Themen

White Paper

The Seven Deadly Sins of IT Training

Nigel Warren, TTSHeidelberg (GER)/London (UK), January 2014 - Training schemes for IT projects are all too often inflexibly planned. On-demand learning at the workplace, on the other hand, can respond flexibly to each change in the project. TTS, a supplier of eLearning solutions, has published a white paper that sets out the key criteria for those responsible for organising staff training. TTS will provide further suggestions on staff training to visitors at Learning Technologies 2014 on Stand 105. » MORE

Workshop

Designing Educational Videos like the Pros

Prof. Roland Riempp Karlsruhe (GER), January 2014 - Prof. Roland Riempp has devoted about two decades of his life to the integration of media into the education process. Since the year 2000, he has been teaching "Media Integration" at Offenburg's University of Applied Sciences. He has also published several books on the subject and has worked as a multimedia producer and consultant. At LEARNTEC 2014, Prof. Riempp will offer a hands-on workshop entitled "Designing Educational Videos like the Pros. » MORE

MOOCs & OER

MOOCs as an Approach to On-the-Job Training

Dr. Sabine ErkensKarlsruhe (GER), January 2014 - In the international academic environment, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have long been comment features of online course offerings. An Open Space at the LEARNTEC Congress will demonstrate how diverse MOOCs have now become in Germany. It features Dr. Sabine Erkens, Monika E. König, Hans Pongratz, Torsten Maier, and Markus Deimann, all of whom will elucidate the subject of -œMOOCs and OER- from a variety of perspectives on 04 February 2014. » MORE

Call for Papers

Learning Innovations and Quality 2014

LINQDuisburg (GER), December 2013 - The third international conference on learning innovations and quality, LINQ 2014, will take place in conjunction with the ninth EFQUEL Innovation Forum, EIF 2014, to shape the 2014 mega-event for quality and innovation in education and learning. It will bring together experts and practitioners from public education as well as the corporate education-and-training world, including higher education, VET, schools, and other education sectors, to a unique, quality conference with the title "Changing the Trajectory - Quality for Opening up Education". » MORE

Opening Frontiers

eLearning Africa 2014 Call for Proposals Now Open

Berlin (GER), December 2013 - Many African countries are undergoing an economic boom, with ICTs seen as a major tool supporting growth. While Internet penetration rates remain low, innovative technologies are helping to ensure connectivity for more Africans than ever before. » MORE

In Australia

Pebble Learning's 2014 Conference

Telford (UK), December 2013 - Pebble Learning's 2014 conference, PebbleBash, is to be held in Australia, 14-16 April at Grange Cleveland Winery in Lancefield, a small town north of Melbourne. The Conference theme is "Personalising the Curriculum: Improving Learning and Development through Thoughtful Learning Design". » MORE

"Learning Moves&quot

Keeping Your Feet in a Digitally Mobile World

ONLINE EDUCA Berlin 2013Berlin (GER), December 2013 - Hyper-connected individuals have vast power beneath their fingertips. Logging onto the internet may have become a banality of the modern age, but our engagement with it promises vast benefits - and hitherto-unheard-of dangers. This was one of the focal points of the Opening Plenary at Online Educa Berlin 2013. » MORE

IMC Selected

Learning Portal Companies Award

Saarbruecken (GER)/Melbourne (AUS), December 2013 - As part of its commitment to continuously monitor the training marketplace for the best providers and services, TrainingIndustry.com has released its 2013 Top 20 Learning Portal Companies List. IMC, with its Learning Suite, has been selected as a -œ2013 Top 20 Learning Portals Company-. » MORE

Getting to Social

The Reality of Trying to Change a Business

Euan SempleLondon (UK), December 2013 - Driven by online social-networking tools such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, the way we communicate with stakeholders, staff, and learners has changed forever. Euan Semple, author of "Organizations Don't Tweet - People Do", will examine what these changes mean for people in business during his conference session at Learning Technologies 2014. » MORE

SXSWedu Education

The Next Generation of IT Talent

Tom Gray London (UK), December 2013 - Digital-solutions company Kainos has announced that its CTO, Tom Gray, has been confirmed as a speaker at the prestigious SXSWedu 2014 education conference in Austin, Texas next March. Speakers are voted on to the panels by attendees - education professionals, industry leaders, and policy practitioners from around the world - who are passionate about the future of teaching and learning. » MORE