Themen
Events
Elearning in Portuguese
Lisbon (P)/Tübingen (GER), August 2007 - This year's edition of the international conference on eLearning organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) as part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS) took place in Lisbon in July. » MORE
Educators Care about Quality and Social Justice
Berlin (GER), August 2007 - Educators from around the world came together in Berlin to intensify their efforts to meet the needs of every child and to uphold children's fundamental rights to a quality education in a more just world. About 1,700 teachers and education workers attended the fifth World Congress of Education International (EI). EI's President Thulas Nxesi of South Africa opened the conference, summing up the conference theme "Educators Joining Together for Quality Education and Social Justice." » MORE
Seminar of the UOC UNESCO Chair in eLearning
Barcelona (ES), August 2007 - From 17 to 19 October 2007, the fourth International Seminar of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) UNESCO Chair in eLearning will take place in Barcelona, Spain. The workshop will focus on the impact that the birth, development, and use of web 2.0 tools have upon educational paradigms. New models of internet presence and content publishing will also be covered. » MORE
Forum on eLearning for Defence and Security
Berlin (GER), August 2007 - The third international Forum on eLearning for Defence and Security, organised by the New Security Foundation, will take place on Wednesday, November 28. The session will be a vigorous prelude to this year's Online Educa Berlin. The Call for Papers is now open and continues until September 20. » MORE
The slconference 2007 Is Cancelled
Berlin (GER), August 2007 - Cocoate, the organisers of the first slconference have decided to cancel the event. The European conference was scheduled to take place form 16 - 18 September 2007 in Berlin. » MORE
Towards Next-Generation Media for the Digital Age?
Lisbon (PT), August 2007 - Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media, delivered an address at the Conference on the Future of the Media, Lisbon on 17 July. The event was organised by the IMPRESA Group and Radio Renascenca. Viviane Reding talked about media and the European policies that support their future in the digital age. » MORE
Aviva Hosts City Launch of Global Diversity Toolkit
London (UK), July 2007 - Aviva plc, the international savings, investments, and insurance group, has launched its global diversity learning resource, the "Respect Diversity Toolkit", at an event attended by HR professionals from FTSE 100 employers including Barclays, Goldman Sachs, UBS, BT, HSBC, and Shell. The launch, which took place at Aviva's London headquarters, was held in association with Diverse Culture and NB Global Diversity Practice, who worked with Aviva to produce the toolkit. » MORE
Prestigious Competition for the Pre-university Education
Bucharest (RO), July 2007 - (by Elena Lita) Bucharest recently hosted the fifth edition of the national SIVECO Cup contest organized by SIVECO Romania in partnership with the Romanian Ministry of Education, Research and Youth and with PC Magazine Romania. The SIVECO Cup is a prestigious competition for the pre-university education, awarding excellence in developing educational software. » MORE
Sustainable Water Management in Europe
Essen (GER)/ Vilnius (LT), July 2007 - KNOWLEDGE BRIDGE is a European Leonardo da Vinci Project for innovative online vocational training solutions to support the implementation of sustainable water management and the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). As part of the project, European water managers and online training experts are invited to take part in a European Conference for Sustainable Water Management being held in to Vilnius, Lithuania, September 4-5, 2007. » MORE
Access to Education for Unprivileged Children
Berlin (GER), July 2007 - A keynote speech by Professor Sugata Mitra will be among the highlights at Online Educa 2007, the world's largest international conference on technology-supported learning and training, taking place from November, 28 to 30 in Berlin's Hotel InterContinental. Professor Mitra, an internationally renowned software specialist and visionary, will present some if his latest findings concerning self-organizing learning systems in primary education. » MORE
