Themen

eLearning Africa

African Financial-Services Sector "Missing a Trick"

Rebecca StromeyerBerlin (GER), February 2016 - Africa's financial services sector is missing out on big opportunities in the rapidly growing education-technology market say the organisers of eLearning Africa, the Continent's biggest EdTech conference. They claim that African banks and financial services companies are "missing a trick" by failing to get involved and backing innovative start-ups in the sector. » MORE

Insights

Twelfth International Conference on Mobile Learning

Vilamoura (PT), February 2016 - Mobile learning is concerned with society on the move, in particular, with the study of "…how the mobility of learners augmented by personal and public technology can contribute to the process of gaining new knowledge, skills and experience". The 12th Mobile Learning 2016 International Conference, being held 09-11 April in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of mobile-learning research that illustrates developments in the field. » MORE

Submissions Open

International eLearning Awards - Business Division

New York, NY (USA), February 2016 - Submissions for the 2016 International eLearning Awards - Business Division, presented by the International eLearning Association (IELA), are now open! The deadline for submissions is 01 March. IELA is currently only accepting entries in the Business division. Submissions for the Academic categories will be accepted beginning in March 2016, with a deadline of 15 June. » MORE

Call for Papers

Globalization in Higher Education and Science

Orlando, FL (USA), February 2016 - A special track on Academic Globalization and Inter-Cultural Communication (AGIC 2016) will be organized in the context of The 20th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI 2016), to be held 05-08 July 2016 in Orlando, Florida, USA. Contributions on any of the topic included in the Special Track on Academic Globalization and Inter-Cultural Communication are now being considered. » MORE

Dual-Track Session

Training of Intercultural Trainers in Krakow

Krakow (PL), February 2016 - Young SIETAR will be hosting the TOIT 2016 in Krakow. Interested individuals can participate in a two-and-a-half-day Training of Intercultural Trainers workshop that will be co-designing and -facilitating in Europe on behalf of Young SIETAR. The dual-track session will take place 18-20 March. » MORE

The MASIE Center

Hands-On Learning Innovations LAB

Saratoga Springs, NY (USA), February 2016 - Elliott Masie has announced a new Learning Innovations LAB to be held at The MASIE Center in Saratoga Springs, NY, 14-16 March 2016. Learning apps, learning personalization, user content, virtual reality and gamification are just some of the hands-on explorations planned for a small group of learning colleagues in a two-and-a-half-day intensive exploration and lab experience at the 10,000-square-foot MASIE Learning LAB in Saratoga Springs. » MORE

Learning Partnerships

EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards 2016

Brussels (BE); February 2016 - The EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards (EiP) have developed into one of the leading global awards that recognise excellence in learning-and-development partnerships. In difficult times, it's crucial to reinforce the importance of investments in leadership, professional, talent, and organisation development. » MORE

Creative Company Approach

Excellence in Business Training Award for Sponge UK

SpongePlymouth (UK), February 2016 - Sponge UK , a provider of custom-made eLearning, has come out top in the category of "Outstanding Commitment to Training" for a medium-size business at the "Excellence in Business Training Awards 2016", hosted by Cornwall College Business. » MORE

Business Networking

Global eLearning Systems User Group Conference

Genoa (I), January 2016 - The latest in a series of user-group conferences organised by eXact learning solutions takes place at the Ibis London Earl's Court Hotel, 02 February. The user-group conference is a preface to the two-day Learning Technologies conference and exhibition, which opens the following day in London's Olympia - and at which eXact learning solutions will be exhibiting. » MORE