Events

London (UK), December 2018 - At Learning Technologies 2019, a recognised expert on games and learning, Karl Kapp, will help learning professionals to think like game designers and transform stale training into exciting and interesting experiences. The term gamification is thrown around liberally in L&D these days, with the benefits of using game theory in learning now an established principle. But designing engaging and compelling games is an art in its own right, and adding points or leaderboards into learning design simply doesn't do it justice.

Berlin (GER), December 2018 - Astrid Jaeger, the Director of OEB Global - which now includes Learning Technologies Germany - said, "We’ve had three days of gazing into the future. It’s been really fascinating. We had a great opening session with Geoff Mulgan, Bryan Caplan, and Anita Scholl Brede. We’ve brought people from all over the world to Berlin to look at how education and training are being changed by technology and at how technology is changing the world. These changes are already having an enormous effect, and the pace of change is going to continue to quicken."

Brussels (BE), December 2018 - The next ELIG event, 11-12 February 2019, is a special partnership with OBA, Amsterdam's Open Public Library. It marks the OBA’s 100th anniversary, which will be celebrated over a period of weeks, with many new learning activities in the city. It presents a perfect opportunity to pose the question: "What makes our cities learning friendly?"

St. Augustin (GER), December 2018 - Blockchain is considered the technology of the future when it comes to data transparency and security. One year after the original hype, however, there are still only a few use cases in Germany. Blockchain is the technology that makes, e.g., Bitcoin possible. The cryptocurrency made headlines in 2018 with its rapid development as a digital currency.