Themen

Learning Technologist

Peter Norvig from Google to Present New Award

Oxford (UK), June 2007 - The UK's Association for Learning Technology (ALT) is organising the inaugural Learning Technologist of the Year Award. The Award's overall purpose is to celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the learning technology field. The award will replace the eTutor and eTool of the Year Awards previously run by the Higher Education Academy. » MORE

Second Conference

eLearning Africa Comes to a Successful Conclusion

Nairobi (KE)/ Berlin (GER), June 2007 - The second eLearning Africa conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training came to a close on 30 May. Experts from 88 countries spanning all continents gathered during the three conference days in Nairobi, Kenya. The accompanying first African High-Level Policy Maker and Industry Leader Round Table and Retreat also proved to be a resounding success. » MORE

Call for Papers

International Austrian Moodle Conference

Graz (A), June 2007 - "Protection of Data Privacy in Moodle" is the theme of the fourth Austrian Moodle Conference. The event takes place at the CAMPUS 02 of the University of Applied Science, Graz, from 13th to 14th September 2007. Submission of papers is possible till the end of June. » MORE

Innovation in Italy

Exploring the Key Themes for Corporate Learning

Sestri Levante (I), June 2007 - (by Bob Little) Serious games, mobile learning, and virtual learning worlds were the key themes at the 'Training in Action - Innovate to Compete' conference held in Sestri Levante, Italy. It was hosted by Giunti Labs, Europe's leading vendor of eLearning and mobile learning content management solutions (LCMS). » MORE

Second Life Conference

Where Virtual Meets Real Life

Berlin (GER), June 2007 - Virtual will meet real life in Berlin at the first European Second Life conference. The gathering will take place from September 16 - 18, 2007 and is being held at the landmark Park Inn Hotel, situated at the German capital's famous Alexanderplatz. The event comprises a one-day workshop and a two-day program. » MORE

CSSW2007

SABRE Conference on Social Semantic Web

Leipzig (GER), June 2007 - The concept of Social Software was coined to characterize a variety of software and services on the Web that make new ways of communication possible and exploit social interactions for creating large content bases from a multitude of user contributions. The conference on this topics - called CSSW 2007 - is hosted by the University of Leipzig from 24 to 28 September 2007 in Germany. » MORE

EC-TEL 2007

European Forum on Technology-Enhanced Learning

Crete (GR), June 2007 - The second European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning will take place on the Greek island of Crete from 17-20 September 2007. The conference title is "Creating New Learning Experiences on a Global Scale". » MORE

eLearn 2007

International eLearning Summit in Canada

Quebec City (CA), June 2007 - The "World Conference on eLearning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education" is an international event organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). It is co-sponsored by the International Journal on eLearning. The gathering will take place in Quebec City, Canada from 15-19 October 2007. » MORE

Sultanate of Oman

Concrete Steps towards Modernizing Education

Muscat (OM), June 2007 - The Department of Private Schools in the Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Education recently held a seminar at Muscat College in cooperation with Universal Knowledge Solutions (UKS) and Matrix Information Technology to enhance K-12 education: new educational technologies. The seminar was divided into Arabic and English sessions. » MORE

Middle East

GETEX 2007 Complements Education Sector Growth

Dubai (AE), May 2007 - The Gulf Education and Training Exhibition (GETEX 2007) was staged at the Dubai International Exhibition Center (IE&C) in April 2007. Over 500 exhibitors were present. The event was held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Nahayan Bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, the UAE Minister of Higher Education. The major goal of the Middle East's leading education fair was to help the UAE government implement reforms, strategies, and development plans in the education sector. » MORE