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Towards a Middle-East of Knowledge |
Beirut (Lebanon), November 2006 – Lebanon’s Saint Joseph Université has
started a "CoP" with "Master’s in Management" graduates. The aim is highly
ambitious. Former students from home and abroad are being sought in order
to play a key-role in developing the crisis- Dr. Joseph Mezher hit country
by being a "proposal force". CHECKoint eLearning spoke with Dr.
Joseph Mezher, Head of the University’s ICT learning program and eLearning
program development, about the challenges, successes, and future
perspectives.
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| Living in the E-Zoo |
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Actual Applications Rather than Theories! |
 Leicester, November 2006 - To enhance the institution-wide adoption of
ICT in learning and teaching, the University of Leicester has opened an
E-Zoo, a very colourful and likeable way to invite teachers to join the
eLearning world. Gilly Salmon, Professor of E-learning & Learning
Technologies at the University’s Beyond Distance Research Alliance, showed
CHECKpoint eLearning around.
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| Introducing Telearn |
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Kaleidoscope’s approach towards an Open Archive |
 Berlin, November 2006 - In the field of technology-enhanced
learning, Open Archives haven’t yet played an important role. Some efforts
have been made to build up resources of scientific work about learning with
technology, but there has been no unified movement towards a comprehensive
open archive as can be found in other research fields. Kaleidoscope, the
European network for research in technology-enhanced learning, has been
undertaking great efforts to change this situation.
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| Research |
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Game-based Learning for Employees? |
 Cary (Illinois, USA), November 2006 – Dr. Tony O’Driscoll is
responsible for Performance Analysis and Design at IBM. He has spent over
fifteen years in organizational learning roles and has most recently been
researching the potential applications of synthetic worlds and MMORPGs to
real-world corporate applications. He kindly gives our readers insight
into his work in the form of an interview.
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| Quick talk on hot topic |
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Why informal learning has to be rediscovered |
Berkeley, November 2006 - Hot off the press, Jay Cross' new book "Informal
Learning: Rediscovering the Natural Pathways That Inspire Innovation and
Performance" is available. As CEO of Internet Time Group and founder of
the Workflow Institute, Jay is a thought leader in learning technology,
performance improvement, and organisational culture. For CHECKpoint
eLearning he answered five hot questions.
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| eLearning Cabaret |
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Designing and Building Learning Environments |
Heerlen (The Netherlands), November 2006 – As a premier, at ONLINE EDUCA
BERLIN, Dr. Wim Westera will present The eLearning Cabaret: Do's and
Don'ts in eLearning Design. CHECKpoint eLearning asked him what a
visitor can expect.
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| In the Proximal Zone |
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Simulation of Crisis as a Learning Context |
Hedmark (Norway), November 2006 - As the student-assessment component of
the Hedmark University College's seminar-based course "Crisis Management,
Communication and Collaboration", a one-week simulation is conducted at
the Norwegian Army Command and Staff Trainer. Students from call-out
services such as fire, police, and ambulance departments, as well as army
staff and security employees from large private corporations or
governmental organizations get prepared for action.
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| Open Standards |
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The Forefront of Innovations in Learning Technologies |
 Sestri Levante (Italy) November 2006 – Fabrizio Cardinali from Giunti
Interactive Labs is a well-known speaker at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN. This year
his topic is "Towards Open Standards and Interoperability". CHECKpoint
eLearning spoke with him about neoteric topics and trends in eLearning
markets in 2007.
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| Net Generation |
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Wikis and Blogs as Part of Language Education |
 Padua
(Italy), November 2006 – At the University of Padua, Sarah Guth works as
an English language teacher in a team that is carrying out action research
on the use of freely accessible wikis and blogs that use remote servers to
substitute for the more complex proprietary VLEs currently used for online
and blended language learning.
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| Examples of ICT Take-Up |
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Elearning at the Novosibirsk State Technical University |
 Novosibirsk (Russia), November 2006 – "In a regional
university, eLearning is a factor of life quality improvement", says Dr.
Olga Kazanskaya, Deputy Director of the Institute of Distance Education at
the Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU). Demand for ICT supported
learning is really high.
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| InWent – GTZ - DED |
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Cooperation for Sustainable Use of ICT |
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Bonn/Berlin (Germany), November 2006 – The Declaration of Principles stated
by the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS 2003) indicated the
necessity to "share information and knowledge". It thereby places emphasis
on the particular importance of ICT within the context of Knowledge for
Development.
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| iPodagogy |
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Students and Teachers Are All Ears |
Edinburgh, November 2006 – (by Andrew Watt, Senior Development
Officer eTeam) The iPod has almost instant appeal to everyone and despite
the best efforts of competitors is still the "must have" mp3 player. Can
education make use of this sort of device and its desirability? Read and
marvel at what happens when you give a class of Scottish students and
their teachers an iPod each.
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| Best Practice |
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In Case of Adverse Events: eHEALTH POCKETS |
 Asolo (Italy), November 2006 – "The aim of a healthcare institution is
promoting a health culture among the referring population by teaching
behaviours that can contribute to reducing illness risks or can promote
witness intervention in case of an adverse event." This quote stems from
Dr. Luca De Marchi, who will make a presentation at ONLINE EDUCA on
eHealth Pockets as a Best Practice Showcase.
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| eQuality Award |
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Supporting a New Philosophy of Quality in Europe |
 Berlin, November 2006 - At Online Educa Berlin, the European
Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL) will introduce the EFQUEL
eQuality Award, which recognises excellence in eLearning processes.
CHECKpoint eLearning talked to Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Coordinator European
Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, about the objectives, the criteria,
and the impacts of the award.
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