Zebra Finches Defy Age-Related Learning Limits
Munich (GER), November 2024 - We all know the adage, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." As we age, our ability to learn new skills, like mastering a foreign language or picking up a musical instrument, seems to fade. The culprit? A decline in brain plasticity - the brain's capacity to rewire itself and adapt to new challenges. But what if we could rewind the clock on this age-related decline? A new study led by Daniela Vallentin at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence offers a tantalizing glimpse into this possibility.
» MOREIntrepid Debuts New Community Feature to Amplify Collaborative Learning
Seattle, WA (USA) - Oct. 24, 2024 - Intrepid by VitalSource, a leading platform for cohort-based learning, is excited to announce the launch of its innovative Community feature - a powerful enhancement designed to elevate collaboration and engagement beyond a digital learning experience. This new feature provides learners with the ability to connect, share ideas in real time, and build lasting networks within online communities, supporting continuous learning and innovation across teams.
» MOREOpen LMS Announces Honorlock Proctoring Integration
Raleigh, NC (USA), November 2024 - Open LMS, a leading provider of open source learning management systems, is partnering with Honorlock to bring its scalable, on-demand live proctoring solution to the Open LMS platform.
» MORENew Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence in Vienna
Mainz (GER), October 2024 - The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) is further expanding its focus on life sciences by opening an Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence (AI) based on €150 million funding from the German non-profit Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation (BIS). The new institute, called AITHYRA, will make revolutionary advances in biomedicine by developing AI-based research approaches.
» MOREInternational eLearning Platform for Buddy Building
Jena (GER), September 2024 - A multilingual eLearning platform has been launched at the University of Jena, Germany so that children and young people can experience how enriching and constructive it can be to overcome challenges together and to learn from and with each other.
» MORETwo New Projects That Inspire STEAM Learning
Elmhurst, IL (USA), September 2024 - Mixing art and music into STEM instruction provides an effective way to inspire creative and critical thinking and create richer learning experiences for students. TinkRworks has introduced two new projects, Tech-A-Sketch and TinkRsynth, to help elementary and middle schools engage students in hands-on "STEAM" learning.
» MOREOlympians at IU - Champions in Sports and Study
Erfurt (GER), August 2024 - Top athletes from all over the world competed at the Olympic Games in Paris, with the German team comprising 427 members - 211 women and 216 men. More than 30 of them study at IU International University of Applied Sciences (IU), the largest university in Germany with more than 130,000 students. Among them are football stars such as Giulia Gwinn, Klara Bühl, Sydney Lohmann, Lea Schüller, and Nicole Anyomi.
Revolutionising Student Learning with AI Study Buddy, Syntea
Erfurt (GER) / London (UK), August 2024 - Discover the innovative work of two ICDE Institutional Members, International University of Applied Sciences (IU) and LIBF, which have recently integrated a personal AI tutor, Syntea, into their students' learning.
» MORECoventry University Supports Global Effort to Transform Learning
Coventry (UK), August 2024 - Coventry University is helping to reshape students’ learning experience through a global consortium. The consortium is at the heart of implementing collaborative online international learning (COIL) in diverse higher education institutions.
» MOREESMT Berlin Joins Digital Education Council
Berlin (GER), July 2024 - ESMT Berlin has joined the Digital Education Council (DEC), a prestigious global alliance dedicated to advancing sustainable innovation and AI adoption in higher education and workforce development. This is one more step towards the business school's goal to advance innovation in education.
» MORED2L Partners with ReadSpeaker and YuJa Panorama to Better Support Learners
Toronto, (CA), July 2024 - D2L, a global learning technology company, has introduced the D2L Accessibility Bundle, a partnership package to help expand the D2L Brightspace education ecosystem and better support the needs of users with diverse abilities.
Pearson Unveils AI Tool to Help Educators Save Time
Hoboken, NJ (USA), July 2024 - As student usage of generative AI surges in higher education, many instructors report lacking an understanding of how AI can support their teaching. To address this gap, Pearson, a global lifelong learning company, has announced a new generative AI-powered tool for instructors.
e-Portfolios as Authentic Assessment Tools
Leeds (UK), July 2024 - (by Patricia Quinn, Digital Practice Adviser) How can we modernise and improve assessment and make it more authentic in an increasingly online world of higher education? Students are being asked to complete multiple assessments in their programmes of study, the traditional formats and number of which have not changed for many years, as mentioned by Nerantzi in her article "Rethinking volume, variety and value of assessment in the era of GenAI".
Transfr's VR Simulations Boost Learning Gains in Healthcare Training
New York, NY (USA), July 2024 - Transfr Inc., a leading provider of virtual reality (VR) career training and exploration simulations, has announced the findings of a first-in-market series of rigorous efficacy studies, demonstrating the substantial learning gains achieved through its VR-based training solutions.
» MOREDigital Solutions for the Challenges Facing Earth, Nature, and Society
Frankfurt (GER), June 2024 - The new Center for Critical Computational Studies (C3S) at Goethe University Frankfurt conducts research into the interrelationships between digitality and democracy and the dynamics of change. At a recent event entitled "Planetary Hopes", the Center presented its "Earth-Nature-Society" research focus. The key question discussed by the Frankfurt-based scientists and their guests was whether and how computational and data-based methods can contribute to coping with planetary polycrises.
