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"eLearning at home – what’s stewing in our saucepans?" Budapest, June 2005 – (by Margit M. Kanter) "Is there finally going to be breakthrough in eLearning?" Or expressed in a spicier Hungarian formulation: "eLearning at home – what’s stewing in our saucepans?" On June 9-10 in Budapest, about 300 Hungarian participants from business, industry, education, and science tried to give an answer to this fundamental question.
(I took out "and eLearning" because I don’t think it’s a field that’s independent of the others, and especially not education and science.) [more...] Recommondations by the European eLearning Industry Group Brussels, June 2005 – Following a recent meeting with Viviane Reding, the newly appointed EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, the European eLearning Industry Group (eLIG ) has published a set of ten recommendations that it considers necessary to make the Lisbon target of improved economic growth and more and better jobs a reality. [more...] The first priority relates to the sharing of experience Brussels, June 2005 – The European Commission has published a call for proposals for its elearning programme. The call addresses the areas of "promoting digital literacy" and "European virtual campuses". The deadline for submitting proposal documents is July 4, 2005. [more...] Advertisement 2nd Distance Training Convention
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Partnership with Noviy Disk to Deliver Thirty Courses Nashua, N.H., June 2005 – SkillSoft announced that it has released four business skills courses localized in Russian and has plans to deliver a total of thirty courses by the end of 2005. The Russian courses are being developed in partnership with Noviy Disk, the largest distributor of educational software in Russia and a leading publisher of interactive learning resources. [more...] In terms of eLearning, European Experts have figured it out Brussels, June 2005 – "eLearning in Continuing Vocational Training, particularly at the workplace, with emphasis on Small and Medium Enterprises" is the title of a new study published by the European Commission. The work analyses the position and needs of SMEs in reference to eLearning in detail for the first time. [more...] "Academy Day" for CNAP fraternity Dubai, June 2005 – Cisco Systems Middle East recently organized a daylong forum for partners and local vendors of the Cisco Networking Academy Program (CNAP) in Saudi Arabia. The program was held to internalize the knowledge and expertise of the partners and to evaluate the latest developments of the CNAP. [more...] The move has been welcomed by business organisations Coventry, June 2005 – The Training Foundation is launching a national online learning initiative to prepare young people for the world of work in the UK. This Ready for Work online training programme is free to all young people in full-time education and those in modern apprenticeships. [more...] Advertisement Education and Socio-Economic Research and Consulting A viable and credible alternative to propriety software Coventry, June 2005 – A project report evaluating the use of open source software (OSS) within a small number of schools has been published by Becta (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency). [more...] Entitled: Teachers' Professional Development Budapest, June 2005 – The European Distance and eLearning Network (EDEN), in tight cooperation with Centre National d'Enseignement ŕ Distance (CNED) and the European Experts' Network for Education and Technology (EENet) is organising the Fifth Open Classroom Conference on 5-7 October 2005 in Poitiers, France. [more...] The heat is on for a new contest round Karlsruhe, June 2005 – In 2006 the best European examples for the application of electronic multi-media learning technology throughout the Continent will again be contesting the European eLearning Award eureleA. The winning entries will be singled out and made public with the goal of spreading knowledge on best-practice examples for every possible eLearning application. [more...] Where is eLearning Headed and How to Make it Succeed
Designed by Elliott Masie with new models of content New York, June 2005 – Elliott Masie is extending a personal invitation to participate in a new global conference called "Learning 2005", Oct 30 - Nov 2, 2005 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The focus is on how people will learn in our changing world. [more...] Innovation and Direction – Vision and Reality Kuala Lumpur, June 2005 – The Open University of Malaysia together with her counterparts, the METEOR Sdn Bhd, Eszterházy Károly Főiskola, Hungary, the Delta Academy of Science, Egypt and Uni-Link Smart venture Sdn Bhd will be hosting two major inter-related, parallel conferences, both in their 4th edition: the 4th International Conference on eLearning and the 4th International Conference on Information. [more...] Imprint This newsletter has been forwarded to you. Would you like to receive it periodically? Then please register here for the regular editions. You are interested in placing an advertisement? Please ask for our media data here. Even though we did an intensive research for all our information, we do not guarantee the correctness of the information provided. | ||||||||||||
Hampshire, June 2005 – Michael Gates, Group Managing Director at Richard Lewis Communications, is a careful observer of the cross-cultural training programmes market. In the following, he integrates his impressions and perceptions for CHECKpoint eLearning.
Wilmette, June 2005 – Marc Rosenberg is a leader in training, organizational learning, eLearning, and performance improvement. He is the author of the best-selling book "eLearning: Strategies for Delivering Knowledge in the Digital Age".