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Management consulting firm The Manta Group has announced the launch of their Knowledge Centre – where you can take online courses and obtain certification in best practice methodologies.  The Knowledge Centre eLearning portal provides visitors with easy access to training materials for IT management solutions that Manta has implemented or they may already have in place. Read the rest of this entry »

In preparation for its upcoming transmedia sessions in January, Merging Media Toronto has announced the five distinguished Jury members for the MMTO Lab Jury Panel who will listen to pitches and decide which workshop project will be named the winner. Read the rest of this entry »

The web site has been updated, and Banff World Media Festival 2012 is ready for your registration – the Kick-Off ticket price is in effect until February 17th, which will save you $500.00 off the regular ticket price. The Banff World Media Festival also encompasses educational sessions, B2B meetings, pitches and much, much more. Additional information on the 2012 program will be made available in the coming weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

Got an idea for an animation project created with new technologies? For its eighth year, the National Film Board of Canada’s Hothouse program is issuing a call for submissions for emerging animators across Canada, one that will feature an emphasis on digital technologies and a Genie-winning animator as mentoring director. Read the rest of this entry »

Spongelab Interactive, makers of entertaining and educational games, needs gamers to report to Ho Ho Hospital stat! Santa has had an accident with his sleigh that landed him in the Emergency Room with Christmas ornament shrapnel and gifts embedded in his body. Are your hands steady enough to safely remove them so that Santa can carry on with his journey? Read the rest of this entry »

Explore the profound impact of the two World Wars on ordinary people of New Brunswick in New Brunswickers in Wartime, 1914-1946, the new exhibition opened yesterday at the Canadian War Museum. The exhibit features the personal stories of individuals who served in uniform or in wartime industries, and those who supported the war from home. It also examines the people’s readjustment to civilian life at war’s end. Organized and first presented by the New Brunswick Museum, the exhibition was adapted by the War Museum for its presentation in Ottawa. Read the rest of this entry »

Bombardier, BMO Financial Group, Youth Fusion, FIRST Robotics Quebec and Montreal Hooked on School, alongside partners from the education community, are proud to announce the first Robotics Festival in Quebec, which will take place on March 15-17, 2012 at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal. This remarkable event will bring together more than 5000 people from 67 schools across the province, and will showcase the accomplishments of elementary and high school students as they compete in high-caliber technological challenges.  The FIRST acronym: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Read the rest of this entry »

Twenty high school students from two Markham area high schools will get to spend a morning with professional engineers experiencing innovative technology that could inspire them to choose exciting careers in engineering. Quanser Inc., a leading engineering company dedicated to advancing engineering education and research, will host students from St. Robert Catholic High School and Saint Brother Andre Catholic High School at their headquarters in Markham on Friday, December 16^th, 2011 at 7:00 am. Read the rest of this entry »

CDW Canada, provider of technology solutions for Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors, today launched its fourth annual Teaching with Technology™ Contest, providing Canadian educators, school administrators and IT staff the opportunity to win information technology for their classrooms and schools*. With a total prize value of $21,000 this year, the contest begins today and runs until Wednesday, February 29, 2012. This year’s contest also features a new video component, allowing educators to submit video entries. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s Infinite Skills Inc has just made available a new version of its popular iPad training app. This update introduces in-app purchasing for all of their high-quality training courses, over 70 at launch. Topics range from AutoCAD 2012 to Adobe Photoshop, jQuery Programming, and more. The update includes performance enhancements specific to iOS5 and a redesigned interface that makes finding and viewing tutorial videos even easier than before. Read the rest of this entry »