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ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2006 Takes Them All |
 Berlin
(GER), December 2006 (by Susanne Köhler) - Confirming its position
as the world's largest international conference on technology-supported
learning and training, this year's Online Educa Berlin broke all records,
with 2048 conference attendees from 92 countries. The 12th Online Educa
Berlin featured the latest developments from around the world, and the
extensive conference agenda included presentations from renowned
international experts.
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| From Cradle to Grave |
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Lifelong Learning in the UK |
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Berlin (GER), December 2006 – (by Susanne Köhler) In collaboration
with UK Trade & Investment, a governmental organisation that supports both
UK companies trading internationally and overseas enterprises seeking to
establish a presence in the UK, the British Learning Association (BLA)
presented the UK's learning and skills development sector at ONLINE EDUCA
BERLIN 2006 in a pre-conference forum: "Lifelong Learning in the UK".
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| eRussia |
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Quality Initiative at Russian Universities |
 Berlin (GER), December 2006 - At ONLINE EDUCA 2006, the session on
"eLearning in Russia" presented visitors with an overview of the various
efforts the country is undertaking to upscale its education system. The
Russian government is currently investing in an overall eInitiative named
"eRussia" (Electronic Russia for 2002-2010) that includes "eEducation", a
program to develop ICT infrastructure in the education sector.
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| Quality Debate |
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Lively Discussion of Long-term Goals |
Berlin (GER), December 2006 (by Christian Stracke) - One main
session of this year's Online Educa in Berlin was dedicated to "The Future
of Quality Standards". Speakers from the different standardization
organizations such as ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36, IEEE LTSC and IMS were invited to
discuss visions and further development of quality standards in eLearning.
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| Transformation |
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Adobe Soundbooth Released |
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Las Vegas (CA, USA), December 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated has
introduced the public beta of Adobe® Soundbooth™ software, an intuitive
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| Partnership |
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Raptivity Signs up with German eLearning Provider |
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Pune (INDIA), December 2006 - Harbinger Knowledge Products, the creator of
Raptivity, the rapid interactivity builder, has expanded its global
operations by growing its reseller network in Europe. Recently, Harbinger
has signed up with Daten + Dokumentation GmbH, a German eLearning provider
who added Raptivity to their partner program.
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| Best-of-Breed |
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SumTotal Acquires MindSolve Technologies |
 Mountain View (CA, USA), December
2006 – SumTotal Systems, provider of talent and learning solutions, has
acquired MindSolve Technologies Inc., a privately held provider of
performance management software. Analysts see the acquisition as a major
step in providing best-of-breed solutions for talent and learning
management.
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| Distant Yet Close |
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New MODL for Remote IT Training |
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Barcelona (E), December 2006 — Hands-on distance learning sounds like an
oxymoron, yet that’s exactly what Microsoft Official Distance Learning
(MODL) is: a blended learning programme that provides technical training
to IT professionals and developers who want hands-on technical training
and need the convenience of learning when they want, wherever they are.
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| Contract |
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Mohive wins PepsiCo, Netcom, and Get |
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Oslo (N), December 2006 – PepsiCo and the leading Norwegian communications
companies Get Cable & Broadband and Netcom mobile telecoms are the three
latest blue chips to select Mohive's eLearning publishing system.
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| Recap |
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Informal Learning - Here at Last? |
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Berlin (GER), December 2006 – (by Susanne Köhler) "Informal
Learning" was one of the buzzwords around in the halls of ONLINE EDUCA
BERLIN. A plenary session focussed on Informal Learning and the role it
plays at all stages of life.
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| The 7BN Euro Deal |
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Building the Knowledge Society |
Brussels (B), December 2006 - The European Union has started a new
seven-billion euro action program to cover learning opportunities from
childhood to old age. The Lifelong Learning Program will run from
2007-2013.
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| Research Support |
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Open Archive for Research Launched |
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Grenoble (CH), December 2006 - The Kaleidoscope Network of Excellence (NOE)
has launched TeLearn, the world's first internationally available Open
Archive for technology-enhanced learning
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| On the Run |
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Mobile Learning via PDA |
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Dublin/London (IR/UK), December 2006 – Intuition, the technology-enabled
learning provider, has deployed a fully trackable mobile eLearning course
for PDAs such as BlackBerry®. The course has been developed for financial
services institutions and enables users' progress to be tracked and
recorded automatically.
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| Digital Paper |
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eLearning Papers Launched |
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Barcelona (E), December 2006 – The European Commission has started
"eLearning Papers", a digital publication providing articles, interviews,
and good practice examples related to eLearning in Europe.
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| eTwinning |
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Best Practice Manual Available |
 Roosbeck (B), December 2006 – Based on the experiences gathered during
Citizen E, an EU-funded project to improve teachers' ICT skills, the
project partners have written a Best Practice Manual available for
download now.
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| Call for Papers |
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The Right to Education |
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Paris (F), December 2006 - DISTANCES ET SAVOIRS, in collaboration with
several other international journals, is launching a call for papers to be
published in 2008 concerning distance education and the right to education.
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| BETT 2007 |
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The Educational Event in London |
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London (UK), December 2006 – BETT, the British Educational Technology show,
will take place from 10th to 13th January 2007 in Olympia London.
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| Invitation |
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EDEN's Annual Conference |
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Budapest (H), December 2006 – Where does the road for the "nomadic learner"
on the web lead? The view along this uncharted route will command the
attention of EDEN's 2007 Annual Conference to be held June 13 – 16, 2007
in Naples, Italy.
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| Cooperation |
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Food for Thought |
 Hannover (GER), December 2006 -
Quality and standardisation in eLearning have become crucial success
factors for organisations in learning, education, and training: Handbook
on Quality and Standardisation in ELearning
Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Jan Martin Pawlowski (Eds.).
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