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Santa Rosa, CA (USA), November 2018 - As a learning designer, analyst, author, and president of Learning Peaks, USA, Patti Shank is internationally recognized. She works with organizations to analyze and find solutions for organizational performance needs and is regularly asked to speak at conferences and to train trainers, instructors, designers, and experts. At OEB Global 2019, you can hear her in two sessions: in the Debate Plenary on Thursday evening and in "Managing Memory for Deeper Learning" on Friday, 07 December from 11:45 to 13:00. » MORE

Berlin (GER), November 2018 - Elliott Masie, Editor of Learning Trends, Author and Head of the Masie Center, is to host a free-to-attend session on the pre-conference day, 5 December, at this year’s OEB Global in Berlin. In this very first open-to-all Spotlight Stage session, Learning Changes!, Elliott Masie will provide an edgy, humorous and global challenge to learning and development colleagues. Learners, content formats, learning technologies, business expectations and more are changing. From leveraging a learning blockchain to the end of memorisation - we have challenges and opportunities. » MORE

Dammam (SA), November 2018 - Dr Ahmed Morsy holds a PhD in Instructional Technology and works as an associate professor at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Academic Development and Initiatives department. He previously worked as an e-content development manager at the eLearning Competence Center, Egyptian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology for thirteen years and as a consultant for many UNESCO projects. Ahmed will speak about “How to Design an Engaging Educational Game“ at the session "Game-based Learning: Across the Breadth of the Use Spectrum" on Friday, 07 December from 16:15 to 17:15. » MORE

Eindhoven (NL), November 2018 – "Balancing Data Collection and Data Protection" is the topic of the session on Thursday, 06 December from 12:15 to 13:30. Speakers on this panel will discuss their journeys so far into data protection and privacy. They have built GDPR compliance into their systems and tools for higher education and invite you to learn from their tests and triumphs. Legal insights will be offered, too, including a review of the past six months since the new data protection regulation has been enforced, as well as advice on what to expect and how to prepare for 2019. Rens van der Vorst will speak about "The Quantified Student Project". » MORE

Tel Aviv (IL) / Chesterfield, Missouri (USA), November 2018 - How can we design learning materials for the way people actually learn? In this session, "Tricks for Better Learning Design", on  Thursday, 06 December from 16:30 to 17:30, you can hear from practitioners who have done exactly that. They have demonstrated that there are practical approaches that can make a huge difference to the uptake of learning opportunities, the way people engage with them, and the ongoing impact they have in the organisation. Michal Marom will speak about "Amdoc’s Lifelong Learning Corporate MOOC: Why, What and How". » MORE

Breda (NL), November 2018 – The session in the Learning Café on Thursday, 06 December from 12.15 to 13.15 bears the title "Student in the Lead: Technologies for Demand-driven Education". Rick Bastiaanssen from the Avans University of Applied Sciences will share his experience as an intermediary among businesses, research and education. Combining his passions to help companies work on business cases and challenges and the personal development of youngsters, he helps companies find collaboration opportunities with education and research. » MORE