Themen

InfoEducatie 2009

IT Learning for the Romanian Educational System

Bucharest (RO), August 2009 - (by Elena Lita) The local branch of the German ITC services and consultancy provider MATERNA Information & Communications was a partner of the Romanian national web and software development contest InfoEducatie 2009. This year's event, the sixteenth edition, was organized in Galaciuc, Vrancea by the School Inspectorate of Vrancea County with the support of the Romanian Ministry of Education, Development and Innovation (MECI). » MORE

Creative Learnscapes

EFQUEL Innovation Forum 2009

Brussels (BE)/Helsinki (FI), September 2009 - The EFQUEL Innovation Forum 2009 is taking place 23 - 25 September in Helsinki, Finland. At the event, international delegates and eLearning and change experts have the chance to interact and discuss challenges, visions, and developments. The Forum is organised by the Brussels-based European Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL) and the TKK Dipoli in Espoo, Finland. » MORE

ICCE 2009

The Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education

Hong Kong (HK), September 2009 - The seventeenth International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2009, will be held at the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd). ICCE 2009 will be a meta-conference for researchers in the Asia-Pacific region to connect with international research communities for the worldwide dissemination and sharing of ideas for research in the field of computers in education. » MORE

Managing IT

Upcoming EFMD Advisory Seminar

Brussels (BE), August 2009 - The next Advisory Seminar of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), entitled "Managing IT for Increasing Business Value", will take place on Thursday, 24 September, at the EFMD premises in Brussels. It is being convened in collaboration with the INTEL Innovation Value Institute. This seminar is specifically aimed at faculty dealing with IT and IT managers from business schools. » MORE

TVET Conference in Jordan

Challenges for Education in Arab Countries

Amman (JO)/Mannheim (GER), August 2009 - The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector is one of the fastest growing sectors today. With a quickly expanding infrastructure, it is becoming a key technology for other sectors and is providing a growing number of employment opportunities. » MORE

New Knowledge

Innovation & Creativity: Come to the Core

Lisbon (PT), August 2009 - The Creative Learning Innovation Marketplace is being held in Lisbon's Congress Centre on 15-16 October 2009. The international conference takes place in the context of the European Year of Innovation and Creativity under the patronage of the Portuguese National Coordinator. » MORE

Accessibility

CourseAvenue CEO to Lead Conference Session

Arlington, VA/Warrenville, IL (USA), August 2009 - CourseAvenue has announced its participation in the upcoming 2009 Interactive Technologies Conference to be held 19-21 August 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. This conference, sponsored by SALT (Society for Applied Learning Technology), provides a comprehensive overview of the application of the latest technologies for education and training systems, job-performance- improvement systems, and knowledge-management systems. » MORE

Call for Papers

GUIDE Workshop 2010 in Rome

Rome (IT), August 2009 - The GUIDE Workshop 2010 "New Challenges for eLearning in Cultural, Scientific and Socio-economic Development" will take place at the Università degli Studi "Guglielmo Marconi" in Rome, Italy on 18-19 March 2010. Abstract submissions are due on 01 October 2009. » MORE

Essential Skills

Training Expenditure Holds Up During Recession

London (UK), August 2009 - Learning and Skills, the new exhibition being co-located with Learning Technologies in January 2010, has found that expenditure on training is likely to survive deep cuts, as businesses respond to the changing economy by continuing to invest in skills that will be needed in the future. » MORE

Medea Awards 09

Numbers of Entries Set to Exceed 2008!

Roosbeek (BE), July 2009 - With the numbers of entries already received by the MEDEA Secretariat higher than at the same time last year, the MEDEA Awards look to be growing in popularity, in keeping with a growing interest generally in the use of media and video in education. » MORE