On the Current Status of the National Education Platform
Potsdam (GER), May 2023 - In April 2021, a consortium coordinated by the University of Potsdam began developing the Bildungsraum Digital (Digital Learning Space) project, or BIRD for short. In the context of the German government’s Digital Education Initiative, BIRD is the first of four prototypes for a future national education platform and makes possible the testing of structures for data exchange, the interoperability of various platform types, and the implementation of standards. Prof. Ulrike Lucke, the BIRD project’s head, will elucidate the status of the National Education Platform, 24 May at 15.00 as part of the Digital University session at LEARNTEC.
Analysing How We Work
Bern (CH), April 2023 - Public administration expert David Giauque studies how people work and how new ways of working affect our wellbeing and performance. The aim is to determine best practices in human resources management.
» MORECollaborative Learning Strategies with Moodle Workplace
West Perth (AU), March 2023 - In this article, Moodle participants look closer into the topic of learning and discuss how it's within Moodle Workplace.
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Leuphana Promotes Sustainability in the German Football League
Lüneburg (GER), October 2022 - Representatives of clubs in the first and second Bundesliga will receive further education at the Professional School of Leuphana University Lüneburg from October this year in order to promote the topic of sustainability in German professional football. An agreement to this effect has now been signed. Together, SPONSORs, a leading B2B service provider in the sports business, and Leuphana are launching the new continuing education programme "Sustainability in Sports Organisations". The DFL (Deutsche Fußball Liga) is on board as a co-initiator and first partner and supports the project both ideologically and financially.
» MORENew Learning Tool Available in the Baltics
Riga (LVA), September 2022 - IREX recently launched a new, open access education platform in five languages: English, Russian, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian, to help people overcome challenges created by the complicated current-day media landscape with more insight and confidence. It is supplemented with a special feature: blended learning plans for nine lessons that can be freely used by teachers and media literacy trainers. The course is available online at VeryVerified.eu.
» MOREHow Different Teaching Models Impact Satisfaction and Loyalty
Rennes (F), September 2022 - Laurent Scaringella, professor at Rennes School of Business, investigated both hybrid and fully online teaching models to find out which one generates the highest levels of faculty satisfaction, MBA word-of-mouth reputation, MBA value, student satisfaction, and loyalty to a school.
Three eLearning Use Cases in the Academic Sector
Alexandria, VA (USA), August 2022 - More and more schools, colleges, and universities are adopting eLearning practices and including them in their curriculum and staff training programs. This article explains how online learning can be leveraged in education and covers actual stories of educational institutions that use eLearning technologies. Continue reading to see the results they achieved.
» MOREMillions in Funding for New AI Research Group
Bremen (GER), July 2022 - As part of a strategic funding initiative on artificial intelligence (AI), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [German Research Foundation - DFG] is establishing eight new research groups. One of them is coming to Bremen: the research group "Lifespan AI: From Longitudinal Data to Lifespan Inference in Health", headed by Professor Tanja Schultz from the University of Bremen and Professor Marvin N. Wright from the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS.
» MOREMBA programme - Managing the Digital Transformation
Lueneburg (GER), June 2022 - This October, the three-semester part-time Master's programme Digital Transformation Management at the Professional School of Leuphana University Lüneburg will start its second year.
» MOREUnique Human Rights Study Programme at Leuphana Starts Again
Lüneburg (GER), May 2022 - The safeguarding and protection of human rights is the focus of the internationally sought-after part-time Master's programme "Governance and Human Rights" at the Professional School of Leuphana University Lüneburg. With their degree, students can qualify for jobs in international organisations, development cooperation, or non-governmental organisations. This September, the English-language study programme will be offered for the seventh time. Applications can be submitted online until 31 May.
» MOREQuality Online Learning versus Remote Emergency Instruction
Perth (AU), April 2022 - During the COVID-19 pandemic, institutions worldwide were tasked with urgently transferring face-to-face learning delivery to emergency remote instruction. This required a herculean effort from many teachers, trainers, administrators, faculty, and managers, and it is important that this achievement is acknowledged and celebrated.
Anthology Analyzes 2021 Higher Education Online Giving Trends
Boca Raton, FL (USA), March 2022 - Following another unprecedented year in the higher education ecosystem, Anthology, a leading provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, has announced the results of its annual online giving analysis and strategic considerations report.
» MOREPatients Share Their Experiences
Zurich (CH), February 2022 - What do people with multiple sclerosis, dementia, or chronic pain go through? What are their experiences of medical practices or hospitals like? What kind of support do they find helpful? The new dipex.ch platform launched by Zurich researchers makes patient experience reports publicly available so that they can be used for research and teaching, in order to improve healthcare provision or for self-help.
Hands-On Robotics Teaching also Works Online
Bremen (GER), December 2021 - COVID-19 has helped online teaching make a breakthrough at many universities. But how do teachers cope with the pandemic in practice-oriented courses such as robotics, where working in the lab has been considered essential and indispensable until now? This is what two scientists at Jacobs University Bremen have been investigating. The work of Andreas Birk, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and psychologist Dora Simunovic was recently published in the "IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine".
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