Themen

Commonwealth

Learning for Development Three-Year Plan Published

Vancouver, BC (CA), June 2009 - Commonwealth Learning (COL) has finalised its Three-Year Plan for 2009-2012, Learning for Development, which is now available through their website. This final version will also be presented to Commonwealth Ministers of Education for their endorsement at their seventeenth triennial Conference (CCEM) to be held in Kuala Lumpur, 15 - 19 June 2009. » MORE

Long-term Planning

Conference on Education, Economy, and Society

Paris (FR), June 2009 - To be held in central Paris from 21-24 July 2010, this conference is a forum, discussion, and networking place for academics, researchers, professionals, administrators, educational leaders, policy makers, and industry representatives interested in education. All areas of education are invited, as are related economic, political, cultural, and social themes. » MORE

Radical Change

President Outlines Vision for African Education

Dakar (SN), June 2009 - The President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, outlined his vision for radical change in African education and criticised European governments for restricting access for African students. In a wide-ranging and controversial speech at "eLearning Africa", the continent's major conference on online education, the 85-year old President said that technology now allowed African students unlimited access to the best universities in the world. » MORE

Organizational Scope

Fourteenth Knowledge-Management Forum in Milan

Milan (IT), June 2009 - Directed at all those concerned with organizational knowledge management and communication, this forum will be held from 12-16 October 2009 in Milan, Italy. It features a combination of presentations, exhibition space, and knowledge-management tutorials. » MORE

Opportunities

Online eLearning Conference and e-Gems

Brisbane (AU), June 2009 - Framework is providing two free online opportunities to get connected and stay up to date in the world of online Learning. First in line is the "Getting Connected 09" online conference from 16-17 June; the second is an e-Gems webconference about the application of QTImPlayer for workplace training and assessment on 22 June. » MORE

ePortfolio 2009

Innovation, Creativity, and Accountability

London (UK), May 2009 - London will welcome the seventh international ePortfolio conference from 22-24 June. This event is an opportunity to explore the progress accomplished towards the "ePortfolio for all" goal - for which a number of national and regional policies have already started to emerge - and set the agenda for 2010 and the years to come. » MORE

Keynote

Martin Bean to Speak at ALT-C 2009

Manchester (UK), May 2009 - The Association for Learning Technology has announced a third keynote speaker for its 2009 conference. The conference title is "In Dreams Begins Responsibility - choice, evidence, and change"; it will take place at the University of Manchester, UK from 8-10 September 2009. » MORE

EISTA 2009

Joining Research on Education and ICT

Orlando, FL (USA), May 2009 - The seventh International Conference on Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications (EISTA) takes place in the context of the third International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics, and Informatics (IMSCI 2009) from 10-13 July 2009 in Orlando, Florida, USA. » MORE

ED-Media Conference

Global Perspective on Learning and Technology

Honolulu, HI (USA), May 2009 - ED-Media, the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, is an international conference organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). In 2009 it is being hosted by the University of Hawaii and takes place from 22-26 June. » MORE

New Markets

Sharing the eLearning Experience in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur (MY), May 2009 - To support the development of eLearning in Asia, the corporate training and development provider Comfori is currently organizing the Asia eLearning Conference 2009. To be held on 13 and 14 July 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, it provides a platform for public and private sectors to deliver and share knowledge and experience on issues pertaining to eLearning. » MORE