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Expressing an Identity through Avatars in Virtual Worlds
Coventry (UK), November 2013 - Creating effective serious games requires effective engagement and involvement from a wide range of stakeholders, including educational designers, developers, artists, researchers, subject-matter experts, teachers, and learners. Nicole Steils is an educational researcher at Coventry University, and she has developed a typology of avatars for use in a virtual learning environment that she will present at the OEB pre-conference about serious games. » MORE
How Knowledge Is Made Relevant
Oslo (NO), November 2013 - Associate Professor Ingeborg Krange has been working on the design of digital learning environments for more than a decade and has specifically analyzed their use in educational settings. The title of her talk at OEB is -œA Learning Miracle: Improving Conceptual Learning by Designing and Using Digital and Analogue Devices-œ. » MORE
The Evolution of MOOCs: Should We Still Be Interested?
Irvine, CA (USA), November 2013 - Gary W. Matkin, Ph.D., serves as dean of Continuing Education, Distance Learning and Summer Session at UC Irvine. Matkin is responsible for the academic programs and operations of University Extension, Summer Session, and the UCI Distance Learning Center (DLC). He contends, -œMOOCs and OER will be significant contributors to higher education in a more consistent, efficient, and less costly way given their ability to distribute knowledge throughout the world.- » MORE
More CPID Fellows than any UK Business School
London (UK), November 2013 - Warwick Business School now has more Academic Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) than any other business school in the UK. Nine academics were recently awarded CIPD Academic Fellowship status, giving WBS ten in total as the school looks to cement its involvement and commitment to the human resources profession. » MORE
University of Oklahoma Opens Its Doors to the World
Norman, OK (USA), November 2013 - The face of education is quickly evolving. In a worldwide study, Edudemic, an education-technology site, has reported that within three years, 43 percent of schools will offer online interactive courses available to anyone around the world. The research revealed that 84 of those queried said they believe these online courses complement residential education. » MORE
Competition, challenges and caveats
London (UK), November 2013 - (by Bob Little) A recent report - by TechNavio - on the global eLearning market predicts that it will grow at a CAGR of 7.90% over the period 2012 to 2016. The report concludes that a key factor contributing to this growth is the increase in initiatives promoting eLearning. It also points out that the global eLearning market has been witnessing consolidation and offers the caveat that educational policies inhibiting the growth of the market could pose a challenge. » MORE
Lean Six Sigma Accredited by APMG
Harwell/ Oxfordshire (UK), October 2013 - ELS Business Training has announced it has become the first Accredited Training Organisation to become accredited for APMG's new Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification. Cath Convery, CEO of ELS said, "There are very few academic certifications that recognise Lean Six Sigma to national standards. We were delighted when APMG developed this course, as we believe Lean principles are becoming very popular and relevant to all kinds of organisations.- » MORE
New President of the Open University of Israel
Raanana (IL), October 2013 - Professor Jacob (Kobi) Metzer is the new President of the Open University of Israel. Prof. Metzer received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago, in the United States. He is Alexander Brody Emeritus Professor of Economic History, Department of Economics at the Hebrew University, Israel, where he has had much of his academic career. » MORE
Dr Christian Stadler Nominated for Global Award
Warwick (UK), October 2013 - The Warwick Business School Associate Professor of Strategic Management has been nominated for the Future Thinker Award and will be up against some of the top business brains from across the globe. » MORE
Call for Papers for Digital Education Review
Barcelona (E), October 2013 - Massive Online Open Courses are mushrooming around the globe with various aims. We are witnessing a phenomenon that has a precedent in the economic and social sphere that can be called an "educational bubble", but we hope with different consequences than the real estate one. » MORE
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