Themen

Game-based Learning

ENGAGE Quality Award Nominees to Be Presented at OEB

Graz (AT), November 2010 - With the ENGAGE Quality awards, ENGAGE (the European Network for Growing Activity in Game-based learning in Education) recognises excellent contributions from teachers, educational practitioners, game developers, and producers to the quality of game-based learning. The award nominees will be presented at Online Educa in Berlin (OEB), 01-03 December. » MORE

Registration Open

Learning Technologies 2011 and Learning and Skills 2011

London (UK), November 2010 - Learning Technologies and Learning and Skills are taking place at London's Olympia 2 on 26-27 January 2011. Over 4,000 L&D professionals are expected to attend, and visitors are encouraged to register in advance online to avoid queues on the day. » MORE

High Standards

Brightwave Wins Double Gold at eLearning Awards 2010

Brighton (UK), November 2010 - Brighton-based eLearning specialists Brightwave scooped up two gold awards at the annual prestigious ELearning Awards. This follows the company's holding the coveted ELearning Development Company of the Year accolade over the past year. » MORE

Swiss Conference

Rethinking Education in the Knowledge Society

Lugano/Ascona (CH), June 2010 - The New Media in Education Laboratory (NewMinE Lab) of the University of Lugano (USI) invites participants to the international conference entitled "Rethinking Education in the Knowledge Society" (RED) organised in collaboration with the Ecole Politechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and the University of Sankt Gallen. The event will take place at Centro Stefano Franscini, situated at Monte Verità, Switzerland, from 07-10 March 2011. » MORE

Middle East

Being at the Leading Edge

Dubai (UAE), November 2010 - Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University has announced its Annual Congress 2011 from 31 January- 03 February under the theme "Being at the Leading Edge - How to Give 'Quest for Excellence' a New Meaning". The Congress presents an international platform for three conferences on eLearning excellence, health and environment, and quality. » MORE

Funding

Almost Three Million Dollars Awarded for eLearning

Brisbane (AU), November 2010 - More than eighty projects have been awarded a share of $2.65 million to develop innovative eLearning training solutions across Australia in 2011. The funding, provided by the national training system's eLearning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework), supports the Australian vocational education and training (VET) system to embed eLearning and tailor training to meet learners' needs. » MORE

SDL 2010

Future Conflict & Learning and The Future for Police Training

Berlin (GER), November 2010 - The focus will be on the future at Security and Defence Learning 2010, the sixth international conference on technology-assisted learning for security, defence and emergency services. Leading experts from the worlds of security, defence and emergency services will ask participants to consider some fundamental questions about the nature of modern security and the training necessary to ensure it. » MORE

Call for Proposals

Distance Learning Is Leading the Way

Boston, MA/St. Louis, MO (USA), November 2010 - The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) has extended an invitation for proposals and participation in its fourth annual conference. The title is "Distance Learning Leading the Way", and it is to be held 01-04 May 2011 at the Hilton at the Ball Park, St. Louis. » MORE

Working Together

Coping with the Credit Crunch

Stroud (UK), November 2010 - "Organisations need to think more creatively about efficiency", says Martin Baker, Managing Director of the Charity Learning Consortium. He'll be talking about the cost savings and other benefits of working together in a consortium when he addresses Online Educa in Berlin on 03 December. » MORE

Networking

Sharing Successful Ideas for eLearning in the Workplace

New York, NY (USA), November 2010 - The International eLearning Association has announced that ICELW 2011, the fourth annual international conference on eLearning in the workplace, will be held from 08-10 June 2011 at Columbia University in New York. The call for proposals is now open, and the deadline for submissions is 15 December 2010. » MORE