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LINQ and EIF 2014

Keynotes from Experts in Open Education

LINQCrete (GR), February 2014 - The International Programme Committee of the LINQ 2014 and EIF 2014 conference has announced the keynote speakers for the upcoming event, to be held in Crete, Greece from 07 - 09 May 2014. A selection of prestigious, international speakers known for their ground-breaking work in the fields of open education, learning innovation, and quality will engage participants with their remarkable expertise. » MORE

Symposium

MOOCs and Corporate Learning

New York, NY (US), February 2014 - The MASIE Center, Elliott Masie, and The Learning CONSORTIUM are organizing a deep-dive symposium and lab to explore the role of MOOCs as a new element in corporate and workplace learning. Focusing on the roles of MOOCs for employee learning, it is entitled MOOCs and Corporate Learning: Symposium and Lab. The dates are 02 - 04 April 2014, and the venue is the MASIE Center Learning Lab in Saratoga Springs, FL. » MORE

RUSC

Special Section on -œMOOCs: Game Changer or Passing Fad?-

Barcelona (E), February 2014 - The Universities and Knowledge Society Journal (RUSC) is an open-access e-journal jointly published by the Open University of Catalonia, UOC, Spain (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) and Australia's University of New England that comes out twice a year, in January and July. The Journal has launched a call for papers for the next Special Section on "MOOCs: Game Changer or Passing Fad?" » MORE

Call for Papers

Fourth European Immersive Education Summit

Vienna (AU), February 2014 - The objective of the European Immersive Education (iED) Summit is to bring together researchers, developers, educators, decision makers, and industry representatives from all over the world. It consists of scientific presentations, poster sessions, panel discussions, and break-out sessions. Fairly new is the hands-on demo stream, which combines a short paper presentation with an extended hands-on presentation for the attendees. » MORE

Totara Partner

Synergy Learning Wins Top Sales Award

Holywood (UK), February 2014 - Synergy Learning, a Platinum Totara Partner and leading provider in innovative eLearning, has been awarded the first-ever accolade from Totara LMS for the company with top sales in Totara Subscriptions. » MORE

White Paper

The Seven Deadly Sins of IT Training

Nigel Warren, TTSHeidelberg (GER)/London (UK), January 2014 - Training schemes for IT projects are all too often inflexibly planned. On-demand learning at the workplace, on the other hand, can respond flexibly to each change in the project. TTS, a supplier of eLearning solutions, has published a white paper that sets out the key criteria for those responsible for organising staff training. TTS will provide further suggestions on staff training to visitors at Learning Technologies 2014 on Stand 105. » MORE

Little's Britain

Sophistication and a scent of success

Bob LittleLondon (UK), January 2014 - (by Bob Little) The Learning Technologies (LT) conference and exhibition is 14 years old. Ever since its inception, the highways and byways of LT have been the preserve of the sector's great and the good, along with the not-so-great-and-good and at times, it has to be said, the opportunist and the downright shady. In many ways, LT has parallels with horse racing's Cheltenham or Ascot, or rowing's Henley Regatta. It's a place to see and be seen - and definitely not to be missed. » MORE

LINQ and EFQUEL

Extension of Call for Contributions on Open Education

Brussels (BE), January 2014 - The organising committee of the EFQUEL/LINQ 2014 conference, being held 07-09 May, 2014 on Crete, has extended the submission deadline for papers, projects, and workshops to 10 February 2014. Bringing together experts and practitioners from the public as well as corporate education and training world, such as higher education, VET, schools, and other education sectors, the Conference invites submissions of research papers, project overviews, and workshop proposals. » MORE

EMOOCs 2014

Second MOOC European Stakeholders Summit

Lausanne (CH), January 2014 - Organised by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and P.A.U. Education, the event, 10-12 February in Lausanne, will be an opportunity to gather European actors involved in the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) phenomenon, from policy makers to practitioners to researchers. This conference is the follow-up to the MOOC Summit 2013. » MORE

Competition

The EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards 2014

EFMDBrussels (BE), January 2014 - The EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards (EiP) help your corporate client and you to reflect on and develop the process, impact, and value of your learning partnership and the contribution it has made to the client organisation. By submitting a case, all will definitely benefit from this fantastic experience! » MORE