Themen

Personal Learning Space

PebblePad Keeps Invaluable Portfolios Secure

Telford (UK), May 2011 - The focus in public and private-sector organizations today is on increasing efficiency whilst reducing costs. Customer research shows that universities using award-winning online learning space PebblePad are saving staff and student time and money in areas such as travel, photocopying, and postage. PebblePad allows higher education students and those pursuing continuing professional development to collect, provide evidence, and reflect on their studies in a secure online space and to receive online feedback and marks from tutors and peers in the same space. » MORE

Higher Education

Investment and Autonomy Needed to Develop Talent

Aarhus (DK), May 2011 - Around 450 university leaders and other higher-education stakeholders gathered in April at Aarhus University, Denmark for the European University Association (EUA) Annual Conference on the theme "Investing Today in Talent for Tomorrow". This is a short report from the meeting, provided by the EUA. » MORE

Academic Division

The 2011 International eLearning Awards

New York, NY (USA), May 2011 - The International ELearning Association (IELA) is pleased to remind everyone that submissions are open for the Academic Division of the 2011 International ELearning Awards. The entry-submission page is posted on the IELA site, and the deadline for submission is 01 June 2011. Only entries in the academic division are still being accepted; the 2011 deadline for business entries has passed. » MORE

Growing Investigation

UNESCO Chair in OER: Building Higher-ed Networks

Athabasca (CA)/Heerlen (NL), May 2011 - ICDE member institutions Athabasca University, Canada, and Open Universiteit, the Netherlands, were recently awarded the UNESCO Chair in open educational resources (OER). The UNESCO Chair in OER is a network that focuses on capacity building on an institutional, national, and international level and undertakes research that will contribute to the growing investigation of the OER phenomenon. » MORE

Equality and Diversity

Irish Universities Partner with Aurion Learning

Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK), March 2011 - Aurion Learning has announced its success in winning a new contract to develop an equality and diversity eLearning programme for the Irish Universities Association (IUA) Equality Network, a sub-group of the Irish Universities Association. » MORE

Research Resources

Opening of the European Studies Library

Luxembourg (LU), March 2011 - The "European Studies Library" of the European Investment Bank EIB and the University of Luxembourg has officially opened its doors. The EIB document collection transferred to the University under an agreement reached between the two institutions in 2008 is now available to the members of the University of Luxembourg and to European and international academic and scientific circles. » MORE

Social Archive

Commonwealth Jubilee Time Capsule

London (UK), March 2011 - In honour of Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is assembling the world's largest online time capsule, which will cover each day of her sixty years as Head of the Commonwealth. The RCS is inviting people all over the world, young and old, to contribute memories from the last sixty years, whether in the form of stories, photographs, films, or videos. » MORE

Navigation and Water Safe

Kineo and the Royal Yachting Association Collaborate

Brighton (UK), March 2011 - Kineo and the Royal Yachting Association have decided to work closely together to create a suite of bespoke, high-end eLearning modules on navigation and water safety. The design approach taken and a sample module are shared in a new case study on the Kineo website. » MORE

Learning Management

South Yorkshire College Adopts Athena

Lingfield (UK), February 2011 - Doncaster College and University Centre has over 20,000 people enrolled on more than 500 part and full-time courses. The College's management was challenged when they needed to review students at an early enough stage in order to create individual action plans. To tackle the problem, Doncaster turned to LB Solutions and set up a pilot scheme using the Athena Learning Management System to standardise and improve the quality of the review process. » MORE

Strategic Partnership

Educating Future Chief Information Officers

Milton Keynes (UK), February 2011 - The Open University has licensed the CIO Executive Council Pathways competency framework, which allows future Chief Information Officers (CIOs) to follow a clearly devised learning plan, from IT staff to Board level. The framework will be mapped to The Open University's extensive online industry curriculum to provide future CIOs with the essential skills required to reach Board status. » MORE