Events

Barcelona (E), July 2013 - How can teachers born before the explosion of ICT adapt to new generations of digital natives? What is the best way to educate in a world where all knowledge can be just a click away? Are open courses a good tool for education? These are some of the key questions that concern the community of educators and experts in eLearning all over the world. To provide answers, the eLearn Center of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) organized a seminar entitled eLearning Around the World: Achievements, Challenges and Broken Promises. The event featured the participation of leading specialists. » MORE

London (UK), July 2013 - AfricanBrains - part of The Brains Network - has announced "Innovation Africa 2013", taking place 15-17 October in Gaborone, Botswana. It is organised under the patronage of the Botswana Ministry of Education & Skills Development and continues The Brains Network's highly productive series of meetings-based summits with an unmatched track record in bringing government ministers and officials to join industry leaders in one-to-one meetings. » MORE

London (UK), July 2013 - Going Global 2014, which takes place 29 April - 01 May in Miami Beach, FL, USA, will explore how innovation systems are formed, structured, and driven globally and transnationally. Delegates will consider how talent to drive innovation is developed and how countries meet the challenge of providing sufficient high-quality tertiary education to ensure the widespread inclusion and participation of their citizens. » MORE

Munich (GER), July 2013 - Speexx, a global provider of online corporate communication-skills training, has been awarded the 2013 IELA Award for the "Blended Learning" category. The award ceremony took place in June at the ICELW Conference in New York. » MORE