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Digital Hubs to Transform Life in Digital Britain
Swindon (UK), July 2009 - Three research "hubs" based out of Nottingham, Newcastle, and Aberdeen Universities that will develop forward-looking technologies and ensure universal participation in the digital future have been unveiled by Research Councils UK. » MORE
Putting Science at the Centre of Vision
London (UK), July 2009 - Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills argued at the 100th birthday of the Science Museum in London that the creation of a new department for Business, Innovation and Skills will put science at the centre of the Government's economic recovery plans for a prosperous, sustainable future. » MORE
Content-Development Training for Oman Ministry
Dubai (UAE), June 2009 - Universal Knowledge Solutions (UKS), a learning-solutions enabler based in the Middle East, delivered training on content development to the Oman Ministry of Education from March to May 2009 as part of the ministry's strategy to transfer their curricula to digital format. » MORE
Ways Cell Phones Can Be Used to Enhance Learning
Guelph (CA), May 2009 - Currently, cell phones are being used to assist instructors and students in scheduling their tasks and appointments. Over the past few years, however, research efforts have been aimed at enabling students to access course material from their cell phones. Qusay Mahmoud from The Centre for Mobile Education and Research believes this is a very limited vision of mobile learning. At eLearning Africa 2009 he will discuss why. » MORE
Human Rights in Educational Frameworks
Sohag (EG), May 2009 - HDEA is a Human Development and Education Association in Upper Egypt. Its work is focused on developing the education frameworks in Upper Egypt and incorporating human rights in educational frameworks. Shaima Aly is the Gender and Education program manager in the Association and has been working with this NGO for more than nine years. She will present her activities at eLearning Africa 2009 in the section "ICTs - Widening the Gender Gap or Improving Chances for Women?". » MORE
How Students Develop Relationships Online
Lagos (NG), May 2009 - "Virtual Construction of Social Reality through the Internet and its Applications among Nigerian University Students" is the title of the contribution of Dr. Blessing Adeoye at eLearning Africa 2009 in Dakar. In advance of the event, he has been kind enough to provide CHECK.point eLearning with insight into the student situation in Nigeria and the results of his investigations. » MORE
Incorporating East African Cultural Markers
Nairobi (KN), May 2009 - Leonard M. Mengo lectures Software Engineering at JKUAT, the University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya. He is also undertaking PhD research at the School of Computing and Technology of the University of Sunderland (UK). His talk centers on multimedia learning materials that are especially designed to match the cultural preferences of the Kenyan target users. » MORE
Benchmarking eLearning Courses in Higher Education
Helsinki (FI), May 2009 - A benchmarking project from the University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki is looking for international partners. The objective of the 2009 project is to support teachers of Universities of Applied Sciences in the development of more authentic online teaching and learning and to consider elements of authentic learning from a multi-cultural perspective. » MORE
Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Publishing
London (UK), May 2009 - Internet research and training experts Econsultancy have announced the launch of their Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Publishing, a new specialist professional qualification that covers every aspect of digital publishing. » MORE
Peter Scott: Opening New Channels for Learners
Vienna (AT), May 2009 - The Forum New Media Austria (fnm) will take place in Vienna on 30 June and 01 July 2009. As a preview, here are excerpts from the keynote by Peter Scott below (Knowledge Media Institute, Open University): "The online world for both learners and teachers is now a very rich and complex place. Some powerful learning resources are proprietary, whilst others are free and open. » MORE
