Accenture Completes Acquisition of Udacity

Accenture has announced the completion of their acquisition of Udacity, adding more than 230 people to Accenture’s LearnVantage business.

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Towards Responsible Development of Generative AI for Education

Google report on their work collaborating with learners and educators to translate high-level principles from learning science into a pragmatic set of seven diverse educational benchmarks.

Towards Responsible Development of Generative AI for Education: An Evaluation-Driven Approach 

Docebo acquires educational consulting agency Skillslive

Docebo acquires Melbourne based educational consulting agency Skillslive

eLearning Brothers Acquires Rehearsal

eLearning Brothers have announced the acquisition of Rehearsal, ​​a video-based practice and coaching platform.

Learning Pool acquires True Office Learning

Learning Pool have announced the acquisition of New York based True Office Learning, the developer of adaptive compliance learning.

Marlowe buys EssentialSkillz for £25m

EssentialSkillz has been bought for £25 million.

Marlowe, a London-listed security systems services company, is proposing a share placing to raise £50 million to fund the deal and additional bolt-on acquisitions.

Platinum Equity Completes Acquisition Of McGraw Hill For $4.5 Billion

Investment firm, Platinum Equity have announced the acquisition of McGraw Hill for a purchase price of approximately $4.5 billion.

McGraw Hill generates more than 60% of its revenue from digital products and services, and more than 80% in its Higher Education business.

Engaging Students by Design

Student engagement "by design" must not happen in isolation but, rather, in the larger context of digital transformation (Dx).

New national centre will ‘unleash the power of AI’ in education

Jisc have launched a national centre for artificial intelligence (AI) in tertiary education, seeking to embed immersive technologies in university and college education.

LTG Buys JCA Solutions for $1m

 

LTG acquired JCA Solutions ('JCA') on 3rd November 2020 for $1.0 million. 

LTG Buys eThink Education for $20m

Learning Technologies Group has acquired eThink Education LLC ('eThink'), a provider of Moodle-based learning management systems (LMS), for an initial cash consideration of $20.0 million (c.£14.8 million).

Learning Analytics beyond the LMS: Enabling Connected Learning via Open Source Analytics in ‘the wild’

Over the past decade we have witnessed a proliferation of new technologies involving an increasingly sophisticated use of data. 

The Creative Engagement Group (TCEG) buys Belfast-based Logicearth Learning Services

Established in 2009,  Logicearth employs 25 learning designers, project managers and technologists based in both Belfast and Dublin.  Founders Peter Carlin and Paul McKay will continue to lead the business and join TCEG’s Leadership team.

LTG Agrees to Buy OpenLMS from Blackboard

 

Learning Technologies Group plc (LTG) has agreed to buy all intellectual property and assets relating to Blackboard’s Open LMS platform for $31.7 million.

Kallidus buy Engage in Learning

Learning and talent management provider, Kallidus are to acquire Engage in Learning, the eLearning developer known for its compliance, health and safety and soft skills development.

Live Online Learning: A Facilitators Guide

Virtual classrooms provide a fantastic opportunity for any organisation that wants to get more training done more cheaply, particularly when participants are widely dispersed.

This ebook brings together best practice guidelines from around the world and from our own extensive experience. It will provide you with invaluable support as you look to transfer your skills online.

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How to be Webinar Master

Donald Taylor is making his book, Webinar Master, available for free.

It’s 46 pages of hints and tips collected over 13 years of hosting and delivering webinars.

Download here.

QA Buys Cloud Academy

QA have announced the acquisition of San Francisco-based Cloud Academy.

Learning Pool Buys HT2

Following on from their recent acquisition of MediaCorp, Learning Pool have now announced a deal to buy HT2 Labs.

Using Digital Technology to Improve Learning

Guidance report from Education Endowment Foundation designed to support senior leaders and teachers to make better informed decisions, including a number of practical examples of technology being used in ways which support improved teaching and learning.