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Facebook, Wikis, MySpace - Learning Opportunity or Danger?
Berlin (GER), November 2009 - Is the social web the learning tool of the future? Or does using Facebook and other social networking tools just harm us in the long run? This question will be discussed at Online Educa Berlin 2009 by psychologist Dr Aric Sigman together with leading eLearning experts. With his critical views of new media, the social media opponent is causing an international sensation. "The debate promises to be one of the highlights of Online Educa Berlin", says project manager Astrid Jaeger. » MORE
"Fostering Quality in Creative Learnscapes"
Brussels, November 2009 - Around eighty participants accepted EFQUEL's invitation and took part in the recent Innovation Forum 2009. The extremely high esteem for EFQUEL expressed by the participants was impressive, and a pleasant surprise for the core organizers. The Innovation Forum's main achievement, however, was surely the overall degree of satisfaction with the event that the participants and keynote speakers articulated. » MORE
Fifth International Blended Learning Conference
Hatfield (UK), November 2009 - The University of Hertfordshire's Blended Learning Unit and the Higher Education Academy, with contribution from the University of Calgary and the University of Queensland, have announced next year's conference theme: "Developing Blended Learning Communities". » MORE
Celebrating the Father of Modern Management
Vienna (AT), September 2009 - Knowledge work and knowledge-worker productivity, as well as self-development and lifelong learning, were central themes in the work of Peter F. Drucker, the "father of modern management". His centenary will be celebrated at the 1st Global Peter Drucker Forum Vienna 2009 on 19 - 20 November. » MORE
VI International Seminar of UNESCO Chair in eLearning
Barcelona (ES), November 2009 - To mark the end of 2009 as the European Year of Creativity and Innovation, the UNESCO Chair is offering an international platform for presenting Open Social Learning (OSL)-related research and practices. The International Seminar of the UNESCO Chair in eLearning is being held in Barcelona from 30 November - 01 December 2009. » MORE
USDLA 2010 - Diverse, Innovative, Efficient, Sustainable
St. Louis, MO (USA), November 2009 - The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) announces the Call for Proposals for the 2010 Annual Conference. Proposals are now being accepted based on the 2010 theme: "Distance Learning: Diverse, Innovative, Efficient, and Sustainable." » MORE
Reports from Two Recent Conferences
Thessaloniki (GR), October 2009 - Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, has reported the results of two recent conferences - one on "Qualifications for lifelong learning and employability" (05-06 October 2009) and the other - in the form of a publication - on "Sharing the costs of training in the newer EU Member States" (15-16 October 2009). » MORE
News from the European eLearning project RESELTAM
Istanbul (TR), October 2009 - The outcomes of RESELTAM will be presented at the International Arts and Restoration Fair of Florence, 29 - 31 October, 2009. The conclusions will be shared at the Final Dissemination Conference "RESELTAM: eLearning for Craftsmen in the Restoration, Conservation and Building Sector", 30 October 2009, from 4:30 - 6:30 pm. » MORE
Personal Data it's Ours!
London (UK), October 2009 - The challenging statement "Personal data it's ours!" will be discussed 20 - 22 January 2010 at the next Mobility, Individualisation, Socialisation, Connectivity (MISC) Conference. It will be explored how digitised personal data records now play a central role in everyday life, from the record of a birth at a hospital to the delivery of a death certificate at the registrar. » MORE
eLearning Africa 2010 - Call for Papers Now Open
Lusaka (ZM), October 2009 - eLearning Africa has announced that next year's conference, the fifth in the series of pan-African gatherings, will take place in the Zambian capital, Lusaka. The Continent's largest annual assembly of eLearning and education professionals from Africa and beyond will convene 26-28 May 2010. » MORE
