Events

Berlin (GER) / Kampala (UG), March 2014 - More than ever before, Africans are turning to ICT-supported learning to grow their economies. In 2013, the eLearning Africa Report found that 40% of African technology-assisted learning professionals were using ICTs specifically for skills training, up from 18% the previous year. The benefit of ICT-supported learning is that it allows employers to provide vocational training to a great number of workers for little cost. This year's eLearning Africa, 28-30 May in Kampala, Uganda, will explore how technology is revolutionising learning and training across the Continent under the theme "Opening Frontiers to the Future". » MORE

Brussels (BE), March 2014 - The main theme for this year's edition of the Media & Learning conference, taking place at the Flemish Ministry of Education Headquarters in Brussels, 20-21 November, is "from passive to active use of media in teaching and learning". The idea of active engagement with media is aimed at policy makers, service providers, and practitioners and will be at the heart of the fifth annual event. » MORE

Orlando, FL (USA), March 2014 - EISTA 2014, being organized in the context of the eighth International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics, and Informatics: IMSCI 2014, will be held July 15 - 18 July, 2014, in Orlando, Florida, USA. The submissions deadline for the third call for papers is 24 April. Other deadlines can be found on the respective conference web sites. » MORE

Dubai (UAE), March 2014 - Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University's seventh Innovation Arabia Congress, held in Dubai 03-05 March, was a platform to discuss key topics, to engage in debates of relevance to the region, to present innovative ideas, and to share best practices. Every year, the congress attracts over 600 participants and merges academicians and professionals from more than sixty countries worldwide. » MORE