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Conference Success: "Innovations and Quality"
Brussels (BE) / Essen (GER), November 2012 - The first European Conference LINQ 2012 on "Learning Innovations and Quality" took place to great success in Brussels. The organizers from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany and the Q-Cert-VET project consortium greeted a variety of international authors, European project representatives, and participants from over twenty countries who came to take part in the development of a discussion on the potential points of interaction between innovations and quality. » MORE
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
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
Adapt Courseware to Be Featured
Pittsford, NY (US), November 2012 - Adapt Courseware, the provider of comprehensive adaptive online curriculum resources that individualize the learning experience for each student, has been selected to present in the Gilfus Education Group's Innovation Showcase, which is being held during the Educause 2012 Annual Conference in Denver. Dr. John Boersma, CEO of Adapt Courseware and a former university faculty member, will use the forum to discuss proven ways educators can deliver a more engaging and productive online learning experience that results in measurable learning outcomes. » MORE
The Main eLearning Event in Spain and Latin America
Madrid (E)/Bogota (COL), November 2012 - The next celebration of EXPOELEARNING, International Congress and Professional Showroom will take place in Madrid on 13-14 March 2013 and in Bogotá on 12-13 June. EXPOELEARNING is the main global Spanish-language event for the eLearning sector and people management. It is organized by the Spanish company AEFOL, and the Madrid edition is its twelfth. » MORE
The China-Germany Internet Bridge Turns Ten
Potsdam (GER) / Beijing (CH), November 2012 - An exceptional form of Chinese-German cooperation is marking its anniversary. For ten years Chinese students have been able to experience a German professor teaching them what Internet security means in English online. This special anniversary of global eLearning was celebrated in the presence of German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Postdam, just outside Berlin. » MORE
Excellent Examples of Media that Support Learning
Brussels (BE), November 2012 - The nine finalists for the 2012 Annual MEDEA Awards have been announced. The projects selected are (in alphabetical order): All that Jazz by Fundación Universidad Carlos III (Spain), And the Oscar goes to ... by the 5th Primary school of Alexandroupolis (Greece), Flying Start by the University of Leeds (UK), Historiana - Your Portal to the Past by EUROCLIO - European Association of History Educators (The Netherlands), Il Girotondo del Tempo by Hyperfilm srl (Italy), Moving Image Techniques by Hill School (Greece), Quand la colère fait tomber les masques by Université Paris 1 (France), Schoolovision by Yester Primary School (UK), and SignMedia by the University of Wolverhampton (UK). » MORE
HRO Today Forum Europe in Dublin
London (UK), November 2012 - Piers Lea one of Europe's leading figures in learning and development will be speaking at the HRO Today Forum Europe, 13-15 November in Dublin. Piers, in his capacity as both CEO of LINE Communications and Chairperson of the ELIG Marketplace Group, is passionate about organisations getting results from their investment in learning technology and will share some examples of innovative eLearning and the results they have achieved.
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Learning Technologies Conference Programme Announced
London (UK), November 2012 - The organisers of the Learning Technologies Conference have published the conference programme for its upcoming event on 29-30 January 2013 at London's Olympia 2: Europe's leading conference for organisational learning and the technology used to support learning at work. » MORE
The Influence of Tradition, Change, and Innovation
Berlin (GER), November 2012 - With an estimated ten African countries featuring among the world's fastest-growing economies, Africa's status in the global economic landscape is set to change dramatically. Indeed, innovative new technologies combined with a pioneering spirit to improve lives are already changing the way Africans learn, work, play, think, and imagine. But are the changes to education and skills development systems sustainable? » MORE
