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ALT Announces 2008 Winners

Oxford (UK), September 2008 - The Association for Learning Technology announced the winners of the annual Learning Technologist (ALT) of the Year Awards at its prestigious annual conference. The awards were presented by David Cavallo, Chief Learning Architect for One Laptop per Child. The two winning and three commended entries shared prizes totalling £3,800. » MORE

Magazine to Grant Awards

ELearning Awards 2008 Shortlist Announced

Berkshire (UK), September 2008 - The shortlist for E-Learning Awards 2008 has just been announced by E.learning age - the UK's online magazine focusing on learning, development, and technology issues. Well over fifty organisations are now shortlisted in thirteen categories. It has been an impressive year for entries, with more organisations than ever entering the eLearning Awards. » MORE

Event in China

First Enterprise Learning in China - November 2008

Shanghai (CN), September 2008 - Enterprise Learning China 2008 is the first international exhibition and conference dedicated to employee training and development solutions for Chinese businesses. It will be held in Shanghai at the Pudong Expo on November 11th and 12th and focuses on multinational and large national corporations based in China, especially Shanghai. » MORE

Best Practice

Deadline for EureleA 2009: 20th October, 2008

Karlsruhe (GER), September 2008 - The European eLearning Award is a competition that is advertised all over Europe. Since 2004, outstanding examples of teaching and learning with digital media have received recognition. In the first five years of its existence, more than 400 projects from 21 countries were assessed, with the jury choosing six prize winners each year. » MORE

Academics

Rethinking the Digital Divide - ALT-C Conference Report

Leeds (UK), September 2008 - This year's ALT-C conference recently came to a close. More than 700 delegates from fifteen countries gathered in Leeds to discuss the topic of "Rethinking the Digital Divide". Simon Davis, Learning Technologist from the University of Leeds, writes about his personal insights into the conference and gives an overview of the keynote contents. » MORE

Market Trends

UKS Showcase for its eContent Builders Model

Dubai (UAE), September, 2008 - UKS, the Middle East's leading learning solutions enabler showcased its eContent Builders Model for professional development at the Plateau Annual User Conference - Insights 2008, held in Phoenix, Arizona from September 14 - 17, 2008. » MORE

ECEL 2008

To Advance the State of eLearning throughout Europe

Agia Napa (CY), September 2008 - The European Conference on eLearning (ECEL) traditionally brings together researchers and practitioners involved in the exploration, advancement, and improvement of eLearning. ECEL welcomes contributions in a variety of areas related to eLearning, the goal being to bring top research and proven best practices together in one location. » MORE

ICCE2008

Meta-conference in the Asia-Pacific Region

Taipei (TW), September 2008 - The sixteenth International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2008, to be held on October 27 through 31, 2008, will be a high-quality international event that provides a forum for exchange and interaction in employing the use of digital technology in education. » MORE

K-12 and Postsecondary

What is Information Literacy?

Savannah, GA (USA), September 2008 - "Information Literacy" is defined as the ability to know when there is a need for information and to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand. The topic will form the focus of the discussion at the Georgia Conference on Information Literacy, taking place on October 3 and 4 at the Coastal Georgia Center, Savannah, GA, USA. » MORE

Key topics

Online Educa Berlin 2008: How Does Generation Y Learn?

Berlin (GER), September 2008 - Will today's teaching soon be a matter of the past? Learning professionals worldwide are concerned about what is happening in today's classrooms, as a new generation of technically savvy students enters universities and corporate training centres. Online Educa Berlin 2008 will fuel the debate by bringing together education experts from more than 90 countries for a fervent discussion about "Generation Y". » MORE