Themen

Competition

LEARNow(TM) Learning Design Challenge in Europe

Mumbay (IN) and London (UK), January 2013 - Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) has announced the LEARNowTM Learning Design Challenge (LDC), 2013. The contest, thrown open to learning designers across Europe, ends on 15 February 2013. » MORE

BBC's Nigel Paine on St

Changing Your Approach - at Learning Technologies

London (UK), January 2013 - Nigel Paine, the BBC's former chief learning officer, believes that many organisations must change their approach to learning. He returns to the Learning Technologies Conference this January to help the L&D community understand why and how. » MORE

Coaching for Performance

A Guide at Learning Technologies Conference

London (UK), January 2013 - Learning Technologies has invited Michael Bungay Stanier from Box of Crayons to reinvigorate L&D's participation in coaching, an often overlooked but essential skill for L&D professionals. "We know that coaching is an important part of learning and development, but it can be hard, so hard that it seems we prefer to concentrate on the latest trends in technology than on this fundamental method of learning. Yet it requires only the ability to listen and to say the right things," argues Michael Bungay Stanier. » MORE

Meet the Needs

Pearson at Testing Industry's Biggest Innovation Event

Bloomington, MN (US), January 2013 - What is the true essence of testing innovation? How can measurement effectively identify exam fraud? These and other big questions will be answered by Pearson VUE, Platinum sponsor at the upcoming 2013 Association of Test Publisher's Innovations in Testing Conference. Taking place this year from 03-06 February in Hollywood, FL, the Innovations in Testing Conference fosters innovation by showcasing the latest technologies. » MORE

Call for Papers

EDEN: The Joy of Learning

Oslo (NO), January 2013 - The EDEN annual conference for 2013 will take place from 12-15 June, 2013, in Oslo. The event will discover and present the latest best practices, share progressive concepts and inventive solutions, and promote joint thinking and collaboration. The deadline to submit themes and proposals is 05 February 2013. » MORE

Call for Proposals

International Conference on eLearning in the Workplace

New York, NY (US), December 2012 - The Sixth Annual International Conference on eLearning in the Workplace (ICELW) 2013 will be held 12-14 June 2013, at Columbia University in New York. The Call for Proposals is still open; the deadline is 19 December 2012. » MORE

Reality Check

Speexx Exchange 2012 - a Great Success

Munich (GER), December 2012 - Four cities, 400 attendees and dozens of inspiring presentations and discussions. Speexx Exchange 2012 is over for this year and proved yet another resounding success. » MORE

ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN

An Eclectic Look at Today and Tomorrow

Berlin (GER), December 2012 - (by Martin Thoma) This year Online Educa Berlin (OEB) became eighteen years old. "Now you can drink and are responsible for you own decisions," joked Shafika Isaacs, a technology consultant in the fields of education and human development in South Africa, at the opening of the Opening Plenary of the eighteenth OEB. Very mature for its eighteen years, OEB not only looked at the present, but with the slogan "Reaching beyond Tomorrow" gazed far into the future. » MORE

MOOC

Open Online Course for Journalists in Arab Countries

Bonn (GER), November 2012 - From now until 16 December, participants in the Open Media Summit can take part in interactive online training sessions on topics such as the responsible use of online information sources, the potential of data-driven journalism, and Internet censorship. The main language of the course is Arabic, and there is also an English website. Participation in the Open Media Summit (#OMS 2012) is free and open to anyone interested from North Africa and other Arab countries. » MORE

Call for Nominations

The 2013 International Distance Learning Awards

Boston MA (US), November 2012 - The United States Distance Learning Association has will present its 2013 International Distance Learning Awards, the premier awards for the distance-learning industry. These prestigious awards are presented annually to organizations and individuals, recognizing four categories of excellence: the 21st Century Best Practice Award; Best Practice Awards for Distance Learning Programming; Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching Awards; and Outstanding Leadership by an Individual Award. » MORE