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Creating Truly Active Contents
Ljubljana (SI), November 2008 - Creating and re-purposing content in a cost-effective and attractive manner is often top of the list when it comes to the challenges faced by eLearning providers - regardless of sector. Primoz Luksic, Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics (IMFM) in Ljubiljana, explained the difference between creating interactive and truly active content to CHECK.point eLearning. » MORE
Transforming Large Organisations
Nancy (FR), November 2008 - Organisational transformation is never easy, and this is particularly the case when organisations are large and established like universities and public administrations. Deborah Arnold, project manager Vidéoscop-Université Nancy, describes to CHECK.point eLearning a way of promoting the use of ICT to support change for a more efficient and effective organisation. » MORE
HumaniZing: More Than Just Engaging eLearning
Singapore (SG), November 2008 - Recording lectures on video and making them available online is often a first step to providing asynchronous support to students. Using video lectures and conferencing systems, Dr. Daniel Tiong Hok Tan, professor at Nanyang Technological University of Singapore explained to CHECK.point eLearning how to develop from humaniZing eLearning to engaging learning surroundings. » MORE
Using Virtual Worlds as Universities
Lublin (PL), November 2008 - Social networking and the use of Web 2.0 tools like blogs and wikis open up a rich variety of opportunities for the education sector. Dr. Andrzej Wodecki, professor at Maria Curie Sklodowska University, Poland, described how his institution is making use of virtual worlds like Second Life as a traditional university to CHECK.point eLearning. » MORE
Online Teaching and Learning in Europe
Brussels (BE), November 2008 - EuNeON has been launched as a means to support the Lisbon strategy and to contribute to the exploration and the full use of both the economic and the pedagogic potential of online teaching and learning in Europe. Partners in this undertaking are the Estonian Virtual University, the Finnish Online University of Applied Sciences, the Finnish Virtual University, the Swedish Agency for Networks and Cooperation in Higher Education, and the Bavarian Virtual University. » MORE
Ph.D. Positions in Information Technology and eLearning
Jyväskylä (FI), October 2008 - The IT Research Institute (ITRI) of the University of Jyväskylä in Finland is recruiting several researchers for two EU projects in the field of Open Content, Knowledge Management, and/or eLearning. The starting date is immediately, and the duration is 24 months. » MORE
Times Higher - QS World University Rankings 2008
Lonodon (UK), October 2008 - The top US and UK universities continue to dominate - Harvard University remains number one, with Yale moving ahead of Cambridge into the second spot. Oxford drops to fourth, while Princeton drops out of the top ten, replaced by the only new entrant, Columbia. » MORE
Real projects favor serious studies
Georgia (USA), October 2008 - Thomas C. Reeves is a Professor of Learning, Design, and Technology at the University of Georgia, where he teaches graduate-level evaluation, multimedia design, and research-methods courses. Kirsten Seegmüller interviewed him for CHECK.point eLearning on the quality of online content and how it affects the learning outcomes of students. In his own Internet course, he found out that teamwork and authentic projects with real clients increase students' academic engagement. » MORE
ELearning in Universities between War and Peace
Zouk Mosbeh (LB), October 2008 - When Lebanon is in the news, it's mostly for political conflicts. Behind the scene, teachers try to offer high-quality education. Kirsten Seegmüller spoke with Fawzi Baroud, who introduced eLearning at Notre Dame University, Lebanon, in 2001. The number of students has increased over the years, and professors believe that they need to meet their learning needs by integrating technology into teaching. The virtual learning environment (VLE) not only serves as a supplement of communication during political and security crises, but beyond that it has become an essential component in modern teaching. » MORE
Emantras and ACU Partners to Deliver Mobile Education
Fremont, CA (USA), October, 2008 - Emantras, a digital education and performance-enhancement company, partnered in August 2008 with Abilene Christian University (ACU) to develop products that allow teachers to generate and push educational content to students for mobile consumption. » MORE
