Last week I was down at Olympia yet again, this time visiting what is claimed to be âEurope’s leading showcase of technology supported workplace learningâ –Â the Learning Technologies exhibition.
Aimed primarily at the corporate training market, language learning was much in evidence with the usual suspects such as EF and Rosetta Stone exhibiting. A slick stand showcased speexx, the latest corporate language training offering from Germanyâs Digital Publishing group. Speexx offers the kind of holistic solution that companies â and increasingly universities – are looking for; content, an LMS and real teachers, all neatly packaged together as a complete solution, and beautifully marketed.
Itâs a show thatâs definitely worth a visit if you intend to do anything at all in the business / corporate sector. Learning Technologies happens again in 2013 on January 29-30 at Olympia 2, London.
Next year it will combine the Learning and Skills exhibition and the  Learning Without Frontiers 13: Future of Learning show. The organisers promise that this will offer âthe biggest show in the entire learning sector… also the best attended and fastest growingâ. I wouldnât argue with the latter, and they had over 5,000 visitors and 230 visitors this year.
A nice freebie for all interested parties is Inside Learning Technologies and Skills magazine, which is available free electronically. Itâs a tad heavy on the ads., but offers some interesting industry insights and useful articles â worth a read over a coffee.
Byron