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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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ARTinED - A new approach to education using the arts resources ready

Joel Josephson — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:26:25 +0000

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ARTinED project resources are now ready on the website for all European primary schools. This European Union funded project is designing innovative methodologies to both improve the teaching of any primary school subject by using the arts and using the arts to improve creativity, engage and inspire children to learn.

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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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À propos MOOC: EU2C - the European Union explained

Aline Palige — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:54:47 +0000

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À propos MOOC: CIFE in cooperation with the Jean Monnet Chair for Political Science of the University of Cologne would like to develop web-based online courses on the EU. Have a close look here.

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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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ITU Young Innovators’ competition calls for innovative ICT solutions to global challenges

Editorial Staff — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:57:53 +0000

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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched the third edition of its annual Young Innovators’ Competition, offering talented social technopreneurs the opportunity to present their ideas to industry leaders at ITU Telecom World 2013 in Bangkok this November – as well as winning funding, mentorship and ongoing support.

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Five new partners join the FutureLearn MOOCs platform

Editorial Staff — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:39:27 +0000

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Five new partners are joining FutureLearn, the first free, open, online platform for courses from multiple UK universities and other leading organisations.

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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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17th May. Events in Spain to celebrate Internet Day 2013

Editorial Staff — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:55:19 +0000

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The World Information Society Day, also known as Internet Day, is observed every year on 17 May since 2006. The main objective of the day is to raise global awareness of the possibilities offered by new technologies and promote widespread Internet access, reducing the digital gap.

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Viducate guide to promote Video Education

Armin Hottmann — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:42:01 +0000

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The Viducate Network has launched a new version of its guide to promote video production and media education in Europe.

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