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The BILD Annual Conference 2010

The British Institute for Learning & Development together with the open University in the UK will organize the BILD Annual Conference 2010 on June 10, 2010. This conference provides the opportunity for Learning & Development professionals to update their knowledge of a range of initiatives to better equip and engage learners and increase [...]

The Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU)

The “Peer 2 Peer University” (P2PU) is an online community of open study groups for short university-level courses having a strong commitment to openness that enables high-quality education opportunities at a lower cost.
The mission of P2PU is to take to another step the power of the Internet and social software, and enables communities of people [...]

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

For more than 10 years now ISTE has provided leadership in providing standards for Administrators, Teachers and Students. The organization recognizes that educational Computing and technology foundations are essential for all teachers.  Nowadays, ISTE represents more than 85,000 technology education professionals worldwide.
This  organization of great diversity, leads by presenting innovative educational technology books and programs; [...]

South Korea: Graduate Studentships

Recruiting foreign graduate students.
The successful applicants will join Department of Biomedical Engineering Department of Biomedical Science to develop and apply MRI sciences for brain imaging. The students will investigate MRI in normal volunteers and/or clinical patients for perfusion imaging, diffusion imaging, structural imaging, metabolite imaging, or functional imaging.
Entry requirement: [...]

Google: Publishers should maximise readership to maximise profit

Google’s plans to help prop up the flagging newspaper publishing industry include building paywall and subscription management tools, co-founder Larry Page has explained.
Speaking at Zeitgeist Europe, Page said that the newspaper and magazine industries have struggled to transfer the three revenue streams – advertising, subscription and [...]

Using e-learning for peace-making

Kyama, R. and Mwaura, N. (2010) Peacemaking with e-learning in Kenya e-Learning Africa 2010 News Portal, May
From the article (well worth reading in full):
In Kenya’s remote North Rift, the eLearning project “Good School Neighbours” is helping to bring peace to armed and nomadic peoples. The project gives students, teachers and opinion-makers the chance to encourage [...]

World Bank Institute and Global Development Learning Network Host Two Conference Sessions

This year’s eLearning Africa conference will host the first-ever “Mobile GDLN Zambian Distance Learning Center”, brought to us by the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN), a partnership specialising in knowledge and learning for people working in international development with strong ties to the World Bank Institute (WBI). [...]

Bahrain Polytechnic: a boost for the industry

At first, it all started as a part of Kingdom of Bahrain’s 2030 Vision project: being one of the three key reform areas, the Prince has identified that will lead Bahrain forward on the path of advancement and economic growth.
The Bahrain Polytechnic was initiated in July 2008 and started its first academic year in 2008/2009.

It [...]

e-Taalim: Partnership with Deutsche Welle

e-Taalim has recently established a partnership with international broadcaster based in Germany: Deutsche Welle (DW). This partnership was concluded with a radio programme called: “Learning by ear“.
“Learning by ear” is a multimedia distance-learning programme, which brings knowledge to every corner of Africa. It examines the challenges that young Africans face and engages listeners [...]

IDPF Digital Book 2010 conference

IDPF Digital Book 2010 will be a one-day educational conference that gives attendees the opportunity to network with global leaders in publishing and technology. It will take place on Tuesday, May 25,  at the Jacob K. Javits Center – New York City.
Learn about the latest trends in the digital publishing industry through expert panels [...]