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Assuring eLearning Quality with epprobate
Brussels (BE), January 2012 - Today computers, tablets, and smartphones have become an everyday part of the learning process. However, this technology often fails to live up to the expectations people have for it. The lack of quality of the courseware has been one of the key reasons of this failure. Now a worldwide consortium of experts is addressing this gap by developing an international quality label for eLearning resources - the "epprobate". » MORE
Guidelines for OER in Higher Education Institutions
Paris (FR), December 2011 - UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) have recently published a set of guidelines for the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in higher education. This important document outlines the key issues in a concise format and provides advice on the integration of OER. » MORE
Reviews and Awards for Open Educational Practices
Duisburg/Essen (GER), October 2011 - The Open Educational Quality Initiative (OPAL) has introduced two tools for the quality assessment of Open Educational Resources (OER) - the OPAL Awards and the OPAL Register. » MORE
Online Training for Communication and Leadership
Berlin (GER), October 2011 - The German government's Gesellschaft für Internatioanle Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH recently organized an international Communication and Leadership Course in its GC21 E-Academy. During this project, candidates from Jordan, Kenya, and Zanzibar worked together in a virtual team. Most of the members were able to immediately integrate their experience into their daily work. » MORE
Commissioner's cynical comment
London (UK), September 2011 - (by Bob Little) Among the key findings of a European Commission "Eurobarometer" survey on "Attitudes towards vocational education and training" are: Vocational education and training - in which nearly half of all Europeans choose to enrol after their compulsory education - has a generally positive image among most age groups. And: This is principally because it is seen as comprising high quality training and offers strong job prospects to those who do it.
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In-Service Training for European Cooperation Courses
Florence (IT), September 2011 - It is now possible to enroll in the 2012 editions of the European Project Planning and European Project Management in-service training courses addressed to individuals who wish to acquire the skills for successfully accessing and managing European funds in the field of education, training, and culture. » MORE
Gothenburg Region Joins iTEC Project
Gothenburg (SE), July 2011 - The European Schoolnet's iTEC project has welcomed an important new Associate Partner, the Gothenburg Region Association of Local Authorities (GR). The new partnership aims to strengthen scenario building in Sweden, as iTEC develops and validates scenarios for the school-space of the future in over 1,000 classrooms across fifteen countries in Europe. » MORE
Lived Experience of Climate Change (LECH-e)
Milton Keynes (UK), July 2011 - The Lived Experience of Climate Change, an interdisciplinary project for the development of e-modules and virtual mobility (LECH-e) addresses education and lifelong learning in relation to climate change. Supported by the EU's Lifelong Learning Erasmus Programme, the project develops online curriculum materials and virtual learning communities. These resources will support Master's dissertations in the broad area of the lived experience of climate change. » MORE
ELearning for Vocational Teachers Across Europe
Coventry (UK), June 2011 - The purpose of iEducate - a project funded by the EU programme Leonardo da Vinci - is to educate vocational teachers in a range of eLearning methods, innovations, and technologies to better prepare them for a rapidly changing workplace and, hence, to connect them with a new generation of learners. » MORE
Launch of a New User-Oriented Platform
Brussels (BE), May 2011 - elearningeuropa.info, the European reference portal on education and technology, has launched its new platform. It is designed and built to be user centered and contains participatory tools to communicate, share, and discuss. » MORE
