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| CHECKPOINT-elearning.com - European eLearning Newsletter UK aims to optimize the use of new media in the schools London, January 2005 – The world of education is continually changing, so educationalists have to keep abreast of all the latest products and services available to enhance teaching and learning. In Great Britain the topic "Teaching and Learning with new media" is well represented throughout the year by a number of big events. The UK's leading educational resource events - BETT, SETT, the national Education Show, Special Needs London and Education Show London - as well as the Education Marketplace magazine give teachers the opportunity to research and experience what is on the market first hand and exhibitors the chance to meet professionals from all levels and areas of the education market. [more...] Adding Value for Participants through Quality Innovation
Stimuli blocks to the standardization of eLearning Berlin, January 2005 – At Online Educa Berlin, the world's largest international eLearning conference and exhibition, some of the main experts in the field of standardization discussed the most pressing issues in the field. At the head of the list was the problem of barriers to the wide-spread start of standardized eLearning. [more...] Regional partnerships help to improve quality assurance Bonn, January 2005 – At the summits of Lisbon (2000), Stockholm (2001) and Barcelona (2002), lifelong learning was identified as a key factor in creating cohesion among European educational efforts. As a result, the EU decided to promote Europe-wide lifelong learning on a regional basis. In Germany one of the key factors is the quality aspect of the regional networks within this project. [more...] More emphasis on the transformative aspects of learning New York / Alexandria, January 2005 – IBM, in partnership with the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD), announced the results of the "IBM/ASTD Learning Outsourcing Survey, 2004." The two organizations surveyed 174 learning and human resources executives to understand perceptions and use of external learning services. [more...] Distance education, a growth area in higher education
Website offers an overview of eLearning publications St. Gallen, January 2005 - The Swiss Centre for Innovations in Learning (SCIL), St.Gallen has an ambitious goal: to provide an overview of the wide range of publications concerning eLearning topics in a well-balanced online periodical. www.elearning-reviews.org was officially launched at the end of the year 2004 with over 100 publications reviewed that cover a wide selection of relevant literature in the eLearning sector. [more...] The improvement of skills comes to the fore Brussels, January 2005 – The first European report on fifteen quality indicators of lifelong learning examines the quality of lifelong learning in 35 European countries in four central areas: skills, competencies and attitudes, access and participation, resources for lifelong learning, and strategies and systems. [more...] Advertisement
European initiative promotes the twinning of schools Brussels, January 2005 – eTwinning is a main element of the EU’s eLearning strategy and is a new European initiative aimed at promoting the twinning of schools across Europe through the use of the internet. More than 500 schools have signed on at the eTwinning portal since the online registration process opened on 14th January at the eTwinning launch conference. [more...] 7th International Conference on Education, Greece Athens, January 2005 - The aim of the Athens conference in May is to bring together scholars and students from faculties of Education, Psychology, Business Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, and other related disciplines to identify areas of common research issues as well as methodological and analytical differences. Special sessions will be devoted to teaching methodology and the history of education. Papers (in English) from all areas of education are welcome. The deadline for submitting abstracts is 28 February, 2005. [more...] Enhancing Learning through Assessment, Hong Kong Hong Kong, January 2005 – Assessment has a profound effect on student learning. What they learn and the way they learn it is driven by how they are going to be assessed. A conference dedicated to the learner assessment process will take place in Hong Kong from 13 to 15 June, 2005. [more...] A Practical and useful work for eLearning professionals
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Berlin, January 2005 – The Middle East Forum at the Online Educa Berlin conference took place for the first time, and it turned out to be a splendid success. The opportunities to exchange information, establish interesting contacts, and identify new fields for collaboration were highly appreciated by the participants from a wide number of countries. Rebecca Stromeyer, Managing Director of ICWE - the company that organizes and owns Online Educa - shared her thoughts with Checkpoint eLearning. 
Istanbul, January 2005 - Distance education, whether delivered online or in real time, has become one of the most significant growth areas in higher education. Major academic institutions around the world are investing human and economic resources into developing high-quality distance learning programs. In Turkey, web-based teaching is a fairly new experiment. At the Istanbul Technical University (ITU), the first distance learning center was established in 1996. Web-based distance teaching projects have recently become an integral part of the ITU educational system. Joscha Remus for Checkpoint eLearning spoke in Istanbul with Mustafa Sahin from the ITU Distance Learning Center about the effects of distance education on the overall quality of the education in Turkey. 
Hampshire, January 2005 – The popularity of eLearning courses that offer education via the Internet, other networks, or standalone computers is growing. Such courses benefit both students and educators by offering more flexibility about the place, pace and time at which to study, thus making education more widely accessible. However to take advantage of these benefits, students and educators must extend and develop their existing skills.