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Wageningen University

New MOOC on Micronutrients and Malnutrition

Wageningen (NL), November 2015 - Want to learn more about malnutrition and micronutrients and how they influence human health? Then follow the new MOOC Nutrition and Health Part 2: Micronutrients and Malnutrition (NUTR102x) of Wageningen University. It started on 9 November and will take seven weeks. » MORE

Sooner or Later

"Universities Will Give ECTS Credits for MOOCs"

Pierre DillenbourgLausanne (CH), November 2015 - Pierre Dillenbourg is professor of learning technologies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and academic director of the Center for Digital Education. His session at OEB, "MOOCs: Here to Stay" will afford insight into best practices for MOOCs. The event takes place Thursday, 03 December 2015 from 11:45 to 13:00. » MORE

User-Generated Content

"Anonymity Leads to a Certain Feeling of 'Safety'"

Kerstin BäckerMunich (GER), December 2015 - "Platform-Based Learning: Risks and Possibilities Regarding Interactive and User-Generated Content Platforms" is the title of an OEB session on Thursday, 03 December 2015 at 14:15-15:15. Kerstin Bäcker from the Lausen law firm in Munich, Germany, will help participants acquire a clearer picture of the opportunities and potential risks of the use of Internet content. » MORE

Transmitting Reality

Teaching with Cases and Studying Students' Learning

Christian PoulsenFrederiksberg (DK), December 2015 - Christian Poulsen, from the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark, will present a tool called "Casemaker" on Thursday, 03 December from 14:30 to 16:00. Casemaker is software that supports the case-based teaching method, using multimedia cases and allowing teachers to take control of the process at every moment. » MORE

Nonprofit Releases

Kinesthetic-Based Educational Games GeoMoto and Pangean

Los Angeles, CA (USA), October 2015 - Staying true to its mission, GameDesk has released two new and novel interactive gaming titles for education for the IOS, Android, and Leap Controller/PC platforms. GeoMoto and Pangean are embodied learning experiences allowing players to learn through direction and movement-creating geographic features by pulling, smashing, and grinding tectonic plates and moving entire continents. » MORE

Virtual College

How to Deal with Human Trafficking

Ilkley (UK), October 2015 - A new online course, "Trafficking, Exploitation, and Modern Slavery", has been developed to help support professionals' and individuals' understanding of human trafficking. » MORE

Education for Health

Life-Changing Blended Learning

Melanie Burton, Head of Technology-Enhanced Learning Development at Education for HealthCirencester (UK), September 2015 - Education for Health has selected Kallidus LMS to support the delivery of the wide range of courses and workshops it provides to healthcare professionals. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution will enable the charity to extend its provision of flexible bite-sized blended-learning programmes and will enhance the user experience. In addition, students and course commissioners will be able to purchase training directly via the e-commerce-enabled platform. » MORE

Mobile Access

Smartphone Apps for Approximately 24,000 Students

Or Yehuda (IL), September 2015 - Magic Software Enterprises Ltd., a global provider of software platforms for enterprise mobility, cloud applications, and business integration, has announced that The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) used Magic's Application Development Platform to create smartphone apps to provide its approximately 24,000 students with mobile access to their personal academic and administrative information. » MORE

Develop Yourself

Development Programme Helps Nigerian Women

Liz Willis, Joint-CEO at SBCBarnstaple (UK), September 2015 - Nigerian women are developing their education outside the formal education system and also building their confidence levels as a result of a development programme devised by The Springboard Consultancy (SBC), a UK-based international training company specialising in addressing women's development issues. » MORE

MindTap Mobile

On-the-Go Students Stay Organized

Boston, MA (USA), September 2015 - Cengage Learning has launched the availability of the iOS and Android-compatible MindTap Mobile app. Developed based on student feedback, MindTap Mobile allows students to access many features of Cengage Learning's highly successful MindTap eLearning platform directly from their smartphones anytime, anywhere. » MORE