Themen

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

"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

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

Technopop

The Future of Technology Comes to the Next Generation

London (UK), November 2013 - The launch of Technopop London, a new eight-week, pop-up festival that brings cutting-edge science, technology, design, and innovation to schools, students, and families, has been announced. Happening in The International Quarter (TIQ) on the edge of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, from 01 March to 21 April 2014, Technopop is open to all ages and offers free registration. Technopop aims to inspire, enthuse, and inform over 150,000 young people about the ideas and innovations that will shape their future in both work and play. » MORE

ICELW 2014

The Seventh Conference on eLearning in the Workplace

New York, NY (USA), November 2013 - ICELW 2014, the seventh annual International Conference on eLearning in the Workplace, will be held 11-13 June 2014 at Columbia University in New York. The Call for Proposals is now open, and the deadline is 16 December 2013. Topics of particular interest for ICELW 2014 include those demonstrating best practices in the workplace, panel/roundtable discussions, and sessions involving participation among attendees. » MORE