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US Report on Distance Learning
Boston, MA (USA), August 2008 - The Distance Learning 2012 Study, conducted by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) and the Hale Group, will examine the steps necessary to ensure success for distance learning into the next decade. The report will provide universities and corporations with data-driven insight and strategic recommendations on opportunities in the growing distance-learning market. » MORE
Can Social Software Change Teaching and Learning?
London (UK), August 2008 - Robin Mason is Professor of Educational Technology at the UK's Open University. Kirsten Seegmüller interviewed her for CHECK.point eLearning on how social software in higher education could change the way teachers and learners interact. She will give a Key Note on this topic on Wednesday, September 17th 2008 on the GMW08 Conference. » MORE
Dr. Itiel Dror on Technology-Enhanced Learning
Leeds (UK), August 2008 - Dr. Itiel Dror is senior lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience at the School of Psychology at the University of Southampton. He is keynote speaker at the Association for Learning Technology's (ALT) annual conference, from 9-11 September at the University of Leeds, UK. The interview was conducted by Catherine Dhanjal. » MORE
HarvestRoad Hive Eases Content Migration Issues
Sestri Levante (I), July 2008 - A software system - HarvestRoad Hive from learning and mobile content-management-technology provider, Giunti Labs - is helping organisations, particularly those in the education sector, to save both time and manpower as they make information more readily available to users. » MORE
UK University Lectures via iTunes
London (UK)/ Dublin (IE), July 2008 - University College London, the Open University, and Trinity College Dublin are putting lectures on to iTunes. Educational content is already available in the United States through the non-charging "iTunes U" section of the music-downloading service. But European universities are now joining, providing video and audio material for students to use on iPods or computers. The service will include recordings of lectures from leading academics. » MORE
National Occupational Standards for Management
London (UK), July 2008 - The ROI Academy™ has licensed the National Occupational Standards for Management to use in conjunction with its leading-edge training-evaluation tool, the Performance Pound™. The ROI Academy™'s Performance Pound™ web tool assesses and tracks performance against a set of up to 36 metrics that form the ideal attributes of a role or team. » MORE
Adult education - Pathway to the Future
Athens (GR), July 2008 - Adult education took a backseat in Greece until recently, although the educational level of the population has been pushed substantially upwards in the last half century as a result of rapid economic development - and following EU membership, it has accelerated enormously. Now, adult education has become an important part of a drive for improved conditions and services in the country. » MORE
Speed and Space for eLearning in the City University
London (UK), July 2008 - City University in London has upgraded its data network to support high bandwidth eLearning technologies such as video podcasts of lectures. The University selected ntl:Telewest Business to replace its WAN with a high-speed metro Ethernet VPN network, which connects its main building and central campus at Northampton Square in Clerkenwell to ten remote sites, including Cass Business School, City Community and Health Sciences, and The City Law School. » MORE
A Bridge between Graduation and Job Acquisition
Bucharest (RO), June 2008 - (by Elena Lita) One hundred and fifteen students from the Cisco Networking Academy Program have been selected in the second edition of the NetReady initiative to be supported in developing a career in the telecommunications field. NetReady is a joint effort begun in February 2007 by Cisco Romania, the Romanian Association of Networking Academies (RoNetAcad), and other major industry organizations. » MORE
EduContact opens up to new partners
Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex (F), June 2008 - EduContact is an Erasmus Mundus project that allows students worldwide to obtain personalized advice on European higher distance education, thanks to its multilingual contact centre. It also provides an online selection of courses in English, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Dutch and Turkish. » MORE
