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German Support for African Digital Education
Port Louis (Mauritius) / Berlin (GER), October 2017 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Special Representative for Africa was in Mauritius last week for the eLearning Africa conference, where he revealed the scale of German support for digital education. Ms Merkel has long believed in the importance of technology in education-based development aid for Africa, but the increased scale of German involvement was only made clear at eLearning Africa.
"What Managers Really Think" - Launch 16 November
London (UK), October 2017 - GoodPractice are delighted to invite L&D professionals to the launch of their latest research report "Learning Technologies: What Managers Really Think".
» MOREICDE Will Launch the New OER Advocacy Committee
Toronto (CA), October 2017 - The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Executive Committee has voted to establish an OER advocacy committee. The idea was to reinforce advocacy and increase recognition, policy support, uptake, and use and reuse of OER; to promote collaboration within and attention to the field; and to provide supportive advocacy guidance to ICDE members and stakeholders. During the 27th ICDE World Conference in Toronto, Canada, the OER Advocacy Committee will be officially launched.
» MORECall for eLearning Papers: Innovation in Education
Brussels (BE), October 2017 - Open Education Europa has announced a call for eLearning Papers on digital and innovative education. We are particularly interested in receiving contributions from people in international projects and early-stage researchers.
» MOREHow to 'Level Up' Your Workforce for GDPR with Games
Plymouth (UK), October 2017 - An interactive webinar in October will explain how to use digital games to bring the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to life for employees and motivate them to comply with the new data-protection rules. The webinar, "How to 'level up' your workforce for GDPR with games", takes place 18 October, 15:00-15:30 (GMT+1), and challenges organisations to be creative with their GDPR training.
» MOREQuality in Open Education Matters Now!
Ljubljana (SI), October 2017 - The second international World OER Congress 2017, held 18-20 September, led to the approval of the Ljubljana OER Action Plan and a revival of the quality debate. Experts and national delegates from 111 countries adopted the 41 recommended actions by acclamation. All United Nations' Member States are urged to mainstream open-licensed resources building knowledge societies and to achieve the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Quality Education.
The African View of Silicon Valley
Berlin (GER) / Mauritius, September 2017 - What do Africans really think about the grandiose education projects promoted by outsiders that promise to transform their lives? A special debate at this year’s eLearning Africa conference will provide the answers.
» MORELearning Technologies Awards 2017 Shortlist Announced
London (UK), September 2017 - The annual Learning Technologies Awards has published its shortlist. Outstanding projects and products from across the globe are among those who made this year's impressive and record-breaking shortlist. An independent judging panel, comprising over forty experts and organised by the eLearning Network, worked tirelessly throughout August whittling down hundreds of nominees.
» MOREWebinar Reveals ELS’s Expertise on Change, Risk, and Benefits
Oxfordshire (UK), September 2017 - Effective change management was the subject of a recent webinar led by Cath Convery and Julie Dungate of the learning-and-development consultancy Explosive Learning Solutions (ELS). The event was organised by the global accreditation and examination institute APMG International.
» MOREWhat Constitutes a Good Business Case?
Oxfordshire (UK), September 2017 - Cath Convery of the learning-and-development consultancy Explosive Learning Solutions (ELS) will be explaining the "Better Business Cases™" model at Project Challenge. Project Challenge, scheduled for 10-11 October at London’s Olympia, is an event that focuses on anything and everything related to projects.
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