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Technical Trends for International Visitors |
 Berlin (GER), December
2008 - Concerns about the first effects of the global economic downturn
proved unfounded, with a total of 2,082 registered participants from 91
countries gathering at ONLINE EDUCA 2008 in Berlin to discuss the latest
developments of eLearning. The conference agenda focused on 'Generation
Y', Web 2.0, serious games, and open educational resources, as well as on
ICT-based learning in the corporate sector, schools, and universities.
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| Michael Wesch |
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Prominent Keynote Speaker Impresses the Audience |
Berlin (GER), December 2008 - Michael Wesch is a cultural anthropologist
at Kansas State University. His work explores the impact of new media on
human interaction, and his videos on technology, education, and
information have made him famous. At ONLINE EDUCA Berlin, an international
audience listened to him intently, and in his keynote, he mixed his views
on the impact of social media and digital technology on global society
with the fascinating experience he gained interacting with the indigenous
culture in the rain forest of Papua New Guinea.
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| Games for eLearning |
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Serious Games: Fun Is a Good Motivator |
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Berlin, December 2008 – Gaming is being taken seriously by teachers and
trainers all over the globe. Several panels during ONLINE EDUCA Berlin
dealt with innovative games for eLearning. Serious gaming is often
expensive to produce, but there are exceptions that demonstrate how a good
idea or storyline can forge the foundation of a game that is fascinating
and useful learning tool.
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| Innovative Learning Desig |
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Not Such New News for Parts of the Future |
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Berlin (GER), December 2008 – Chaired by Louisa Dale of JISC (UK), one of
the sessions at ONLINE EDUCA Berlin focused on Innovative Learning Design.
With "a swarm of people" waiting outside commented Dale, the session got
off to a promising start, with its offer of insights into the future of
technologies and processes of learning, collaboration and innovation. The
products and concepts presented, however, turned out to be rather well
known.
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| Worldwide Access |
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OER: Unstoppable or Unsustainable? |
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Berlin, December 2008 – In the plenary session "Open Educational Resources:
Unstoppable or Unsustainable?" at ONLINE EDUCA Berlin, Richard Baraniuk,
charismatic pioneer of the Open Educational Resources movement discussed
the extent to which Open Educational Resources (OER) have become a
sustainable part of education with several other experts.
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| Web-Based Court |
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The First MEDEA Award Goes to Sweden |
 Berlin
(GER)/ Roosbeek (B), December 2008 - Ulf Hjerppe, lawyer and information
officer, received the MEDEA Award 2008 for the multimedia program Rättegångsskolan på webben/Court Introduction during
the organization’s ceremony event. It was the first time that the MEDEA
Award - a bronze statuette - was awarded. The special event took place in
parallel to the ONLINE EDUCA Berlin Conference.
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| Increasingly Popular |
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Digital Storytelling: What’s in a Story |
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Berlin, December 2008 – Storytelling, described as the ancient art of
conveying events in words, images, and sounds, often by improvisation or
embellishment, is becoming increasingly popular in the world of online
learning. During this presentation session of ONLINE EDUCA Berlin,
followed by an open discussion session on the same topic, several
practitioners showed how they are use storytelling.
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| Engaging Learners |
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Learning Right Here, Right Now! |
 Berlin, December 2008 –
The panel "Engaging Learners Using Technology" at this year’s Online Educa
Berlin was organized and run by the British Institute for Learning and
Development (BILD) and highlighted the latest innovations from the UK.
Presentations showed how companies are seeking to engage learners using
technology through their training programs as well as specific case
studies of innovative uses of technology.
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| Insider's View |
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ELearning on the Executive Agenda of Cable & Wireless |
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London (UK), December 2008 – A new eLearning infrastructure has
successfully been implemented at Cable & Wireless (C&W). Sarah Underwood
of e.learning age talked to Mike Booth about his role as learning
technologies manager at C&W.
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| New Resource |
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First Online Fundraising Training |
 London (UK), December 2008
- A new eLearning resource from the Institute of Fundraising, developed by
online learning specialists Nelson Croom, offers the first online general
fundraising training from the field’s professional body. This
comprehensive resource allows fundraisers to learn techniques and skills
from other practitioners in a convenient way by engaging and motivating
learners and building a community of learning.
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| Competition |
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Historic Contest for eLearning Network Committee Places |
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London (UK), December 2008 - For the first time in the 21-year history of
the eLearning Network (eLN), the UK’s professional association of users
and developers of all forms of eLearning, there has been competition for
places on the committee, with nineteen candidates standing for the twelve
available places.
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| Letter from UK |
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'Little’s Britain': The Awards season |
 London
(UK), December 2008 - (by Bob Little) The UK's corporate learning
world has been in the grip of the awards season. Chief among them were the
eLearning Awards (held in London on 6th November), the WOLCE Awards (in
Birmingham on 19th November) and the Personnel Today Awards (in London on
27th November).
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| ELearning Benefits |
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Technology-enabled Learning in a Tightening Economy |
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London (UK), December 2008 – The eLearning sector is currently being
haunted by the old rule that sets in during economic downturns: "When the
going gets tough, the first thing to be cut is training". This article,
written by the consulting arm of LINE Learning and Communications,
discusses the importance of consistently communicating the benefits of
eLearning to business partners and customers in order to survive the
crisis.
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| Talent Management |
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Monetary Authority Co-operates with Learn.com |
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Sunrise, FL (USA), December 2008 - Learn.com® has announced that the Cayman
Islands Monetary Authority, the primary financial services regulator of the
Cayman Islands, has introduced a streamlined and centralized
instructor-led, compliance training program to the agency using an online
software application.
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| Language Training |
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digital publishing Wins Gold in UK eLearning Award 2008 |
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Munich (GER)/London (UK), December 2008 – digital publishing (dp), a
provider of language-training software solutions, has been honoured with a
gold award in the prestigious UK eLearning Awards for "Most Innovative New
Product or Tool in eLearning".
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| New Lead Consultant |
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Steve Barden Joins LINE |
London (UK), December 2008 - LINE Communications has appointed Steve
Barden as Lead Consultant. From January 2009, Steve will be responsible
for LINE's UK Consulting Practice, which helps clients deliver
business-focused results on their learning strategies.
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| Business Cooperation |
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KESDEE Inc. and Brainvisa Announce Strategic Alliance |
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Pune (IN), December 2008 - KESDEE Inc, the largest provider of
off-the-shelf eLearning solutions to the Banking and Financial Service
Industry (BFSI) and Brainvisa, one of the fastest-growing
learning-solutions companies, have entered into a strategic partnership.
Based upon it, Brainvisa will market KESDEE's eLearning solutions as a
value-added content reseller to the global market.
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| LOGOS Open Conference |
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New Technology Platforms for Learning – Revisited |
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Budapest (HU), December 2008 - On the occasion of the closing of the LOGOS
project, funded by the Sixth Framework Programme, the coordinator, Antenna
Hungary, and the European Distance and eLearning Network (EDEN) are
organising a conference on 19-20 January 2008 to review results of several
innovative, learning-oriented research projects.
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| Networking Event |
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Global Learning Summit 2009 in Singapore |
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Singapore (SG), December 2008 - The time has come again for the movers and
shakers of learning and development to convene at Global Learning Summit
2009 to discuss the new learning and business initiatives, leadership
challenges, and technological advancement. The Summit will be held on
February 24-27, 2009 at the Singapore Marriott Hotel.
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| eLearning Baltics |
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Book on 2008 eLBa Conference Published & Call for Paper |
 Stuttgart (GER), December
2008 – The book resulting from the eLearning Baltics 2008 conference can
now be ordered online, and the call for papers for eLBa Science 2009 is
out. The book features a collection of the papers accepted for
presentation at the first International eLBa Science Conference held in
Rostock, Germany.
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| USDLA |
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3. Conference and 2009 Distance-Learning Awards |
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Boston, MA (USA), November 2008 - The United States Distance Learning
Association (USDLA) cordially invites professionals in the distance-
learning industry to attend its national conference. Next year’s gathering
is being held April 26-29, 2009, in St. Louis, Missouri. The 2009 USDLA
International Awards will be presented at a special ceremony during the
event.
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| Engaged Curriculum |
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The 4.International Blended Learning Conference 2009 |
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Hatfield (UK), December 2008 – the University of Hertfordshire has
announced the fourth international blended learning conference, "Engaging
Students in the Curriculum", taking place on the 17th and 18th of June
2009 at the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK. The aims of the
conference are to explore the varied ways in which we engage students in
the curriculum.
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| Knowledge Management |
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International Conference in Florida Calls for Proposals |
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Orlando, FL (USA), November 2008 - The international conference on
Knowledge Generation, Communication and Management (KGCM 2009) takes place
in Orlando, Florida, USA, on July 10th - 13th, 2009. It is being held in
the context of WMSCI 2009 - the thirteenth World Multi-Conference on
Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics and the organizers invite papers
for submission until December 19th, 2008.
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