"Catching" Trainees with Complex Serious Games
Karlsruhe (GER)/Augsburg (GER), December 2019 - Jörg Prohaszka is convinced that learning should be fun. Prohaszka is Head of Digital Qualification at the Augsburg based Training Centre of the DB Bahnbau Gruppe, the German Railways Construction Group subsidiary. One of the Centre’s projects, "Serious Games in the Building Trade - Apprentices Turn Into Avatars", strives to stimulate the trainees’ drive to learn through the use of well-known avatars. On 30 January 2020 at 11.30, he will report on the results of this learning project at the LEARNTEC Congress.
New Streaming Technology Will Change Computer Gaming
Graz (A), December 2019 - Dieter Schmalstieg, a researcher at Graz University of Technology, is working on a method combining the advantages of cloud computing and virtual reality. This method will allow computer games to be displayed on inexpensive VR headsets in unsurpassed quality.
» MOREMedia Zoo Boss - Female Entrepreneur of the Year
London (UK), December 2019 - Rachel Pendered, the co-founder and managing director of Media Zoo, has been named as the winner of the female entrepreneur of the year Hera award at the NatWest everywoman business lunch. The event was held at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane.
There Can Be No Social Learning without Collaboration
Karlsruhe (GER)/Burgau (A), December 2019 - "From Passive Participant to Active Contributor - Individual Responsibility and Error Management in Social Learning" is the title of Sandra Dundler’s presentation at LEARNTEC 2020 on 29 January at 15.30. She will define the conditions necessary for social learning to succeed and draw attention to potential "stumbling blocks".
See How Your Learning Technology Experiences Compare
Cirencester (UK), December 2019 - The annual Digital Learning Realities research opened recently, led by Fosway Group, a European HR-industry analyst, and Learning Technologies, a European workplace learning event. Now in its fifth year, this research is open to learning and development professionals to have their say on the state of digital learning today and to see how their experiences measure up to other organisations around the world.
» MORECopyleaks and Macmillan Learning Join Forces
Stamford, CT (USA), December 2019 - Copyleaks, an artificial intelligence-based plagiarism detection software company, has announced a partnership with Macmillan Learning, an educational publishing and solutions company. The joint effort will offer plagiarism detection capabilities for students and instructors. Elements of Copyleaks’s software solution are being integrated into Achieve, Macmillan Learning’s new digital learning platform, to help students develop better academic research skills and cite correctly, and also to ensure the academic integrity of their work.
» MORESpeech Recognition in Continuing Education
Karlsruhe (GER)/Düsseldorf (GER), December 2019 - "Alexa, I’d like you to help me when I learn! Is a combination of voice user interfaces (VUI) and eLearning possible?" Prof. Dr. Michael Marmann of Düsseldorf’s University of Applied Sciences will address the issue of speech recognition in continuing education on 30 January at 15.30. Professor Marmann is involved intensively with the use and testing of emerging tools.
LEO Learning and Shell Win Award for Onboarding Technology
Brighton (UK), December 2019 - LEO Learning and Shell’s onboarding program has reduced overall training time for the learner from 24 hours to just seven.
Docebo Wins 2 Gold 2019 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards
Toronto (CA), December 2019 - Docebo, a leading learning platform powered by artificial intelligence, won two coveted Brandon Hall Group Gold awards for excellence in Technology.
Converting Knowledge into "Action That Is Crucial for Success"
Karlsruhe (GER)/St. Valentin (A), December 2019 - Dr. Ina Weinbauer-Heidel, founder of the Institute for Transfer Effectiveness, has published the German language book "Was Trainings wirklich wirksam macht" (What makes training sessions really effective). In it, she describes the twelve control levers of transfer effectiveness. At the LEARNTEC Congress, she will discuss her practical experience and insights on 29 January 2020 at 10.45.
Two Leading Learning Events Together under One Roof
Santa Rosa, CA (USA), November 2019 - The Learning Solutions 2020 Conference & Expo and 2020 Realities360 Conference & Expo will be co-located at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Attendees will have unbridled access to both events, providing unprecedented learning opportunities. The conferences will run 31 March-02 April 2020.
» MOREFirst Media Celebrate Twenty-Year Anniversary
Lincolnshire (UK), December 2019 - One of the UK’s leading eLearning design specialists are celebrating twenty years in business. The company started back in 1999 by developing CD-ROMs from a conservatory in a Lincolnshire village, but they have gone on to become one of the biggest names in eLearning.
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EDEN 2020 Annual Conference: #eden20
Budapest (HR), December 2019 - EDEN is pleased to announce its 29th Annual Conference, hosted by the Politehnica University of Timisoara, 21-24 June 2020. The title is "Human and Artificial intelligence for the Society of the Future - Inspiring Digital Education for the Next STE(A)M Student Generation".
» MOREEducation, Teaching and Learning
Rome (I), December 2019 - The third International Conference on Research in Education, Teaching and Learning (ICETL), which will take place in Rome from 21 to 23 February 2020, is a premier academic conference that will bring together academics, researchers, and scholars. The event will feature three days of learning, networking, and exploring solutions to common challenges.
