Themen

Horizon Report 2008

Six Key Emerging Technologies Profiled

Austin, TX/ Boulder, CO (USA), February 2008 - The New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) recently released the 2008 Horizon Report at the ELI Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the NMC's Horizon Project, a research-oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have considerable impact on teaching, learning, and creative expression within higher education. » MORE

Review

O'Reilly Releases Using Moodle - Second Edition

Sebastopol, CA (USA), January 2008 - "Extending the Chalk-and-Talk Classroom with the Open Source CMS" is the subtitle of the newly published second edition of Jason Cole's and Helen Foster's Using Moodle, a book published by the O'Reilly Community Press. The book is written for teachers who use Moodle to teach or enhance their courses. It covers Moodle 1.8 and is tied to the Moodle Teacher Certification standards, making it the ideal reference for teachers interested in the popular eLearning platform. » MORE

Survey

Characteristics of Arab Learners

Cairo (EG), November 2007 - To add value to the various research dealing with eLearning for Arab learners, Prof. Dr. Sahar Abdel Bary, Mona Younis, Dina Orieby, and Amr El Menshawy from Media International, Cairo, Egypt conducted a study on learners' characteristics. Prof. Dr.Sahar Abdel Bary spoke with CHECK.point-eLearning about the outcome. » MORE

'To Buy or To Build'

Insight into the eLearning Industry

Hampshire (UK), June 2007 - Bourne Training, a provider of bespoke eLearning to the corporate and adult education markets, has published the results of "To Buy or To Build", an industry-wide survey to help understand the practitioner's view of eLearning today. Undertaken over a three-month period, the survey reviewed three areas: How eLearning is currently being used across a range of organisations; the relative benefits of outsourcing development and in-house authoring; and views on eLearning in the future. » MORE

New Volume Published

Paper on "Emerging Technologies for Learning"

London (UK), May 2007 - Becta, the UK government's lead partner in the strategic development and delivery of its eStrategy, is publishing the second volume of its 'Emerging Technologies for Education' paper. This document considers how emerging technologies may impact education in the medium term. » MORE

New Publication

Best Practices for Learning & Talent Development

Hilversum (NL), May 2007 - Nick van Dam, Global Chief Learning Officer for Deloitte and advisor for Deloitte Consulting, has recently self-published a book called "25 Best Practices for Learning & Talent Development". In the work, Van Dam reveals the transition from a traditional classroom-based training function to a modern, strategy-enabling learning organisation. All royalties from the book will be donated to the non-profit foundation eLearning For Kids. » MORE

USDLA

Participants Wanted for Global Survey

Boston, MA (US), May 2007 - The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) is inviting existing and future members to participate in an online survey. The association's goal is to enhance the benefits and services that it offers. The survey will examine the ways in which USDLA can better meet its members' needs. » MORE

Podcasting Tips

Free Beginner's Guide from Ufi and Kineo

Sheffield (UK) / Brighton (UK), April 2007 - Getting the best from podcasting - and where and when it can be used to maximum effect - is the focus of a free beginner's guide that can be downloaded from the Internet. It has been published in a joint venture between UK's leading online learning organisations, Ufi and Kineo. » MORE

New Publication

Study Explores Training and Development

London (UK), April 2007 - The findings of a new study into learning, training, and development based on 58 case studies of learning and development across nineteen countries are published in 'The Changing World of the Trainer - Emerging Good Practice', written by Martyn Sloman. » MORE

Cooperation

Food for Thought

Hannover (GER), December 2006 - Quality and standardisation in eLearning have become crucial success factors for organisations in learning, education, and training: Handbook on Quality and Standardisation in ELearning Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Jan Martin Pawlowski (Eds.). » MORE