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Accelerating the Shift
Berlin (GER), December 2015 - (by Andreas von Oertzen) OEB 2015, the 21st edition of Berlin's landmark international conference on technology-enhanced learning and training for the corporate, education, and public sectors, bore the title "Accelerating the Shift". In fact, the event saw some of the demands to accelerate the shift presented with great vehemence from the very beginning. They ranged from relatively well-known points such as true end-to-end connections and the right mix of peer-to-peer and top-down learning, to a concrete vision for change, improved scalability, and more influence for learning experts in the role of consultants. » MORE
CIDUI 2016: Call for Papers Now Open
Barcelona (E), December 2015 - The call for papers for the ninth edition of CIDUI (International Conference on University Teaching and Innovation), is now open. The congress will take place in Bellaterra at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 05-07 July 2016. The title of the event is "Learning and Teaching Innovation Impacts". » MORE
eLearning Africa 2016: Can You Make Vision Reality?
Berlin (GER), December 2015 - African education experts want to hear from anyone with innovative ideas about how technology can help transform the Continent. They will be meeting in Egypt at eLearning Africa 2016, Africa's leading conference on technology-assisted learning, where they will discuss the role of technology in achieving the African Union's vision of a "transformed continent." » MORE
First International Minecraft Cultural Exchange
Melbourne (AU) / Boston, MA (USA), December 2015 - Immersive Education (iED) students from Boston's Saint John School (SJS) took part in the world's first international Minecraft cultural exchange with iED students from Melbourne, Australia. The event took place at the end of November and was featured at Openworld - and will also be the focus at upcoming Immersive Education conferences. » MORE
TELL US AWARDS Final Event on 25 November 2015
Brussels (BE), November 2015 - The TELL US AWARDS -œTechnology-Enhanced Learning Leading to Unique Stories" was a two-stage European contest showcasing and rewarding technology products and services in the formal learning context, coordinated by inno TSD. The project was co-financed by the European Commission DG CONNECT through FP7, started two years ago, and it is coming to an end this year with an exceptional final event on 25 November at European Schoolnet in Brussels. » MORE
Dialogue interpreters in conflict situations
Berlin (GER), November 2015 - The number of people fleeing conflict in their home countries and searching for somewhere safe to stay in Europe has rapidly increased over the last few months. Particularly in Germany, almost every federal state is registering an average of 10,000 new refugees per day, as reported by news magazine "Der Spiegel", citing the Federal Ministry of the Interior. » MORE
Learning Technologies 2016 Conference Programme
London (UK), November 2015 - The conference programme for Learning Technologies 2016 in London has been announced and booking is open. The expanded five-track programme contains over seventy conference speakers, including keynotes from Dr Marshall Goldsmith and Ben Hammersley and includes case-study presentations from Facebook and Google. » MORE
New Social Learning Masterclass for Heads of L&D
London (UK), November 2015 - The Learning and Performance Institute, a global membership body and a foremost provider of products and services to the workplace- learning sector, has announced an alliance with Sea Salt Learning to provide heads of L&D with an exclusive masterclass on social learning. » MORE
International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) in Paris
Paris (F), November 2015 - Jointly organized by the Department of the National Gendarmerie, CEIS and EuraTechnologies and co-financed by the Regional Council of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the eighth edition of the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) will be dedicated to data security and the protection of privacy. The European event that gathers all players in digital trust will welcome representatives from civil society, service providers, vendors of trusted security solutions, end users, the general public, and the academic sphere. » MORE
Colin Corder Award for Services to Learning
London (UK), November 2015 - The prestigious Colin Corder award presented at the 2016 Learning Awards is expected to draw high-calibre candidates. Nominations are now being taken directly online. » MORE
