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The eMerging eLearning Conference
Abu Dhabi, January 2006 - (by Umme Salma Mujtaba) The eMerging eLearning Conference series began in September 2002 and has been held on an annual basis ever since. The latest three-day event was held in the United Arab Emirates, where it was organised by the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, the UAE's Minister of Education and Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology. It took place in Abu Dhabi, the national capital. » MORE
EUNIS 2006 Rectors Seminar
Paris, January 2006 - "Impact of the Bologna Process on Information Technology in European Universities" is the title of the EUNIS 2006 Rectors Seminar, which will take place March 23rd to 24th in Paris. This seminar is the second of its kind, and will be held together with the European University Association (EUA) and the European Rectors Association. » MORE
Better Suite of Teaching Tools
Lynnfield / Nottingham, December 2005 - The University of Nottingham continues to push forward its innovative elearning strategy with the roll-out of WebCT Campus Edition 6 across the institution. It will give academics in thirty schools a suite of teaching tools that can be blended into the courses they offer to more than 30,000 students. » MORE
Wine eLearning Campus in Malta
Valletta, November 2005 - Following a successful trial run in London, the European Wine Academy (EWA) has expanded internationally and has chosen Malta as the base for its Mediterranean Campus. The institution offers a range of high-standard short, long, and professional wine courses to students in the region that encompasses Sicily, Sardinia, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Malta, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. » MORE
Open University Is Going Mobile
London, November 2005 - The Open University's (OU's) expertise in supported distance learning has always made it a leader in developing the best technology to support its students. Now the Learning and Teaching Office has started a new programme worth nearly £5 million to build a comprehensive online student learning environment. » MORE
Education of the Highest Quality
Moscow, November 2005 - Prof. Yuri Rubin teaches at the Moscow Academy of Finance and Industry and is a connoisseur of the eLearning process in the CIS countries. CHECKpoint eLearning asked him for his appraisement. » MORE
Technology and Pedagogy
Oslo, November 2005 - (by Rino Skarpnord) How students study and consequently learn in (and outside) university institutions has become more dependent on technological infrastructural circumstances in recent years. This situation applies both in terms of a student-work perspective and a lecture-perspective. » MORE
Blended Learning in New Zealand
Auckland, November 2005 - The latest statistics from the Internet World Stats website claim that New Zealand has the second highest penetration of Internet access per head of population in the world at 77.6%. While the precision of this claim may be disputable, the clear indication is that NZ has a highly connected population, and that it is reasonable to expect tertiary students to have an even higher incidence of Internet access. To maintain a credible reputation as a provider of tertiary education, online learning has become an expected part of an institution's delivery mix. » MORE
Envision the Future Workplace
Budapest, July 2005 - What if people approached computer education like teaching a first language, exposing very young children to information technology not as a school subject but simply as part of life? Consider how natural it would be for these children to make use of technology. This was one of many topics that emerged from a unique gathering of young futurists. For the second year in a row, Microsoft assembled its Office Information Worker Board of the Future, a panel of distinguished university students from around the globe, to discuss how information technology in the workplace most urgently needs to evolve in the next decade. » MORE
Czech Experiences in Medical Training
Prague, July 2005 - (by Antonín Malina, M.D., Ph.D., MBA and Antonín Hlaváèek , Ph.D.) The Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education in Prague is a public organisation that mainly focuses on the postgraduate education of doctors, pharmacists, and other professionals in the Czech health service. The education is managed in two directions: on the one hand it supports the acquisition of professional qualifications for work, and on the other it focuses on lifelong education. » MORE
