EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
prnewswire | November 03, 2020
Ambow Education Holding Ltd, a leading national provider of educational and career enhancement services in China, has entered a strategic partnership with Cisco, the worldwide leader in technology that powers the Internet, to cooperatively launch international career education, training and certification services, all online.With this partnership, Ambow and Cisco will provide high-quality online courses as well as authoritative certification of IT and the Internet, for college students and industry professionals around the world. Through methods such as academic credit exchange, the partnership will establish a comprehensive and seamless way for trainees to further study, receive job placement support and obtain international development opportunities. Finally, the two companies will cooperate on designing vocational education curriculums, building "smart classrooms" and strengthening innovation and entrepreneurship.
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Carlton University | March 25, 2022
On March 24th, Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business announced a collaboration with Academic Partnerships (AP) to provide a fully online MBA program starting in July. The online MBA expands Carleton’s capabilities to deliver affordable and quality education. The partnership comes on the heels of the growing demand for flexible and convenient education in management studies. The program is aimed at working professionals seeking to advance their careers, but through learning that lets them set their own schedule.
Students can apply for one of four specialized online MBA programs:
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
MBA with a concentration in Business Analytics
MBA with a concentration in Financial Management
MBA with a concentration in Management and Change
"The Sprott School of Business atCarleton Universityis delighted to collaborate with Academic Partnerships to offer professionals acrossCanadaaccessto high quality and flexible online MBA programs. We took great care to select a partner that brings significant experience and insight to online education delivery, as well as an openness to co-create a unique academic offering that meets the needs of professional learners and organizations.”
-Dana Brown, dean of the Sprott School of Business
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EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Talespin | April 30, 2021
Talespin Reality Labs, Inc., a spatial computing firm focusing on employee knowledge transfer and capabilities insights, announced today the extension of its off-the-shelf learning content library as well as desktop content streaming functionality for its app. Talespin expands the library of digital soft skills learning resources with new 'Recognizing Bias' and 'Practicing Self-Awareness' content titles in this update. The learning modules, which were previously only available on extended reality (XR) platforms, can now be streamed via web browsers on desktop devices, lowering the barrier to entry for immersive learning.
The new content and streaming capabilities arrive at a time when individuals and businesses need adaptable learning resources capable of successful upskilling and reskilling. According to the Congressional Research Service, unemployment hit a 70-year peak of 14.8% in April 2020 after the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2021, Pew Research discovered that 66% of unemployed adults had considered changing their career or area of employment, highlighting the need for more agile reskilling and knowledge insights solutions to guide professional growth.
Talespin has established itself as a leader in skills-based immersive learning, amassing a library of training material covering key leadership and communication skills usage cases. By extending its social impact acceleration relationship with JFFLabs, an innovative market-facing unit of JFF, a national nonprofit that drives transformation in the American workforce and education systems, the organization is aggressively targeting new audiences with its content offering and desktop streaming support. JFFLabs, in collaboration with SAP, is using Talespin's new training approach to engage high school-age learners from three areas, including Queens, New York, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Hammond, Louisiana in Southeastern Louisiana. The eight-week program offers high school students a one-of-a-kind comprehensive learning experience to learn employability skills while increasing student interest in and persistence toward educational and career goals.
New Desktop Content Streaming Support
Talespin's desktop streaming technology allows users to access emotionally authentic immersive learning content on Mac and PC devices through a protected website connection, increasing user accessibility. Talespin's content streaming technology employs sophisticated augmented human simulations, conversational interfaces, and voice feedback to provide a degree of consistency and user experience that exceeds that of conventional role play or remote learning solutions such as e-learning and video. Employees can use this experience anywhere to replicate training scenarios in a comfortable environment where they can fail and learn without being judged.
About Talespin
Talespin is developing a spatial computing platform to support talent growth and skill mobility in the workplace of the future. The business, which was founded in 2015, uses its proprietary XR technology platform to include XR-based learning and training applications, virtual reality field solutions to support employee job success, and a new skills-based approach to work and productivity. Talespin, which has offices in Los Angeles and Utrecht, The Netherlands, is constructing a future of employment in which the gap between learning and execution is bridged, allowing people to choose new career paths that address the needs of both firms and individuals.
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