Games the key to girls’ STEM education | news @ Northeastern. Girls GAMES, short for Girls Advancing in Math, Engi­neering, and Sci­ence, is a new col­lab­o­ra­tion between uni­ver­sity part­ners and gaming com­pa­nies in Seattle aimed at pro­moting STEM careers for … Continue reading →

The PulseDefence team are delighted to have been asked to present at the Second Polish Scientific Symposium "Modern technologies in army training." PulseDefence are the only UK organisation who have been invited to present at the symposium. The forum event is being organised by Research and Development Centre of Mechanical Appliances "OBRUM" Ltd. in Gliwice, [...]

Marc Niemes, Director, PulseLearning Australasia, will Chair Day 1 of the Corporate & Government Learning Congress as part of EduTECH 2013. EduTECH is Australia’s largest education technology conference and exhibition and takes place at Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on the 3rd and 4th of June. The Corporate & Government Learning Congress is one of […]

It’s Not Women Who Should Lean In; It’s Men Who Should Step Back - James Allworth - Harvard Business Review. Well worth the read. When I was still @ UofC I quickly found that the less I acted (and taught) … Continue reading →

PulseDefence™, a division of PulseLearning, is taking an independent stand at ITEC this year. PulseDefence will be exhibiting secure desktop and mobile 3D training solutions for Maintenance and Operator training on Weapons and Equipment. Join us at stand #B152 and meet the PulseDefence team at the world’s leading showcase for military training, education and simulation […]

The Tyee - The Problem with MOOCs. Jon Beasley-Murray takes a shot at 2 currently trendy educational "innovations".  Well said and worth the read. First the "Flipped Classroom": Essentially, his pedagogical tweaks involve the use of technology to incorporate student … Continue reading →

PulseDefence™ is delighted to be partnering with Calytrix Technologies as their preferred distributor for the UK and Ireland. Calytrix produces a number of off-the-shelf products for simulation and training which are used by defence organisations worldwide. PulseDefence has strong relationships with defence organisations globally through the development of innovative defence learning solutions. "Having PulseDefence as […]

PulseLearning understands that the best health subject matter usually exists within your own organisation and within your staff. Administrators are often frustrated with no simplified dashboards or reports to accurately measure compliance, competence or even capability. We can now provide your own exclusive Healthcare Only Onsite Workshop that supports your staff to create and manage […]

  Classes should do hands-on exercises before reading and video, Stanford researchers say.   Well, of course! Does this mean we are now going to see a big wave of people jumping on the "new" flipped flipped classroom? (Doesn’t anyone … Continue reading →

Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has been announced as winner of the Gold Award at the APAC LearnX Impact Award 2013 in the category of Best New Technology Implementation - Widespread eLearning Adoption. The annual LearnX Impact Awards recognises innovative and path-breaking achievements in the area of eLearning and organisational training. IHG, in collaboration with PulseLearning, […]

From the article: Videogames have got a bad rap over the years. Linked with violence, isolation, sedentary and antisocial behavior - if you believe some of the more hysterical media sources, videogames are symbolic of everything that’s wrong with young … Continue reading →

PulseDefence will attend MSPO the International Defence Industry Exhibition dedicated to military equipment. The MSPO takes place on the 2-5 September, 2013 in Kielce, Poland. PulseDefence will be the only UK 3D maintenance and operator training supplier at the event. With our hosts OBRUM we will demonstrate our distributed learning capability via our LMS with […]

James Fordham, our Director of Sales APAC, has written the following article on his experience within the eLearning industry. It details his view on the vast changes in eLearning over the past 14 years and the impact technology has made on the industry. My career since 1999 has been within eLearning, and subsequently, I have […]

Interaction between stereotypes, expectations of success, and learning from failure | Computing Education Blog. This is encouraging! The students who learned about scientists’ struggles developed less-stereotyped images of scientists, became more interested in science, remembered the material better, and did … Continue reading →

Providing effective and efficient learning and development solutions for staff across 4,600 hotels in the InterContinental Hotel Group was a difficult challenge in recent years. Before the eLearning program was rolled out, employee performance was influenced by the regional learning facilitators that were accessible to them. The result was inconsistent employee performance to all aspects […]

If we can’t teach programming, create software engineering for poor programmers | Computing Education Blog. Oh wow. Talk about taking the words right out of my mouth! Who knew you could get a book published that said this? I totally … Continue reading →

PulseLearning will attend the 10th Annual VMworld Convention in San Francisco next week from August 25 until August 29th. For 10 years VMworld has been the source for the knowledge and connections needed to leverage virtualization and cloud computing technologies in business. Now, introducing the next step in the VMworld journey: cutting-edge hands-on labs, high-impact […]

This is a great list. I’ve taken the liberty of recopying it here. 10 Truths About Educational Technology | Amplify. 10 Truths About Educational Technology By Randy Rodgers I am one of the many educators fortunate enough to work in … Continue reading →

PulseDefence will attend DSEI the world’s largest fully integrated defence and security exhibition that brings together the entire industry to source the latest equipment and systems, develop international relationships, and generate new business opportunities. DSEI takes place on the 10 - 13 September, 2013 at the ExCel in London. If you would like to meet […]

  The Animal Lover’s Dilemma | fieldquestions. This is a GREAT post. Anyone who believes they are preventing cruelty to animals by being a vegan needs to read this. " Here I was in a vegan restaurant, eating what I … Continue reading →

Marc Niemes, Director, PulseLearning Australasia, will Chair the Cloing Keynote on Day 2 of the Learning@Work Conference. The Conference takes place at the Australian Technology Park Suite, Sydney on 11th and 12th of November. Designed for the corporate, government and tertiary education sectors, Learning@Work features some of the world’s foremost thinkers in learning and organisational […]

There’s a discussion going on (again) on one of the forums I follow that is trashing PowerPoint. Now, I’m not a big fan of Microsoft, but really, PowerPoint is one of their better applications. The fact that there are millions … Continue reading →

Health CEO Briefing: Corporate and Clinical Governance in a Digital Age; perspective from former CEO Western District Health NSW, Dr. Steven Boyages PulseLearning is proud to invite Hospital Executives to an exclusive executive roundtable briefing. This will provide a rare opportunity to connect with Dr. Steven Boyages a pioneer in the field, offering a practical […]