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Serious Games

Saffron Interactive again a Top 20 Gamification Company

London (UK), November 2015 - Saffron Interactive has held its position on the Top 20 Gamification Companies list since the award's inception. Its commitment to behavioural learning experiences has resulted in serious games that drive business performance. » MORE

P4G Business Game

One on One: The Player against the Machine

Stefano MenonMilano (I), November 2015 - Stefano Menon, from the Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, will present "PLAY4GUIDANCE: A New Way to Evaluation and Guidance through Business Games". The session in which Stefano will participate at OEB answers the question "Student + Gamification = Engagement?". The meeting (SOL53) takes place Friday, 04 December 2015 from 14:15 to 15:30. » MORE

Best Recommendation

SPOCS: Specific Private Online Courses

Nick van Dam Ph.D. Amsterdam (NL), December 2015 - Nick van Dam Ph.D. is Global Chief Learning Officer at McKinsey & Company. He is an internationally recognized consultant, author, and speaker, as well as the founder of the eLearning for Kids Foundation and a thought leader on corporate learning and leadership development. At OEB 2015, he will speak on Friday, 04 December in the session "MOOCs at Work" from 12:00 to 13:30. » MORE

Video Educa Tech Lab

Transforming Passive Watchers into Active Learners

Sónia HetznerErlangen/Nürnberg (GER), December 2015 - The Video EDUCA Tech Lab will introduce two distinct concepts related to interactive videos: best practices and working with available tools. Sónia Hetzner - senior researcher, project manager, social scientist, and pedagogy expert - will demonstrate the added value of the interaction between the two in the learning process. The session, VID20 takes place Thursday, 03 December from 14:15-15:45 and will be repeated on Friday, 04 December. » MORE

Learner-Centric

Promises for Open Badges and e-Portfolios

Eric RousselleOulu (FI), December 2015 - Eric Rousselle is CEO at Discendum and has contributed to the development of online learning solutions in both the academic and corporate worlds for over two decades. His topic at OEB will be "Open Badge Passport - Reinventing the ePortfolio with Open Badges" in the session on Friday, 04 December2015 from 16:30 to 17:30. » MORE

IMS

Newly Released Caliper Educational Analytics Standard

Lake Mary, FL (USA), November 2015 - IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS Global), a leader in EdTech interoperability and impact, has announced that nine EdTech products have achieved conformance certification to the newly released Caliper Analytics™ standard, the world's first interoperability standard for educational click stream data. » MORE

PATH

To Consolidate Learning across Twenty Countries

Rocky Hill, CT (USA), November 2015 - PATH, an international nonprofit global health organisation headquartered in Seattle, WA, has selected NetDimensions Learning to manage training of more than 1,300 staff at offices in 44 cities across 20 countries. » MORE

Greater Value

EDTRIN Signs Global Partnership Agreement

Graeme Coomber, CEO of the EDTRIN GroupVictoria (AU), November 2015 - EDTRIN Group Pty Ltd and Entamico Enterprises have signed an agreement to partner in the delivery of education-and-training services to the Australian, New Zealand, and Asian Pacific markets. » MORE

Virtual Reality

Researchers Develop Virtual Training Tool to Help Doctors

Glasgow (GB), November 2015 - University of Huddersfield researcher Yeshwanth Pulijala is dedicated to bringing about big improvements in medical training by harnessing the power of virtual reality and 3D technology. Now, he is part of a team that has developed the prototype for an innovative tool that will enable doctors to develop their communication skills - including the breaking of bad news - by conducting a simulated interview with a virtual patient. » MORE