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Highlights of the month
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Consultation on Opening Up
Education Initiative
This proposal for a European Initiative to enhance
education and skills development through new technologies will explore the
perceived need for EU action to promote the use of open educational
resources (OER) in education. Read more.
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Phil Banyard: “Education
is the way to reduce cyber risks”
October was the European Cyber Security Month.The goal was to raise awareness about cyber
risks. Among all internet users, children are one of the most vulnerable
groups. Phil Banyard, Reader in Psychology at Nottingham
Trent University, has been
researching on how schools in the UK deal with those risks, and was interviewed by ElearningEuropa.info.
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E-Learning Papers on
Mobile Learning and Cloud Computing. Call for papers
Learning has always expanded beyond the walls of the classroom.
However, the proliferation of devices and applications that have greatly
expanded when, where and how information can be accessed and stored, brings
this issue to the fore. How have such devices had an impact in learning,
and what role may they play in the future? This issue hopes to showcase
practical examples and generate serious reflection on an emerging topic.
Guest editor: Martin Wolpers, K.U.Leuven.
More information on topics and deadlinehere.
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Call for abstracts:
INTED2013
The International Association of Technology, Education and
Development (IATED), a non-profit private association dedicated to the
promotion of international education and university cooperation in the
field of Technology and Science, announces the 7th edition of INTED2013 an opportunity to present your projects and
discuss the latest results in the field of Education and Research. You're
kindly invited to send your abstracts until November 29th, 2012.
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Online Educa Berlin –
Programme Premieres VIDEO EDUCA
The challenge of “video as the new language of learning” will be tackled
head-on at this year’s ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN (OEB), the largest global e-learning conference for the
corporate, education and public service sectors, which will take place at
the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin from 28th to 30th of November.
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Fred Mulder: “OER will
need 20 to 30 years to reach its ultimate global realization”
Fred Mulder holds the UNESCO chair in Open Education Resources (OER). In the frame of the Open Access Week, he talked with us about the progress that
has been accomplished and the efforts to be done to further promote OER.
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Ongoing topics on the
portal
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