Events

Birmingham (UK), June 2015 - L&D experts from LinkedIn, Capital One International, and Manchester Metropolitan University are among the keynote speakers at this year's World of Learning Conference. Taking place 29-30 September at Birmingham's NEC, the highly respected conference provides valuable insight into the key issues facing L&D, from talent management, employee engagement, leadership development, and coaching, to collaborative learning, eLearning development, and delivering business growth. » MORE

Barcelona (E), June 2015 - The UOC is to host the European Distance Education Network (EDEN) Annual Conference, on the theme of "Expanding Learning Scenarios", in Barcelona in June 2015. In agreement with the conference's organizers, RUSC has put together a pre-conference activity on open scientific publication in the field of eLearning. » MORE

Paris (F), June 2015 - The Immersive Education Initiative has announced that the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) National Parks Service (NPS) will be featured at IMMERSION 2015 in Paris this September. The international event will feature a series of special talks, presentations, and hands-on workshops to give attendees an in-depth understanding of how the video game Minecraft and fully immersive Virtual Reality (VR) are being used to teach American culture and history. » MORE

London (UK), June 2015 - Julian Stodd, renowned author on the Social Age, is to present at the upcoming Learning & Skills Group Conference on bridging the gap between formal learning and its practical application in the workplace. "Formal learning is - rightly - part of L&D's role in the workplace. But too often the formal event is followed by the manager saying, -˜and now we'll tell you how it's really done here," points out Julian Stodd. » MORE