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Finding the Balance between Virtual and Real Worlds
Mannheim (GER), December 2012 - "Digital Relevance: Why Learning on the Computer Has a Future ... and Critics Are Not Always Right," is the topic of the talk to be given at the LEARNTEC Congress by Prof. Dr. Peter Vorderer, Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the Philosophical Faculty of the University of Mannheim. Professor Vorderer recently sparred verbally with the psychiatrist Manfred Spitzer in the German newspaper die ZEIT about the question "Does the computer make us stupid?". He supported the thesis that computers possess great potential for learning. » MORE
When the Ball Bearing on the Bucket-Wheel Excavator Needs to Be Changed
Magdeburg (GER), December 2012 - The use of virtual technologies provides a valuable complement to existing training programs. Training in technical processes can already be done interactively on virtual models in ways that make the functionality inside of machinery and equipment tangible. In LEARNTEC 2013's "Technology" section on 29 January at 3:45 pm, Dipl.-Ing. Tina Haase from the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (IFF) in Magdeburg will explain what makes virtual learning environments so attractive. » MORE
New Dramaturgy for 3D Video Productions
Karlsruhe (GER), December 2012 - Two years ago, Prof. Ludger Pfanz founded the "Expanded Cinema 3Digital Laboratory", a research center for stereoscopic film and television content established in collaboration with the "3D Alliance Karlsruhe". Pfanz is a 3D thinker who - as a theater and literary critic as well as a director and author with competence in video, film, sound, 3D, multimedia, and stage studio - has thought intensively about all aspects of the topic and has developed a new script theory. » MORE
How Farming Innovation Can Sustainably Feed the Future
La Jolla, CA (US), November 2012 - The global population is expected to hit nine billion by 2050, and there's an urgent need to reform food production to meet the rising demand. The new four-part YouTube series "9 Billion Mouths to Feed: The Future of Farming," now available on University of California's YouTube channel UCTV Prime, examines these challenges and demonstrates how UC Davis researchers and students are working together. » MORE
Virtual College Releases "Choose to Stop" App
Ilkley (UK), November 2012 - Virtual College, a leading provider of eLearning in the UK worked with Lincoln Integrated Domestic Abuse Services (LIDAS) to produce and release the "Choose to Stop" app. » MORE
SEB: A Secure, Web-based Testing Environment
Zurich (CH), November 2012 - Daniel R. Schneider studied Sociology, Information Technology, and Political Science. He is the leader of the Safe Exam Browser (SEB) project at the ETH Zurich's Center for Educational Development and Technology. This system ensures, among other things, that during an exam, it's only possible for a student's testing device to access the exam. » MORE
South-South Collaboration between India and Africa
New Dehli (IN), November 2012 - Kaviraj Sharma Sukon, Director-General of the Open University of Mauritius, will discuss "Using ICT to Shrink Horizons: Pan-African e-Network" at ONLINE EDUCA. His session on Thursday afternoon covers various examples of infrastructure projects that enable national, transnational, and cross-institutional collaborative content development. The Pan-African e-Network is one of the most ambitious projects worldwide in this field. » MORE
How to Enhance Participation in Class
Vanderbijlpark (ZA), November 2012 - Re-an Muller is a lecturer in Business Management and Marketing Communication at the North-West-University in South Africa. In his talk at ONLINE EDUCA Berlin, he will pose the question, "Can class participation be enhanced by using the student's favourite mobile chat-platform?" Here he summarizes his experience. » MORE
"ELearning Is a Fast-growing Approach in the Caucasus"
Tbilisi (GE), November 2012 - Tamar Lominadze is professor and Head of the eLearning Centre at the Georgian Technical University. She is coming from Tbilisi to ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN to give an overview about the development of eLearning and lifelong learning in the Caucasus. And she explains the special need to use eLearning as a bridge that connects countries and ties together nations with different languages, cultures, and religions. » MORE
Polycom Video Helps St. Petersburg University
Moscow (RU), October 2012 - Polycom, Inc. has announced that Saint Petersburg State University, Russia (SPBGU) has implemented the Polycom RealPresence® Platform® and RealPresence® Room solutions across the University. The platform provides high-quality learning and also improves communications among students and faculty. » MORE
