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| Conference on Fathering |
| Presentation of the DAD project on 5th June in Vienna |
| Vienna (A), May 2008 - Webducation has extended an open invitation to the international conference on "How fathers-to-be discover parenting" and the presentation of the DAD project to be made there. Speakers from Austria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Sweden will give an international perspective on topics such as motivating fathers to engage in baby care and the influence and acceptance of paternity leave. [more...] |
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| Proposals Requested |
| The European Programm ALFA III |
| Brussels (BE), April 2008 – Networks of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and other relevant cooperation institutions are invited to prepare applications for grant funding under the new programme on higher education cooperation for Latin America. Projects will include "Joint Partnerships" of European and Latin American institutions and "Structural Measures" that aim to reform education systems in Latin America. [more...] |
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| Research Helpdesk |
| The Best Way to Interface with Standards |
| Brussels (BE), April 2008 - All research projects and research centres wishing to liaise with the CEN system now have an easy route: research@cen.eu. An email sent to this address will put them into direct contact with the Research Helpdesk of the European Committee for Standardization. [more...] |
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| IPTS Research |
| Submit a Learning 2.0 Project to the Database! |
| Brussels (BE), April 2008 – The Seville, Spain-based Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) is conducting a research project on the impact of web 2.0 innovations on education and training, in collaboration with the EU’s Directorate-General foe Education and Culture (DG EAC). [more...] |
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| Leonardo da Vinci |
| WoLLNET Project to Use BTL eAssessment Tools |
| Shipley (UK), March 2008 - BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK supplier of technology solutions for learning and assessment has announced that has been selected as the 'technology partner' in the Workplace Literacy, Language and Numeracy Evaluation Toolkit Project (WoLLNET). [more...] |
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| Quality Initiative |
| Training Farmers in Organic Agriculture |
 Brussels (BE), March 2008 – Organic Agriculture (OA) has come to the fore as an agricultural approach that cannot only produce safer products but is environmentally sound, too. The Working Group on Global Learning of the European Foundation for Quality in eLearning EFQUEL recently launched an initiative called "Certify-Organic". Headed by Ulf Ehlers, University of Duisburg Essen, Germany, this project aims to establish a quality-certified training process on the dispersed training efforts that exist regarding Organic Agriculture. [more...] |
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| Project Findings |
| Public and Private Funding in Higher Education |
| Hannover (GER), March 2008 –In the past, reports have indicated that social and financial barriers to participation in higher education exist. The project "Public / private funding of higher education: a social balance", co-funded by the European Commission under the Socrates programme, explored such barriers by examining various approaches to sharing the teaching-related costs for higher education between the state and households. [more...] |
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| Open Education |
| The EU Project OLCOS Has Officially Ended |
| Salzburg (AT), February 2008 - Open Educational Resources (OER) have gained a great deal of attention in the last few years. From January 2006 to December 2007, Open eLearning Content Observatory Services (OLCOS), a project co-funded by the European Commission under the eLearning Programme, explored how OER can make a difference in teaching and learning. [more...] |
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| EFQUEL |
| New Project Involvements and New Secretary General |
| Brussels (BE), January 2008 – The New Year has started with positive news and changes. Three new EU-funded projects with strong EFQUEL participation have been approved and have started their work. Furthermore, the EFQUEL Board has announced the new position of Secretary General. [more...] |
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| Knowledge Bridge |
| The Water-Online-Network (WON) Launched Successfully! |
| Essen (GER), January 2008 – The Water-Online-Network (WON) has been launched to increase the knowledge about sustainable water management and to facilitate the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), especially in the development and dissemination of valuable eLearning solutions. It is part of the Knowledge Bridge Project funded by the EC. [more...] |
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| Benefits for Citizens |
| Official Launch of the European Qualifications Framework |
 Brussels (BE), December 2007 - The new European Qualifications Framework (EQF) will act as a translation device between national qualifications systems in Europe. This will help employers and educational establishments across the Continent compare and better understand the qualifications presented by individuals. The core of the EQF system is its eight reference levels, covering the span from basic to the highest-level qualifications. [more...] |
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| Project Report |
| eLearning-Quality for SMEs |
 Lisbon (PT), December 2007 – (by Vanda Vieira, CECOA) During the last two years, seven European organisations have been working on the quality of eLearning targeted to SMEs. Under the coordination of CECOA, the Portuguese Vocational Training Centre for the Trade and Service Industry, the partnership developed products targeted at European SME entrepreneurs, training providers, training consultants, and social partners. In a final conference in Lisbon, the project findings were published and discussed. [more...] |
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| Unique |
| European eLearning Standardization Committee |
| Essen (GER), November 2007 - The new European standardization committee for eLearning, called CEN/TC 353, has been founded; its establishment is the result of extensive, thorough preparation. Reaching a European consensus on eLearning standards was a daunting endeavor, as was defining a vision, mission statement, and business plan. Finally, though, the unique organization will begin its efforts to bridge the gap between the international standards developed by the leading international eLearning standardization committee SC36 "IT-supported Learning, Education and Training (ITLET)" and those of the respective European national standardization bodies. [more...] |
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| Feedback Wanted |
| b-involved - Dialogue Platform for Online-debate Started |
| Ispra (IT)/Brussels (BE), November 2007 - The b-involved platform is an Internet application that enables a small group of up to ten people to have a focused discussion about a pre-defined issue. Developed by the European Commission - Joint Research Centre and the Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, it went online at the end of October. [more...] |
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| MEDA-ETE Project |
| First Train-the-Trainer eLearning Courses Completed |
 Torino (IT), Novmeber 2007 - Staff from teacher-training institutes in ten countries, together with the MEDA-ETE team and eLearning specialists Giunti Labs have developed and implemented a number of eLearning and eLearning-related learning materials as part of 'Component 4' of the EU’s Mediterranean European Development Action - Education and Training for Employment (MEDA-ETE) Project. The goal of the effort is to introduce eLearning into North African and Middle East Mediterranean countries. [more...] |
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