Events

London (UK), April 2016 - Remember when gamification used to be about points, badges, and leaderboards? A free webinar on 26 April 2016 organized by The Learning & Performance Institute will explore the next generation of game-related tech for workplace learning: wearable virtual reality, equipment simulation, 3D game engines, etc.

London (UK), April 2016 - EdTechXEurope, the exclusive eLearning-focussed summit, will this year take place over two days and has also undergone a branding overhaul to reflect the event’s growing global success and delegate interest. Now entitled the EdTechXSeries, the London event will take place 15-16 June, followed by a brand-new EdTechXAsia event, to take place in Singapore, 08-09 November 2016.

Plymouth (UK), April 2016 - Now in its second year, #GameWeek brings together academics, L&D professionals, and learning designers to explore the issues around the effective use of game-based learning. The event will feature a Google Hangout discussion with leading gamification expert Professor Karl M. Kapp, Senior Manager for Learning Solutions at Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) Group, Emma Barrow, and Game Developer at Sponge UK, Jason Butler. 

Cairo (EGY)/Berlin (GER), April 2016 - More than 1200 international education and technology experts, advisers and investors will gather in Cairo in May to discuss how to turn the African Union’s vision of a “transformed continent” into reality. They will look at how developments in technology could enable education and training to boost growth and transform the lives and prospects of the next generation of Africans. The Conference programme is available online.