Here we report interesting studies in online learning, training, management and knowledge management.

• CognitiveArts wins Gold and Silver in the 'Excellence in E-Learning Awards 2003'
  September 2003: Brandon Hall
  Congratulations to our partner CognitiveArts! The company won Gold (Cognitive Arts and Cable & Wireless: Interactive Sales Training for Account Managers) and Silver (CognitiveArts and Altria: Altria Code of Conduct Training) in the 'Excellence in E-Learning Awards 2003' of the consulting house Brandon Hall, both in the category 'Custom Content'. The award ceremony took place on September 23rd at the 'Online Learning 2003 Conference & Expo' in Los Angeles.
  
  
• Lifelong learning: citizens’ views
  Survey 4025 of the European Centre for the Development of
  Vocational Training (Cedefop)
  "Making lifelong learning a reality for all lies at the heart of the Lisbon strategy for making Europe a prosperous and rewarding place to live and work in the 21st century world. Everyone should have equal and open access to high quality learning opportunities throughout their lives." (Viviane Reding, Commissioner Education and Culture)
  
  
• elearningeuropa.info - European e-Learning Portal
  January 2003: European Commission
  The European Commission maintains this website to enhance public access to information about its initiatives and European Union policies in general. The goal is to keep this information timely and accurate.
  
  
• Business Education: An Investment in People and Know-how (German)
  December 2002: iwd – Informationsdienst des Instituts der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln, Nr. 51/52, S. 4/5
  German corporations make an effort for education. A recent IW-survey shows that in 2001, the industry invested nearly 17 billion Euro for the professional fitness of their employees.
  
  
• Enhanced Learning in classes with laptops (German)
  November 2002: Bertelsmann Stiftung
  Lessons with laptop increase the quality of learning. This is a recent finding of a study by Bertelsmann Stiftung. The project evaluation is the first of its kind that investigates the effects of notebook-supported lessons over a period of many years.
  
  
• 'What is the extent of e-Learning in Europe?'
  March 2002: European Training Village
  The demand for e-Learning in Europe is growing, according to an online survey, 'What is the extent of e-learning in Europe'. The survey defines e-Learning as all learning using information and communication technologies and is a major attempt to assess the development of e-Learning in Europe.
  
  
• The OECD PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA)
  December 2001: OECD PISA
  PISA, a new three-yearly survey of the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds in the principal industrialised countries, provides some answers. It assesses how far students near the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in society.
  
  
• European Innovation Scoreboard 2001
  September 2001: European Commission - Cordis
  A benchmarking study reveals diverging innovation performance within the EU and between EU, USA and Japan. Germany is underperforming in the participation of Life Long Learning compared to other EU states. (PDF 720 KB English)