Themen
See and Experience How Technologies Change Training
Warsaw (PL), October 2012 - Touch technologies, interactive mobile devices, extended reality, gamification, and social media not only change the dimension of business communication, but also the approach to conveying and managing knowledge in a firm. The manner of acquiring information, accumulating it, and sharing it has also undergone change. The time has come for business organisations to reflect on what modifications need to be introduced in the area of training and personnel development. The first Central European meeting of the technology-supported training industry will be held on 09 November 2012 in the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, Poland. » MORE
Capitalise on the Changing Demand for eLearning
London/Sheffield (UK), October 2012 - Many commentators and analysts agree that the training industry has been changing increasingly over the last few years. Among other things, organisations are turning to blended learning - a mixture of instructor-delivered and technology-delivered learning - to make training solutions more effective, affordable, and sustainable. In particular, the growth in "mobile technology" is increasingly prompting mobile learning materials to be added to the "traditional" blended-learning mix. » MORE
Digital Guide for 200 Learning Conversations
Saratoga Springs, NY (US), October 2012 - Learning 2012 has over 200 sessions, presented by senior learning leaders from corporations and government agencies that include American Express, Walmart, Xerox, Liberty Mutual Group, Farmers Insurance, Intel, and many more. Elliott Masie, Host of Learning 2012 and Chair of The Learning CONSORTIUM, recently announced that the Learning 2012 Digital Event Guide and Schedule is available online. » MORE
Which Is Better - Carrot or Stick?
London (UK), September 2012 - What fuels motivation, the stick or the carrot? The answer is neither. A new science of motivation has identified exciting and effective alternatives to the traditional ways that people have been motivated in the workplace, alternatives that drive employed engagement, innovation, and profit. » MORE
Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age 2012
Madrid (E), September 2012 - The IADIS CELDA 2012 conference will take part on 19 - 21 October in Madrid, Spain. It addresses the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. » MORE
EDEN Workshop: Learners in the Driver's Seat
Leuven (BE), September 2012 - On 22-23 October 2012, EDEN is pleased to announce its seventh Research Workshop, organised in collaboration with KU Leuven. This year's Workshop scope reflects on how students are driving teachers and instructors in the fields where new learning technologies play important role. » MORE
Focus on International Higher Education
Perth (AU), September 2012 - Technology like transport, communication, and media-based learning have increased the ambitions to make education more global and international. Higher education has gradually felt more affinity towards the exchange of students. Diversity and the study of different cultures have been identified as components of the educational road map for the coming decades. These and other topics will be discussed at the IADIS International Conference on International Higher Education from 28 - 30 November 2012, in Perth, Australia. » MORE
LEARNING LIVE Hits #1 in UK Trends
Coventry (UK), September 2012 - LEARNING LIVE 2012 entertained over 400 delegates in London, but thousands worldwide were able to join in via social media. According to an online report from PeopleBrowser, #LEARNINGLIVE was mentioned over 3,500 times across the two-day event, with participants interacting worldwide. » MORE
goFLUENT Reveals the Importance of Vocabulary
Geneva (CH), September 2012 - With the business world becoming increasingly "global" and with English now well established as the international business language, learning English as a second language is becoming vital for those who want to further their careers. » MORE
Innovations and Quality: How do they fit together?
Brussels (BE), September 2012 - LINQ 2012, the first European conference on learning innovations, and quality, has published its programme and is now open for registration until 30 September. LINQ 2012 has announced several high-level speakers who will contribute their ideas to the event's dialogue on learning innovations and quality. » MORE