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The Seven Deadly Sins of IT Training
Heidelberg (GER)/London (UK), January 2014 - Training schemes for IT projects are all too often inflexibly planned. On-demand learning at the workplace, on the other hand, can respond flexibly to each change in the project. TTS, a supplier of eLearning solutions, has published a white paper that sets out the key criteria for those responsible for organising staff training. TTS will provide further suggestions on staff training to visitors at Learning Technologies 2014 on Stand 105. » MORE
Sophistication and a scent of success
London (UK), January 2014 - (by Bob Little) The Learning Technologies (LT) conference and exhibition is 14 years old. Ever since its inception, the highways and byways of LT have been the preserve of the sector's great and the good, along with the not-so-great-and-good and at times, it has to be said, the opportunist and the downright shady. In many ways, LT has parallels with horse racing's Cheltenham or Ascot, or rowing's Henley Regatta. It's a place to see and be seen - and definitely not to be missed. » MORE
Extension of Call for Contributions on Open Education
Brussels (BE), January 2014 - The organising committee of the EFQUEL/LINQ 2014 conference, being held 07-09 May, 2014 on Crete, has extended the submission deadline for papers, projects, and workshops to 10 February 2014. Bringing together experts and practitioners from the public as well as corporate education and training world, such as higher education, VET, schools, and other education sectors, the Conference invites submissions of research papers, project overviews, and workshop proposals. » MORE
Second MOOC European Stakeholders Summit
Lausanne (CH), January 2014 - Organised by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and P.A.U. Education, the event, 10-12 February in Lausanne, will be an opportunity to gather European actors involved in the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) phenomenon, from policy makers to practitioners to researchers. This conference is the follow-up to the MOOC Summit 2013. » MORE
Designing Educational Videos like the Pros
Karlsruhe (GER), January 2014 - Prof. Roland Riempp has devoted about two decades of his life to the integration of media into the education process. Since the year 2000, he has been teaching "Media Integration" at Offenburg's University of Applied Sciences. He has also published several books on the subject and has worked as a multimedia producer and consultant. At LEARNTEC 2014, Prof. Riempp will offer a hands-on workshop entitled "Designing Educational Videos like the Pros. » MORE
MOOCs as an Approach to On-the-Job Training
Karlsruhe (GER), January 2014 - In the international academic environment, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have long been comment features of online course offerings. An Open Space at the LEARNTEC Congress will demonstrate how diverse MOOCs have now become in Germany. It features Dr. Sabine Erkens, Monika E. König, Hans Pongratz, Torsten Maier, and Markus Deimann, all of whom will elucidate the subject of -œMOOCs and OER- from a variety of perspectives on 04 February 2014. » MORE
Learning Innovations and Quality 2014
Duisburg (GER), December 2013 - The third international conference on learning innovations and quality, LINQ 2014, will take place in conjunction with the ninth EFQUEL Innovation Forum, EIF 2014, to shape the 2014 mega-event for quality and innovation in education and learning. It will bring together experts and practitioners from public education as well as the corporate education-and-training world, including higher education, VET, schools, and other education sectors, to a unique, quality conference with the title "Changing the Trajectory - Quality for Opening up Education". » MORE
eLearning Africa 2014 Call for Proposals Now Open
Berlin (GER), December 2013 - Many African countries are undergoing an economic boom, with ICTs seen as a major tool supporting growth. While Internet penetration rates remain low, innovative technologies are helping to ensure connectivity for more Africans than ever before. » MORE
Pebble Learning's 2014 Conference
Telford (UK), December 2013 - Pebble Learning's 2014 conference, PebbleBash, is to be held in Australia, 14-16 April at Grange Cleveland Winery in Lancefield, a small town north of Melbourne. The Conference theme is "Personalising the Curriculum: Improving Learning and Development through Thoughtful Learning Design". » MORE
Keeping Your Feet in a Digitally Mobile World
Berlin (GER), December 2013 - Hyper-connected individuals have vast power beneath their fingertips. Logging onto the internet may have become a banality of the modern age, but our engagement with it promises vast benefits - and hitherto-unheard-of dangers. This was one of the focal points of the Opening Plenary at Online Educa Berlin 2013. » MORE
