Themen
Events
SABRE Conference on Social Semantic Web
Leipzig (GER), June 2007 - The concept of Social Software was coined to characterize a variety of software and services on the Web that make new ways of communication possible and exploit social interactions for creating large content bases from a multitude of user contributions. The conference on this topics - called CSSW 2007 - is hosted by the University of Leipzig from 24 to 28 September 2007 in Germany. » MORE
Workshop on Open Source and Standardization
Duisburg/Essen (GER), June 2007 - At the beginning of November 2007, the first international workshop on "The Trends and the Future of Open Source, Open Content and Standardization" will take place in Japan. This new annual meeting focusing on Open Source and Standardization in eLearning will be launched as part of the well-established "International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE)", which invites participants to its fifteenth edition, convening in Hiroshima from the 5th until the 9th of November. » MORE
Peter Norvig from Google to Present New Award
Oxford (UK), June 2007 - The UK's Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is organising the inaugural Learning Technologist of the Year Award. The Award's overall purpose is to celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the learning technology field. The award will replace the eTutor and eTool of the Year Awards previously run by the Higher Education Academy. » MORE
eLearning Africa Comes to a Successful Conclusion
Nairobi (KE)/ Berlin (GER), June 2007 - The second eLearning Africa conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training came to a close on 30 May. Experts from 88 countries spanning all continents gathered during the three conference days in Nairobi, Kenya. The accompanying first African High-Level Policy Maker and Industry Leader Round Table and Retreat also proved to be a resounding success. » MORE
European Forum on Technology-Enhanced Learning
Crete (GR), June 2007 - The second European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning will take place on the Greek island of Crete from 17-20 September 2007. The conference title is "Creating New Learning Experiences on a Global Scale". » MORE
International eLearning Summit in Canada
Quebec City (CA), June 2007 - The "World Conference on eLearning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education" is an international event organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). It is co-sponsored by the International Journal on eLearning. The gathering will take place in Quebec City, Canada from 15-19 October 2007. » MORE
Concrete Steps towards Modernizing Education
Muscat (OM), June 2007 - The Department of Private Schools in the Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Education recently held a seminar at Muscat College in cooperation with Universal Knowledge Solutions (UKS) and Matrix Information Technology to enhance K-12 education: new educational technologies. The seminar was divided into Arabic and English sessions. » MORE
Innovating Corporate Education and Industry Training
Sestri Levante (I), May 2007 - Giunti Labs is hosting a workshop in collaboration with the Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee (AICC), Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL), the IMS Global Learning Consortium, the Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI) of MIT Boston, and the European Learning Industry Group (Elig). The workshop, called "Training in Action", is being held at the MediaTerraneo Conference Centre in Sestri Levante, near Genoa, on the northwest Italian Riviera, on 7th and 8th June. » MORE
New International Conference on eLearning
Shah Alam (MY), May 2007 - I-Learn Centre of Universiti Teknologi Mara Shah Alam, Malaysia will be organizing the first UiTM international conference, entitled eLearning 2007, in Shah Alam, Malaysia from 12 to 14 December 2007. Researchers, academics, and practitioners are invited to present their research findings and works in progress within the field of eLearning. » MORE
GETEX 2007 Complements Education Sector Growth
Dubai (AE), May 2007 - The Gulf Education and Training Exhibition (GETEX 2007) was staged at the Dubai International Exhibition Center (IE&C) in April 2007. Over 500 exhibitors were present. The event was held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Nahayan Bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, the UAE Minister of Higher Education. The major goal of the Middle East's leading education fair was to help the UAE government implement reforms, strategies, and development plans in the education sector. » MORE
