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Ten Years - European Telecoaching Institute
Freiburg (GER), February 2007 - The European Telecoaching Institute (ETI) celebrated the tenth anniversary of its foundation with a symposium. The term "telecoaching" was coined by ETI in 1996 to describe what was a completely new field of activity at the time: the remote professional design and support of learning processes using the Internet. » MORE
What If You Can't See the Computer Screen?
Hereford (UK)/ Dublin (IRL)/ Graz (AU)/ Hellrup (DK)/ Pavia (I)/ Bucharest (RO), February 2007 - There are some 450+ million people in the EU. Depending on the source, the number of people categorized as blind or visually impaired varies from around 1.5% to 4% of the population, depending on age, ethic grouping, etc. Taking a conservative 2% as a reasonable average, this means there are approximately nine million people who have some level of visual impairment. These individuals, of course, are entitled to equality of access to information, education, and training. » MORE
Executive summaries in Nineteen Languages
Brussels (BE), February 2007 - The European Commission's portal elearningeuropa.info has launched a new digital publication on eLearning entitled eLearning Papers. An executive summary of each article is available in nineteen languages. The full texts are available in their original languages in PDF format. » MORE
Online Gaming and eLearning for Validation
Linz (AU) /Münster (GER)/Southampton (UK), January 2007 - Edutain@grid is an EU-specific targeted research project intended to apply grid technology - traditionally applied to "big science" - to improving user experiences in both online gaming and distance eLearning systems. » MORE
PROLIX: Custom training to meet business needs
Saarbrücken/Brussels, January 2007 - Knowledge is power in the new economy, and the EU research project PROLIX is developing innovative approaches to managing this key resource. PROLIX links skill-set management with business process optimisation. » MORE
Open Archive for Research Launched
Grenoble (CH), December 2006 - The Kaleidoscope Network of Excellence (NOE) has launched TeLearn, the world's first internationally available Open Archive for technology-enhanced learning » MORE
Building the Knowledge Society
Brussels (B), December 2006 - The European Union has started a new seven-billion euro action program to cover learning opportunities from childhood to old age. The Lifelong Learning Program will run from 2007-2013. » MORE
Self-Assessment for Educational and Training Organisations
Lichtenstein (FL), November 2006 - How can quality and transparency in vocational training be improved? This question is central to the EU's efforts to instil more trust, transparency, and mobility within the European workforce. » MORE
Best Practice Cases Collected from Ten EU Countries
Bonn (Germany), November 2006 - "The eUser project represents the first coherent effort to address the needs of the whole population in relation to online public services of public interest. While some countries like Denmark and the United Kingdom have a leading edge, European leaders have not done enough to tailor services to the users. Users will demand far more in the future, and there is room for improvement", says eUser project manager Werner B. Korte of Empirica GmbH. » MORE
Supporting a New Philosophy of Quality in Europe
Berlin, November 2006 - At Online Educa Berlin, the European Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL) will introduce the EFQUEL eQuality Award, which recognises excellence in eLearning processes. CHECKpoint eLearning talked to Dr. Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Coordinator European Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, about the objectives, the criteria, and the impacts of the award. » MORE
