Themen
"Fostering Quality in Creative Learnscapes"
Brussels, November 2009 - Around eighty participants accepted EFQUEL's invitation and took part in the recent Innovation Forum 2009. The extremely high esteem for EFQUEL expressed by the participants was impressive, and a pleasant surprise for the core organizers. The Innovation Forum's main achievement, however, was surely the overall degree of satisfaction with the event that the participants and keynote speakers articulated. » MORE
Fifth International Blended Learning Conference
Hatfield (UK), November 2009 - The University of Hertfordshire's Blended Learning Unit and the Higher Education Academy, with contribution from the University of Calgary and the University of Queensland, have announced next year's conference theme: "Developing Blended Learning Communities". » MORE
Celebrating the Father of Modern Management
Vienna (AT), September 2009 - Knowledge work and knowledge-worker productivity, as well as self-development and lifelong learning, were central themes in the work of Peter F. Drucker, the "father of modern management". His centenary will be celebrated at the 1st Global Peter Drucker Forum Vienna 2009 on 19 - 20 November. » MORE
VI International Seminar of UNESCO Chair in eLearning
Barcelona (ES), November 2009 - To mark the end of 2009 as the European Year of Creativity and Innovation, the UNESCO Chair is offering an international platform for presenting Open Social Learning (OSL)-related research and practices. The International Seminar of the UNESCO Chair in eLearning is being held in Barcelona from 30 November - 01 December 2009. » MORE
Promoting Baltic Sea Region Higher Education Worldwide
Riga (LV), October 2009 - From 12 - 14 November 2009, an international conference is being held at the University of Latvia in Riga as the closing event of the Erasmus Mundus-project BalticStudyNet. The gathering will evaluate the project's promotional and informational measures. » MORE
Professional Training Facts Conference 2009
Stuttgart (GER), October 2009 - Turbulent markets make it necessary for companies to adapt to new demands in a rapid way. Intelligent organisational and personnel development play a central role in coping with this strategic management task. Professional Training Facts 2009 is being held at Fraunhofer IZS in Stuttgart, 17 - 18 November 2009. » MORE
Can New Learning Technologies Boost Renewal?
Paris (FR), October 2009 - The European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) is bringing the debate on the role of knowledge and learning solutions in ensuring sustainable economic recovery to Online Educa Berlin in the form of a pre-conference workshop entitled "Moving beyond the crisis powered by knowledge and learning solutions - what is the NEXT practice". Management of change and innovation will eventually lead us out of the crisis; knowledge and learning technology have the potential to provide the engine for accelerating and enhancing this process. » MORE
Reports from Two Recent Conferences
Thessaloniki (GR), October 2009 - Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, has reported the results of two recent conferences - one on "Qualifications for lifelong learning and employability" (05-06 October 2009) and the other - in the form of a publication - on "Sharing the costs of training in the newer EU Member States" (15-16 October 2009). » MORE
News from the European eLearning project RESELTAM
Istanbul (TR), October 2009 - The outcomes of RESELTAM will be presented at the International Arts and Restoration Fair of Florence, 29 - 31 October, 2009. The conclusions will be shared at the Final Dissemination Conference "RESELTAM: eLearning for Craftsmen in the Restoration, Conservation and Building Sector", 30 October 2009, from 4:30 - 6:30 pm. » MORE
Personal Data it's Ours!
London (UK), October 2009 - The challenging statement "Personal data it's ours!" will be discussed 20 - 22 January 2010 at the next Mobility, Individualisation, Socialisation, Connectivity (MISC) Conference. It will be explored how digitised personal data records now play a central role in everyday life, from the record of a birth at a hospital to the delivery of a death certificate at the registrar. » MORE