Workshop

Working with AI Systems in Real Time

Dr. Daniel Stoller-SchaiKarlsruhe (GER)/Bäretswil/Zurich (CH), April 2025 - Dr. Daniel Stoller-Schai is an expert in digital collaboration, AI-supported learning and transformation. As CEO of Collaboration Design GmbH and Co-CEO of the Digital Education Institute, he develops strategies for integrating AI into work and education concepts. At the LEARNTEC Congress, he will be offering a workshop on Wednesday, May 7 from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on "Live Prompting and Legal Wrap".

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Service Chatbot

Adapt Training Courses to the Trainees' Knowledge Requirements

Dr. Harald StadlbauerKarlsruhe (GER)/Vienna (A), April 2025 - Dr. Harald Stadlbauer, General Manager of the NINEFEB Group, and Helmut Nagy, VP Sales Enablement at Graphwise, will present an intelligent service chatbot based on microtraining content, knowledge graphs with competence models and generative AI on Tuesday, May 6 at 11:30 am. Harald Stadlbauer developed the iNEED model for value-based granular content development and the associated iLEARN model for the controlled didactic development of modules.

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DB Training, Learning & Consulting

Direct Knowledge Transfer between Boomers and Gen Z

Julia HartingerInga GeislerKarlsruhe/Frankfurt a.M. (GER), April 2025 - DB Training, Learning & Consulting is part of the DB Group and a provider of training and consulting services in the European mobility and logistics market. For more than 30 years, DB Training has been offering tailor-made qualifications for around 290,000 learners every year. Product and project manager Julia Hartinger will be speaking with Inga Geisler from Human.digital.learning at the LEARNTEC Congress on Tuesday, May 6 at 3 p.m. about "How Boomers to Gen Z can learn effectively together".

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Immersive Learning Environments

"Skills Tracking Makes Flexibility and Adaptability Visible"

Dr. Leila MekacherKarlsruhe/Heidelberg (GER), April 2025 - Dr. Leila Mekacher is a passionate engineer, entrepreneur, head of digital research and innovation, STEM ambassador and founder of the Technological Education Center at SRH Berufsbildungswerk (Germany). At the LEARNTEC Congress, she will be speaking on Wednesday, May 7 at 3 p.m. about "Immersive Learning Environments and Skills Tracking".

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New Learning Lab

Content Curation is Changing the Culture of Learning

Stefan DiepolderKarlsruhe/Wiesbaden (GER), April 2025 - Stefan Diepolder has been an active promoter and co-designer of these future skills since the very beginning of the international curation movement. He has coached more than 100 curation sessions over the years. As co-founder of the New Learning Lab, he will share his insights with visitors at the LEARNTEC Congress on Wednesday, May 7 at 10:45 a.m.

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Practical Knowledge

"AI Should Act as Interactive Support"

Sonja BrunsKarlsruhe/Berlin (GER), April 2025 - TeleTax GmbH has been the online training provider for German tax consultant associations since 2001. Sonja Bruns is its Managing Director. TeleTax is proud to offer training courses on the most important topics, up-to-date and in certified TOP quality. AI assistance is playing an increasingly important role in this context. Sonja Bruns will share her experiences on Tuesday, May 6 at 10:45 a.m. as part of the LEARNTEC Congress.

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ReadSpeaker

2024: A Quarter Century of Leadership in Voice Technology

Amy Foxwell, Marketing Director NA and EMEA, ReadspeakerLondon (UK), June 2024 - ReadSpeaker, a global pioneer in voice technology, has announced its 25th anniversary this year. For a quarter century, ReadSpeaker has been committed to providing cutting-edge text-to-speech solutions to enhance accessibility and user experience worldwide. ReadSpeaker has consistently pushed the boundaries of innovation in speech synthesis, enabling millions of people around the world to consume written content audibly and effectively. This year marks a significant milestone in ReadSpeaker's journey, showcasing its ongoing commitment to accessibility, inclusion, and technological excellence. Amy Foxwell, Marketing Director NA and EMEA - Education and Publishing, reflects this area and the future vision for CHECK.point eLearning.

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Data Literacy

Helping Data Get a Jump on Things with Gamified Learning

Isabelle KranabetterBerlin/Karlsruhe, May 2024 - "Data culture is the breeding ground in which an organization’s data literacy and business strategy can grow together. By having a strong data culture, an organization creates the environment in which the technologies used - and the data literacy of individual employees - can unfold their full effect," contends Isabelle Kranabetter. Kranabetter, the founder of Port of Ports, a new-generation consultancy and creative ‘think-and-do’ factory specializing in data culture, will address the topic of "Gamified Learning in the Data Context: Building Data Culture and Data Literacy Jointly" at the LEARNTEC Congress, 04 June at 16.30.

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New Standards

"Technology Is the Means to an End in Hybrid Learning Situations"

Inga GeislerOverath/Karlsruhe, May 2024 - Trainers have already developed a variety of methods for both onsite and live online training and feel comfortable in "both worlds". However, hybrid training and workshops are viewed as the new standard. This presents everyone involved with novel challenges in terms of communication, interaction, technology, tools, and motivation. The presentation "Turning 2 into 1 - Designing Hybrid Learning Worlds" will deal with the central question of how to create a learning world in which both online and face-to-face participants feel integrated and goals are achieved communally.

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From the World of Practice

Digital Escape Rooms - or How Learners Allow Themselves to Be "Enchained" Voluntarily

Raphaela GassmannMunich/Karlsruhe, May 2024 - How can learners become fully involved in an eLearning context? Video games show the way: Through immersive experiences, they captivate players and allow them to immerse themselves in topics and content. Digital escape rooms offer such a learning solution with an immersive learning experience. Raphaela Gassmann from Fischer, Knoblauch & Co will present the practical example of the Miele Escape Room in her presentation Digital Escape Rooms - or How Learners Allow Themselves to Be "Enchained" Voluntarily.

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Hyper-Personalization

"Rigid Teaching Methods Are a Thing of the Past"

Theresa VossDüsseldorf/Karlsruhe, May 2024 - The presentation "Individual Learning with Hyper-Personalization: AI in Healthcare and Beyond" will shed light on AI and its impact on learning. The case study from the healthcare industry illustrates how professionals can benefit from innovative technologies. Theresa Voss is cofounder of the edtech company chunkx, and will provide information on the background to AI, NLP and machine learning.

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A Column from getAbstract

The Discussion Continues with CEO Thomas Bergen

Thomas BergenLuzern (CH), January 2024 - This is the third segment of my six-part series on a rare commodity that every leader should be more concerned about in these times of hybrid collaboration, talent shortages and increasing volatility: trust. The first two appeared in the 22 November and the 23 December editions of the Checkpoint eLearning Newsletter.

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Leadership Learning Approaches

A Column from getAbstract CEO Thomas Bergen

Thomas BergenLuzern (CH), November 2023 - As an entrepreneur, CEO, husband, and father, I learn a lot daily while encountering many points of view. I learn because I'm curious. And, well, I learn because I can't stand still for long. If I felt comfortable idling, getAbstract wouldn't exist (or wouldn't exist anymore), my wife would be long gone, and my children would have found other caregivers. I'm lucky that I'm a naturally curious person and that other people prefer the presence of guys like me to that of idlers, even in Switzerland…

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About Leadership Learning

A New Column from getAbstract CEO Thomas Bergen

Thomas BergenLuzern (CH), November 2023 - As an entrepreneur, CEO, husband, and father, I learn much daily while encountering many points of view. I learn because I'm curious - and, well, I learn because I can't stand still for long. If I felt comfortable idling, getAbstract wouldn't exist (or wouldn't exist anymore); my wife would be long gone; and my children would have found other caregivers. I'm lucky that I'm a naturally curious person and that other people prefer the presence of guys like me to that of idlers, even in Switzerland.

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EduPLEx_API project

Making Complex Technology as User Friendly as Possible

Thomas KruczinskiBerlin (GER), May 2023 - SMEs should benefit from the advantages of adaptive learning just as much as large companies. Toward this goal, the EduPLEx_API project combines AI approaches for improved personalization with the development of a more powerful API for networking platforms. In this project, Thomas Kruczinski provides the communicative link among the participating departments of WBS TRAINING AG. At the LEARNTEC Convention, he will be speaking on "AI Development for Establishing Adaptive Learning in SMEs", 24 May at 16.15.

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