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Facebook, Wikis, MySpace - Learning Opportunity or Danger?
Berlin (GER), November 2009 - Is the social web the learning tool of the future? Or does using Facebook and other social networking tools just harm us in the long run? This question will be discussed at Online Educa Berlin 2009 by psychologist Dr Aric Sigman together with leading eLearning experts. With his critical views of new media, the social media opponent is causing an international sensation. "The debate promises to be one of the highlights of Online Educa Berlin", says project manager Astrid Jaeger. » MORE
News from the European eLearning project RESELTAM
Istanbul (TR), October 2009 - The outcomes of RESELTAM will be presented at the International Arts and Restoration Fair of Florence, 29 - 31 October, 2009. The conclusions will be shared at the Final Dissemination Conference "RESELTAM: eLearning for Craftsmen in the Restoration, Conservation and Building Sector", 30 October 2009, from 4:30 - 6:30 pm. » MORE
Personal Data it's Ours!
London (UK), October 2009 - The challenging statement "Personal data it's ours!" will be discussed 20 - 22 January 2010 at the next Mobility, Individualisation, Socialisation, Connectivity (MISC) Conference. It will be explored how digitised personal data records now play a central role in everyday life, from the record of a birth at a hospital to the delivery of a death certificate at the registrar. » MORE
eLearning Africa 2010 - Call for Papers Now Open
Lusaka (ZM), October 2009 - eLearning Africa has announced that next year's conference, the fifth in the series of pan-African gatherings, will take place in the Zambian capital, Lusaka. The Continent's largest annual assembly of eLearning and education professionals from Africa and beyond will convene 26-28 May 2010. » MORE
EXPOELEARNING 2010 in Madrid and Lima
Madrid (ES), October 2009 - The ninth edition of EXPOELEARNING will take place on 24 - 25 February 2010 in IFEMA of Madrid, one of Europe's most important fair centres. EXPOELEARNING will have a conferences programme of high educational value that will deal with the new applications of and viewpoints toward eLearning. » MORE
Promoting Baltic Sea Region Higher Education Worldwide
Riga (LV), October 2009 - From 12 - 14 November 2009, an international conference is being held at the University of Latvia in Riga as the closing event of the Erasmus Mundus-project BalticStudyNet. The gathering will evaluate the project's promotional and informational measures. » MORE
Professional Training Facts Conference 2009
Stuttgart (GER), October 2009 - Turbulent markets make it necessary for companies to adapt to new demands in a rapid way. Intelligent organisational and personnel development play a central role in coping with this strategic management task. Professional Training Facts 2009 is being held at Fraunhofer IZS in Stuttgart, 17 - 18 November 2009. » MORE
Can New Learning Technologies Boost Renewal?
Paris (FR), October 2009 - The European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) is bringing the debate on the role of knowledge and learning solutions in ensuring sustainable economic recovery to Online Educa Berlin in the form of a pre-conference workshop entitled "Moving beyond the crisis powered by knowledge and learning solutions - what is the NEXT practice". Management of change and innovation will eventually lead us out of the crisis; knowledge and learning technology have the potential to provide the engine for accelerating and enhancing this process. » MORE
Reports from Two Recent Conferences
Thessaloniki (GR), October 2009 - Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, has reported the results of two recent conferences - one on "Qualifications for lifelong learning and employability" (05-06 October 2009) and the other - in the form of a publication - on "Sharing the costs of training in the newer EU Member States" (15-16 October 2009). » MORE
Functional Skills and Initial Assessments
Shipley/London (UK), October 2009 - BTL Group Ltd, a provider of e-Assessment solutions, will be hosting a free half-day seminar exploring skills assessments created using eAssessment tools. The seminar will take place on 29 October 2009 in London and will focus on functional skills and initial assessments. » MORE
