Themen
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
One on One: The Player against the Machine
Milano (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
SPOCS: Specific Private Online Courses
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
Transforming Passive Watchers into Active Learners
Erlangen/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
Promises for Open Badges and e-Portfolios
Oulu (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
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
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
EDTRIN Signs Global Partnership Agreement
Victoria (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
Docebo Praised for Its Innovation and New Ideas
Athens, GA (USA), November 2015 - Docebo, a provider of cloud-based learning solutions for today's users, has been publicly praised for its product's "innovation and new ideas". » MORE
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