some from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services and Spark.

Disney's new toy, Playmation, aims to encourage kids to use their imagination and get active; a positive step in a tech-driven society.

Teachers and students are using technology to connect and learn together, with the global ed tech market set to grow to $59.9bn by 2018.

UK schools must address data gaps to fully embrace education technology, says Advanced Learning, a cloud management system developer.

The ninth annual Education Leaders Forum will be held in Auckland on the 25 and 26 August, with the twin themes of Brain Changing and Mind Shifting.

The Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English has taken out the 'prestigious' Innovation in Learner Resources British Council ELTons Award.

Microsoft is adding two new services to its Office 365 Education package, Microsoft Class Dashboard and Microsoft School Information Sync.