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European Voice Debate 
"What Do Languages Mean for Business?"
Brussels (BE), April 2007 – European Voice is a weekly newspaper with an independent view of the European Union. In a debate in Brussels – sponsored by Educational Testing Service (ETS) Europe – about the statement 'Being multilingual is essential and not just an advantage anymore'. [more...]
 
Localisation 
European eLearning Award for PHM’s CELT
London (UK), April 2008 – The Content Editing and Localisation Tool (CELT) produced by the business consultancy PHM has been awarded the European eLearning Award 2008 for Best Practice in eLearning at CeBIT in Hanover. In making the Award, the jury emphasised that the award specifically recognised the CELT technology and its process that allows the fast and efficient content adaptation of multinational applications. [more...]
 
MEDEA Awards 2008 
Encouraging the Use of Video and Sound
Roosbeek (BE), March 2008 – In recent years, remarkable interest has developed in the creation and use of digital video and audio throughout the European education sector. This has been boosted by the increasing impact of moving-image sites and applications across the internet and mobile devices. The MEDEA Awards were launched to encourage the use of digital moving images and sound in education. Registration for the competition is open until 30 September 2008. [more...]
 
Learning Trends 
"Google has become the killer application for learning"
St. St. Gallen (CH), March 2008 – The Third International SCIL Congress, from 22 to 23 May 2008 in St. Gallen, Switzerland will focus on creating value through the right balance. It revolves around the central themes related to "the changing face of learning". One of the keynote speakers is Nick van Dam, Global Chief Learning Officer for Deloitte Touche in the Netherlands. Here, Nick explains his view on various approaches to the role of Learning and Talent Development. [more...]
 
ICT in Education 
Maltese project wins EUN eLearning Awards
Brussels (BE), January 2008 - The project 'Rescue La Vallette: An Adventure in Time' from the Dun Anton Manche school in Malta won the Young Digital Planet Award for best use of ICT at the 7th eLearning Awards. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the EMINENT Conference in Brussels. The Award is organized by European Schoolnet. [more...]
 
Award 
Excellent ICT for Development Project
Bonn (GER)/Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), January 2008 - KhmerOS, a partner of InWEnt -Capacity Building International, Germany, has won the second prize in the prestigious international Stockholm Challenge GKP Award in the category "economic development". The award is given for excellent examples of implementations of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) that show clear benefits to people and their communities, wide impact, and sustainable business models. The award was established to stimulate innovation within multi-stakeholder partnerships in Knowledge for Development. [more...]
 
Vendor Innovation 
Mohive’s eLPS Among Learning Leaders
Oakland, CA (USA)/Oslo (N), January 2008 - ELearning business Mohive announced that it has been awarded Learning Leader status by the leading independent research and advisory firm Bersin & Associates. Bersin & Associates’ researchers recognized Mohive’s eLearning Publishing System in the Learning Leaders’ inaugural "Vendor Innovation" category. [more...]
 
Vivid Discussions 
Thirteenth Online Educa Conference: Wrap-up Report
Berlin (GER), December 2007 – "Online Educa continues to go from strength to strength" pointed out Dr. Harold Elletson of the New Security Foundation, UK when he was opening the conference. Web 2.0 technologies have changed the world of learning but the question remains whether it is a blessing or a threat. Comments by speakers and participants alike made it is clear that the new technologies open unprecedented opportunities. However an issue that generated heated debate throughout the conference was how to manage the flood of information and content web 2.0 has brought us. [more...]
 
World of Learning 
Auralog Offers Blended Solution of the Year
Birmingham (UK)/Montigny-le-Bretonneux(F), December 2007 - Auralog-TELL ME MORE® has further strengthened their reputation as a leader in innovative eLearning solutions. The TELL ME MORE® corporate portal has been awarded the Blended Solution of the Year Award as part of the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition 2007. [more...]
 
Learning and Skills 
OpenLearn Shortlisted for eGovernment Award
London (UK), November 2007 - OpenLearn has been shortlisted in the Learning and Skills category of the eGovernment National Awards 2007. The awards highlight UK services that improve citizen and business transaction with councils, central government departments, and other public sector organisations. This year’s awards focus on social inclusion and the use of innovative technology to deliver services to help the disadvantaged. [more...]
 
Impossible Dreamers 
Irish Teacher Wins Microsoft Innovation Award
Kilkenny (IR), November 2007 - A Kilkenny teacher has won an Innovative Teacher Award at the Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Teachers Forum (ITF) 2007. Tommy Maher, principal of Scoil Naomh Fiachra in Co Kilkenny, won the 'Innovation in Content' category at the event in Helsinki, Finland for his project 'Don Quixote: Impossible Dreamers'. [more...]
 
Workshop Report 
Technology-Enhanced Language Learning
Louvain-la-Neuve (BE), November 2007 - The Kaleidoscope research group Integrated Digital Language Learning (IDILL) recently held a two-day workshop called "Optimizing the Role of Language in Technology-Enhanced Learning" at the University of Louvain (Belgium). The workshop, which brought together a wide range of people involved in Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (TELL), also led to a road map for future research and collaboration, thereby helping to further integrate the field. [more...]
 
Clinical Risk Assessment 
Winner of the National Training Award in the South East
Cambridge (UK), October 2007 – Information Transfer and Priory Group have been awarded a prestigious National Training Award in the South East region for one of the training courses in their multi-award-winning corporate learning programme. Winners of this award are deemed to have undertaken training that has demonstrated outstanding achievement and proven benefits. [more...]
 
NOVATech Com 2007 
Regional Competition Held in Bucharest
Bucharest (RO), October 2007 - (by Elena Lita) To encourage creativity by putting the theories of entrepreneurship into practice, Intel Education and the University of California at Berkeley have recently sponsored the second edition of the regional competition for business plan in the high-tech area - NOVATech Com 2007. The competition was organized by the Bulgarian Institute for Management and Technology (BIMT) in cooperation with the Romanian ICUBE Association, the Bulgarian ICT Cluster, and the Sofia University. [more...]
 
Conference Report 
Delivering on the Lisbon Agenda
Lisbon (PT), October 2007 – More than 1,500 people attended the European eLearning Lisboa 2007 conference last week, which was the fourth major EU Conference on the Lisbon Agenda 2010. Major themes of the conference were Digital and Social Cohesion, Re-Skilling for the Knowledge Society, and eLearning Value. [more...]
 




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Second Life as
an eLearning Platform
3D simulations and serious games are attaining ever-increasing significance for the learning world. A special case of its own is the virtual world Second Life. The CHECK.point eLearning Whitepaper "Second Life as an eLearning Platform" seeks to contribute to the discussion about Second Life’s suitability as a technological platform for education and training. The study answers questions like "For which application scenarios is Second Life suitable?" and "Which topics can be implemented successfully in Second Life?" More information