Events

Essen (GER), February 2013 - LINQ is the annual European and international Conference on Learning Innovations and Learning Quality. Organized by Germany's University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), LINQ attracts participants from throughout Europe, Asia, America and Africa. The LINQ Conference 2013 will take place 16 - 17 May in the Global Headquarters of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy. » MORE

Brussels (BE), February 2013 - Odysseus is a pan-European contest on space exploration themes that aims to engage and inspire students around Europe in the -œNew Frontier-. Young students are given the opportunity to create their own science project combining creativity, intelligence, and innovation. The contest aspires to integrate ongoing educational activities on science in a pan-European perspective, providing the opportunity for young pupils to compete with their peers from different European countries. » MORE

Mumbay (IN) and London (UK), January 2013 - Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) has announced the LEARNowTM Learning Design Challenge (LDC), 2013. The contest, thrown open to learning designers across Europe, ends on 15 February 2013. » MORE

London (UK), January 2013 - Learning Technologies has invited Michael Bungay Stanier from Box of Crayons to reinvigorate L&D's participation in coaching, an often overlooked but essential skill for L&D professionals. "We know that coaching is an important part of learning and development, but it can be hard, so hard that it seems we prefer to concentrate on the latest trends in technology than on this fundamental method of learning. Yet it requires only the ability to listen and to say the right things," argues Michael Bungay Stanier. » MORE