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Open call for papers for GUIDE - Can online education contribute to overcome the crisis?

GUIDE Association — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:18:20 +0000

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This is one of the main questions that the VI International GUIDE Conference 2013, to be held in Athens (Greece) on October 3-4, 2013, will tackle, while providing a comparative analysis of the effects of governmental policies on new training and research strategies.

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What will schools be like in 2030?

Editorial Staff — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:08:43 +0000

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Major changes will take place by 2030 if school education is based on the active participation of the students themselves; the enthusiasm and engagement of digital natives constitute the new milestone for our educative systems.

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Patrick McAndrew: MOOCs "are only a part of what's happening” in Open Education

elearning Webmaster — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:28:51 +0000

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Patrick McAndrew, professor at the UK’s Open University and author of the article “Learning from Open Design: Running a Learning Design MOOC”, published in the latest issue of eLearning Papers, talks to us about his experience with Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

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Yishay Mor “Are MOOCs really as adequate to open up the educational scene as they seem to promise?”

Editorial Staff — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:07:22 +0000

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“MOOCs and Beyond” is the title of issue number 33 of eLearning Papers, a quarterly online magazine published by the European Commission. Guest edited by Dr Yishay Mor, Senior Lecturer in Educational Technology at the UK’s Open University, he believes the publication is coming out in an “incredibly timely” moment, at a point when “we are getting over the initial excitement about MOOCs [Massive Open Online Courses] and people are trying to get a more critical view” about them.

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MOOCs and Beyond - eLearning Papers 33 released

Editorial Staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:03:38 +0000

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Issue number 33 of eLearning Papers focuses on the challenges and future of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), a trend in education that has skyrocketed since 2008.

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TEL-Map project survey about technology supported, innovative learning practices

Editorial Staff — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:39:26 +0000

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The TEL-Map European project, funded by the European Commission, has launched a survey about technology supported, innovative learning practices.

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International Council for Open Research and Education (ICORE) to be launched in Rome

University of Duisburg-Essen WIP — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:51:09 +0000

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The International Council for Open Research and Education (ICORE) is a new association bringing together interested experts and stakeholders from the fields of open education and open research. The association will be officially launched on May 16 in Rome (Italy) during the Learning Innovations and Technology (LINQ 2013) conference.

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Conference Programme for Learning Innovations and Quality: The Future of Digital Resources Available

University of Duisburg-Essen WIP — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:27:36 +0000

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LINQ event hosts from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany have published the final conference programme for LINQ 2013. The conference in Rome will be supported by a variety of prominent figures vital to the fields of technology-enhanced learning, open educational resources, and vocational education in Europe and worldwide. Furthermore, their presence will further the highlight of LINQ 2013: the launch of ICORE, the International Council for Open Research and Education (www.icore-online.org). Registration for LINQ 2013 is still open for all interested parties until May 8th, but seats are limited and should be reserved as quick as possible.

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EUNEC statements on the European Commission Communication ‘Rethinking education'

Editorial Staff — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:55:10 +0000

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The European Network of Education Councils (EUNEC) has issued a statement as a reaction to the European Commission’s recent Communication “Rethinking education: Investing in skills for better socio-economic outcomes.”

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LINQ 2013 - Innovations and Quality: The Future of Digital Resources

University of Duisburg-Essen WIP — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:14:15 +0000

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The European and International Conference LINQ 2013 is taking place on the 16^th and 17^th of May, 2013 in Rome, Italy.