Themen

At Online Educa Berlin

The Secret to Succeeding in a VUCA World

Berlin (GER), November 2012 - The advent of the economic crisis coupled with innovative technological developments are forcing businesses to navigate their way through uncertain territory. Technology has enabled us to connect, to create new models for business, and to exchange knowledge instantly. However, it has also created new challenges: We are increasingly vulnerable to sudden incidents outside of our direct control. How can businesses deliver competitive advantage in a world characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity - a "VUCA" world? » MORE

Sales development

Epic to Co-Host New Event on Learning Technologies

London (UK), November 2012 - Epic and Pareto will host "The Future of Driving High Performance Sales Teams", a brand-new event that focuses on how to leverage learning technologies for effective sales development. The event will take place on the 05 December 2012 in London. » MORE

DemoFest 2012

See the Best eLearning Projects of the Year

Las Vegas, NV (US), November 2012 - At DevLearn, 53 conference participants showed off their latest eLearning projects at the eLearning DemoFest. The presentations offered fellow attendees the opportunity to see a wide variety of solutions to common eLearning challenges and to share information about the tools, technologies and processes used to build them. Meet several of this year's winners at the complimentary Best of DemoFest Webinar on Wednesday, November 28 at 10:00 AM PT. » MORE

MEDEA Awards 2012

Excellent Examples of Media that Support Learning

Brussels (BE), November 2012 - The nine finalists for the 2012 Annual MEDEA Awards have been announced. The projects selected are (in alphabetical order): All that Jazz by Fundación Universidad Carlos III (Spain), And the Oscar goes to ... by the 5th Primary school of Alexandroupolis (Greece), Flying Start by the University of Leeds (UK), Historiana - Your Portal to the Past by EUROCLIO - European Association of History Educators (The Netherlands), Il Girotondo del Tempo by Hyperfilm srl (Italy), Moving Image Techniques by Hill School (Greece), Quand la colère fait tomber les masques by Université Paris 1 (France), Schoolovision by Yester Primary School (UK), and SignMedia by the University of Wolverhampton (UK). » MORE

Debates

HRO Today Forum Europe in Dublin

London (UK), November 2012 - Piers Lea one of Europe's leading figures in learning and development will be speaking at the HRO Today Forum Europe, 13-15 November in Dublin. Piers, in his capacity as both CEO of LINE Communications and Chairperson of the ELIG Marketplace Group, is passionate about organisations getting results from their investment in learning technology and will share some examples of innovative eLearning and the results they have achieved. » MORE

Leading Thinkers

Learning Technologies Conference Programme Announced

London (UK), November 2012 - The organisers of the Learning Technologies Conference have published the conference programme for its upcoming event on 29-30 January 2013 at London's Olympia 2: Europe's leading conference for organisational learning and the technology used to support learning at work. » MORE

Call for Proposals

The Influence of Tradition, Change, and Innovation

Berlin (GER), November 2012 - With an estimated ten African countries featuring among the world's fastest-growing economies, Africa's status in the global economic landscape is set to change dramatically. Indeed, innovative new technologies combined with a pioneering spirit to improve lives are already changing the way Africans learn, work, play, think, and imagine. But are the changes to education and skills development systems sustainable? » MORE

Educause 2012

Adapt Courseware to Be Featured

Pittsford, NY (US), November 2012 - Adapt Courseware, the provider of comprehensive adaptive online curriculum resources that individualize the learning experience for each student, has been selected to present in the Gilfus Education Group's Innovation Showcase, which is being held during the Educause 2012 Annual Conference in Denver. Dr. John Boersma, CEO of Adapt Courseware and a former university faculty member, will use the forum to discuss proven ways educators can deliver a more engaging and productive online learning experience that results in measurable learning outcomes. » MORE

Social Learning in Focus

The Main eLearning Event in Spain and Latin America

Madrid (E)/Bogota (COL), November 2012 - The next celebration of EXPOELEARNING, International Congress and Professional Showroom will take place in Madrid on 13-14 March 2013 and in Bogotá on 12-13 June. EXPOELEARNING is the main global Spanish-language event for the eLearning sector and people management. It is organized by the Spanish company AEFOL, and the Madrid edition is its twelfth. » MORE

Anniversary

The China-Germany Internet Bridge Turns Ten

Potsdam (GER) / Beijing (CH), November 2012 - An exceptional form of Chinese-German cooperation is marking its anniversary. For ten years Chinese students have been able to experience a German professor teaching them what Internet security means in English online. This special anniversary of global eLearning was celebrated in the presence of German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Postdam, just outside Berlin. » MORE