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| New Publication |
| Distance and eLearning in Transition |
 Budapest (HU), October 2009 - EDEN Online has announced a new joint publication by ISTE and Wiley, "Distance and eLearning in Transition – Learning Innovation, Technology and Social Challenges". The book is a selection of the strongest EDEN conference papers from the past few years, revisiting research, innovation, and professional practice in distance and eLearning. [more...] |
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| Market Trends |
| Open Source Continues to Change the Business World |
 Brighton (UK), July 2009 - Is the business model of the future one where the customer no longer pays? Kineo explores the ideas of author Chris Anderson's book "Free: The Future of a Radical Price" and its implications for eLearning. Anderson argues that people are generally suspicious of 'free' and that, generally, they have been right to think this way. Most existing business models have tended to demand that somewhere along the line, somebody has to pay. But this, he says, is set to change. Andersen argues that in the digital world, everybody else can be subsidized by only a very few paying customers. [more...] |
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| Email Charter |
| You’ve Got Mail…on Average 2,769 Emails in Your Inbox |
| London (UK), January 2009 - New research indicates that a lack of email protocol fuels employee email stress and wastes up to one hour per day. Expert Messaging reacted to this with an Email Charter that serves as a useful tool to professionalize online communication. [more...] |
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| e-Portfolios |
| Guide on Effective Practice with e-Portfolios Published |
 Bristol (UK), October 2008 - A guide on effective practice with e-portfolios has been published by JISC in the UK. It investigates current good practice in the use of e-portfolios as a support to learning and as an aid to progression to the next stage of education or to employment. [more...] |
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| Review |
| O'Reilly Releases Using Moodle - Second Edition |
 Sebastopol, CA (USA), January 2008 – "Extending the Chalk-and-Talk Classroom with the Open Source CMS" is the subtitle of the newly published second edition of Jason Cole’s and Helen Foster’s Using Moodle, a book published by the O'Reilly Community Press. The book is written for teachers who use Moodle to teach or enhance their courses. It covers Moodle 1.8 and is tied to the Moodle Teacher Certification standards, making it the ideal reference for teachers interested in the popular eLearning platform. [more...] |
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| New Publication |
| Best Practices for Learning & Talent Development |
 Hilversum (NL), May 2007 – Nick van Dam, Global Chief Learning Officer for Deloitte and advisor for Deloitte Consulting, has recently self-published a book called "25 Best Practices for Learning & Talent Development". In the work, Van Dam reveals the transition from a traditional classroom-based training function to a modern, strategy-enabling learning organisation. All royalties from the book will be donated to the non-profit foundation eLearning For Kids. [more...] |
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| Podcasting Tips |
| Free Beginner’s Guide from Ufi and Kineo |
| Sheffield (UK) / Brighton (UK), April 2007 – Getting the best from podcasting – and where and when it can be used to maximum effect – is the focus of a free beginner’s guide that can be downloaded from the Internet. It has been published in a joint venture between UK’s leading online learning organisations, Ufi and Kineo. [more...] |
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| New Publication |
| Study Explores Training and Development |
 London (UK), April 2007 – The findings of a new study into learning, training, and development based on 58 case studies of learning and development across nineteen countries are published in 'The Changing World of the Trainer – Emerging Good Practice', written by Martyn Sloman. [more...] |
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| Cooperation |
| Food for Thought |
 Hannover (GER), December 2006 - Quality and standardisation in eLearning have become crucial success factors for organisations in learning, education, and training: Handbook on Quality and Standardisation in ELearning
Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Jan Martin Pawlowski (Eds.).
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| Participation |
| New Understanding of Knowledge |
| Berlin (Germany), October 2006 - "Knowledge is not a product but a process", says George Siemens, the Canadian eLearning expert and keynote speaker at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2006. He invites the attendees to help "build" his conference keynote speech by contributing their ideas and thoughts on a special wiki site. [more...] |
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| The Future of Learning |
 Amsterdam, March 2006 – IOS Press has launched a new book series called "The Future of Learning", whose aim is to present the latest advances in this important area, based on a sound foundation. Pedagogic, economic, structural, and organizational aspects are treated, as well as the latest technologies, the influence of changing attitudes, and globalization. Updated, well-founded information that can be used in improving the learning process in both formal and informal contexts is provided. [more...] |
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| ELearning Skills by Alan Clarke |
 Hampshire, January 2005 – The popularity of eLearning courses that offer education via the Internet, other networks, or standalone computers is growing. Such courses benefit both students and educators by offering more flexibility about the place, pace and time at which to study, thus making education more widely accessible. However to take advantage of these benefits, students and educators must extend and develop their existing skills. [more...] |
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| Marc Rosenberg on eLearning |
 Wilmette, June 2005 – Marc Rosenberg is a leader in training, organizational learning, eLearning, and performance improvement. He is the author of the best-selling book "eLearning: Strategies for Delivering Knowledge in the Digital Age". [more...] |
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| Major Developments |
 Oslo, March 2005 – "Online Education and Learning Management Systems – Global eLearning in a Scandinavian Perspective" is the title of a interesting publication by Dr. Morten Flate Paulsen. The volume contains contributions concerning online education in Denmark and Sweden by Søren Nipper and Carl Holmberg. [more...] |
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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?"
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