Themen

Digital Learning Congress

See and Experience How Technologies Change Training

Warsaw (PL), October 2012 - Touch technologies, interactive mobile devices, extended reality, gamification, and social media not only change the dimension of business communication, but also the approach to conveying and managing knowledge in a firm. The manner of acquiring information, accumulating it, and sharing it has also undergone change. The time has come for business organisations to reflect on what modifications need to be introduced in the area of training and personnel development. The first Central European meeting of the technology-supported training industry will be held on 09 November 2012 in the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, Poland. » MORE

Online Community

LEARNING LIVE Hits #1 in UK Trends

Coventry (UK), September 2012 - LEARNING LIVE 2012 entertained over 400 delegates in London, but thousands worldwide were able to join in via social media. According to an online report from PeopleBrowser, #LEARNINGLIVE was mentioned over 3,500 times across the two-day event, with participants interacting worldwide. » MORE

Webinar

goFLUENT Reveals the Importance of Vocabulary

Geneva (CH), September 2012 - With the business world becoming increasingly "global" and with English now well established as the international business language, learning English as a second language is becoming vital for those who want to further their careers. » MORE

LINQ Conference 2012

Innovations and Quality: How do they fit together?

Brussels (BE), September 2012 - LINQ 2012, the first European conference on learning innovations, and quality, has published its programme and is now open for registration until 30 September. LINQ 2012 has announced several high-level speakers who will contribute their ideas to the event's dialogue on learning innovations and quality. » MORE

Science of Motivation

Which Is Better - Carrot or Stick?

London (UK), September 2012 - What fuels motivation, the stick or the carrot? The answer is neither. A new science of motivation has identified exciting and effective alternatives to the traditional ways that people have been motivated in the workplace, alternatives that drive employed engagement, innovation, and profit. » MORE

Evolving Learning

Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age 2012

Madrid (E), September 2012 - The IADIS CELDA 2012 conference will take part on 19 - 21 October in Madrid, Spain. It addresses the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. » MORE

Student Centered

EDEN Workshop: Learners in the Driver's Seat

Leuven (BE), September 2012 - On 22-23 October 2012, EDEN is pleased to announce its seventh Research Workshop, organised in collaboration with KU Leuven. This year's Workshop scope reflects on how students are driving teachers and instructors in the fields where new learning technologies play important role. » MORE

IADIS

Focus on International Higher Education

Perth (AU), September 2012 - Technology like transport, communication, and media-based learning have increased the ambitions to make education more global and international. Higher education has gradually felt more affinity towards the exchange of students. Diversity and the study of different cultures have been identified as components of the educational road map for the coming decades. These and other topics will be discussed at the IADIS International Conference on International Higher Education from 28 - 30 November 2012, in Perth, Australia. » MORE

Connecting and Sharing

2012 ePortfolio Forum Announced

Sydney (AU), September 2012 - In a spirit of connecting and sharing, the 2012 ePortfolio Forum will be held together with the Student ePortfolio Showcase (StePS) over two days, 27-28 September. » MORE

Online Learning

Focus on Learning Summer Conference

Falkirk (GB), September 2012 - Forth Valley College in Scotland held their "Focus on Learning Summer Conference" at the Falkirk campus 16-17 August, during a busy period a week before student inductions. Ken George and Debbie Fairman of Learning Nexus were invited to support the Conference and to demonstrate what schemes, resources, and assistance are available to them, their students, and external contacts regarding learning. » MORE