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"Universities Will Give ECTS Credits for MOOCs"
Lausanne (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
"Anonymity Leads to a Certain Feeling of 'Safety'"
Munich (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
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
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
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
Life-Changing Blended Learning
Cirencester (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
Development Programme Helps Nigerian Women
Barnstaple (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
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
Next Generation of Globally Minded Viewers
Miami, FL (USA), August 2015 - Fortune Media Group Inc., an educational programming and branded-entertainment producer, has announced an upcoming series that examines the local and global trends in open education and how those trends are impacting and driving higher education. » MORE
To Push the Boundaries in Music Education
London (UK), August 2015 - Students at the Royal College of Music are used to pushing creative boundaries when it comes to music, drama, and dance. Through the use of Polycom's video solutions day to day, they are able to defy distance, break down classroom walls, and show what video collaboration could be capable of in the classrooms of the future. » MORE
