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Canada

Mobile Learning and Technology Conference

Fredericton, NB (CAN), September 2007 - On October 2nd and 3rd, international speakers will be coming to Fredericton, New Brunswick to introduce mobile learning at a two-day workshop and technology summit event co-hosted by Red Hot Learning, LearnNB, and the eLearning Guild, the largest eLearning industry alliance in the world. » MORE

ePortfolio 2007

Conference Programme Now Online

Maastricht (NL), September 2007 - The programme of the ePortfolio conference and the first Human Capital and Social Innovation Technology Summit offers a lively mix of presentations, workshops, and open discussions devoted to specific aspects of ePortfolio implementation. Keynote speakers Rens de Groot from the CWI and Rene De Heij from Nedcar, the Netherlands, will share their experiences in using the ePortfolio for job-seeking and competence-management. » MORE

For Serious Players

New Conference on Virtual Worlds

London (UK), September 2007 - The Virtual Economic Forum, the independent think tank for virtual worlds business, is organizing the first European Virtual Worlds Forum. The conference is to take place in London, October 24th - 25th 2007, to provide a forum for business leaders to discuss and evaluate the different opportunities of virtual worlds and their impact on business, converging media and corporate collaboration, as well as brand marketing and consumer engagement. » MORE

Call for Papers

Economics of eLearning Conference

Paris (F), September 2007 - eLene-EE - European Collaboration for Improving the Management of Economics in eLearning is a project funded by the European Commission. The eLene consortium is organising a conference on the economics of eLearning from 12th to 14th December 2007 in Paris. Leading practitioners and researchers from Europe will present the results of studies and research on eLearning initiatives. » MORE

Technology Mediation

Online Conference on Narrative Learning Environments

Genoa (IT), September 2007 - In Narrative Learning Environments (NLEs), students engage in technology-mediated activities where stories and narrations play a central role to support learning. From 27 September until 2 October 2007, the first online working conference on NLE will take place. This event is organized by the NLE Special Interest Groups of the European network of excellence, Kaleidoscope. » MORE

Conference Opening

Contentious Debate over Web 2.0 Anticipated

Berlin (GER), September 2007 - Astrid Mendoza, Chief Executive of the Online Educa conference organizers, ICWE, has revealed that one of the internet's fiercest and most controversial critics, Andrew Keen, author of the best-seller "The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture" will be the opening speaker at this year's event, taking place from 28-30 November 2007. Delegates at the event, a leading conference on technology-supported learning, have been told to prepare themselves for an ebullient exchange on Web 2.0 and its implications. » MORE

OpenLearn 2007

Competition to Reuse and Remix Study Materials

Milton Keynes (UK), September 2007 - The Open University is setting a challenge to educators worldwide to reuse and remix their study materials. The aim is to inspire creativity, collaboration, and cost reduction in course production, enabling wider access to education for all. Published under a Creative Commons license, all materials can be downloaded to be reused as they are in a different educational environment, or amended to create something new that can be shared with others. » MORE

ALT Conference

First Learning Technologist of the Year Award Presented

Nottingham (UK), 2007 - Peter Norvig, Google's Director of Research, presented the 2007 Learning Technologist of the Year Awards at the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) conference. The aim of the competition is to celebrate and reward excellent practice and outstanding achievement in the application of technology to teaching and learning. » MORE

Registration Open

Programme Available for the Kaleidoscope Symposium

London (UK)/Berlin (GER), September 2007 - Europe's leading research network in the field of technology-enhanced learning will host the Kaleidoscope 2007 Symposium in Berlin on 26-27 November 2007. Registration is now open for non-Kaleidoscope members. » MORE

Conference Report

Kineo Explains How Clients Gain from Rapid eLearning

Brighton (UK), August 2007 - Rapid eLearning is well established as a powerful means of achieving learning and business goals. It's clearly different from -˜traditional eLearning'. Kineo, the rapid eLearning solutions provider, explained how clients can benefit from this difference at a recent conference in London organized by eLearning Age. » MORE