Themen

LINQ and EFQUEL

Extension of Call for Contributions on Open Education

Brussels (BE), January 2014 - The organising committee of the EFQUEL/LINQ 2014 conference, being held 07-09 May, 2014 on Crete, has extended the submission deadline for papers, projects, and workshops to 10 February 2014. Bringing together experts and practitioners from the public as well as corporate education and training world, such as higher education, VET, schools, and other education sectors, the Conference invites submissions of research papers, project overviews, and workshop proposals. » MORE

EMOOCs 2014

Second MOOC European Stakeholders Summit

Lausanne (CH), January 2014 - Organised by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and P.A.U. Education, the event, 10-12 February in Lausanne, will be an opportunity to gather European actors involved in the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) phenomenon, from policy makers to practitioners to researchers. This conference is the follow-up to the MOOC Summit 2013. » MORE

Competition

The EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards 2014

EFMDBrussels (BE), January 2014 - The EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards (EiP) help your corporate client and you to reflect on and develop the process, impact, and value of your learning partnership and the contribution it has made to the client organisation. By submitting a case, all will definitely benefit from this fantastic experience! » MORE

Twelfth Annual Event

ePortfolio and Identity Conference 2014

London (UK), January 2014 - Bringing together researchers, academics, human-resource professionals, policy makers, and technologists since 2003, the ePIC conference is a catalyst for in-depth exploration and interaction. Real outcomes include the creation of national and international networks; contribution to standardisation bodies and government policies, and transnational projects; numerous publications; and the establishment of partnerships across communities in the fields of learning technologies, education, human resource development and digital identity. » MORE

Platform for Discussion

Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University Congress 2014

Dubai (UAE), January 2014 - Under the Patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and University President, the Congress 2014 - the scientific forum on excellence and quality - once again brings together the three scientific conferences on eLearning excellence, quality management, and healthcare and environment. The date is 03-05 March 2014, and the venue is Atlantis, on The Palm in Dubai. » MORE

Seminars

Maintaining a Healthy eLearning Diet

London (UK), January 2014 - Sponge UK will be delivering two seminars about effective eLearning at the upcoming Learning Technologies 2014 event at London Olympia at the end January 2014. Managing Director Louise Pasterfield will be speaking about trends and tools for effective eLearning, and sharing key ideas for L&D Managers. » MORE

Workshop

Designing Educational Videos like the Pros

Prof. Roland Riempp Karlsruhe (GER), January 2014 - Prof. Roland Riempp has devoted about two decades of his life to the integration of media into the education process. Since the year 2000, he has been teaching "Media Integration" at Offenburg's University of Applied Sciences. He has also published several books on the subject and has worked as a multimedia producer and consultant. At LEARNTEC 2014, Prof. Riempp will offer a hands-on workshop entitled "Designing Educational Videos like the Pros. » MORE

MOOCs & OER

MOOCs as an Approach to On-the-Job Training

Dr. Sabine ErkensKarlsruhe (GER), January 2014 - In the international academic environment, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have long been comment features of online course offerings. An Open Space at the LEARNTEC Congress will demonstrate how diverse MOOCs have now become in Germany. It features Dr. Sabine Erkens, Monika E. König, Hans Pongratz, Torsten Maier, and Markus Deimann, all of whom will elucidate the subject of -œMOOCs and OER- from a variety of perspectives on 04 February 2014. » MORE

Getting to Social

The Reality of Trying to Change a Business

Euan SempleLondon (UK), December 2013 - Driven by online social-networking tools such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, the way we communicate with stakeholders, staff, and learners has changed forever. Euan Semple, author of "Organizations Don't Tweet - People Do", will examine what these changes mean for people in business during his conference session at Learning Technologies 2014. » MORE

SXSWedu Education

The Next Generation of IT Talent

Tom Gray London (UK), December 2013 - Digital-solutions company Kainos has announced that its CTO, Tom Gray, has been confirmed as a speaker at the prestigious SXSWedu 2014 education conference in Austin, Texas next March. Speakers are voted on to the panels by attendees - education professionals, industry leaders, and policy practitioners from around the world - who are passionate about the future of teaching and learning. » MORE