Archive for the ‘Conferences’ Category

mLearn 2018 CfP Deadline Extended… With Perks!

Not enough time to submit your mLearn 2018 paper, workshop, tutorial, or presentation? We’ve got you covered! The CfP for all mLearn 2018 submission categories has been extended to 20 May 2018… with some added perks! mLearn 2018

The 17th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning Mobilized Learning: Pedagogical and Technological Innovation for Teaching & Learning

mLearn is the leading international conference on mobile and contextual learning and attracts participants annually from more than 60 countries. mLearn 2018 provides a forum for researchers, policy makers, professionals and educators from higher education, school education and vocational education, government departments, industries and international organisations as well as IT developers and solutions providers to […]

EDUCAUSE: The top 10 IT issues in 2018

Security once again tops the list of EDUCAUSE’s Top 10 IT Issues in higher education. A focus on student success and programming becomes prominent. eCampus News 

10 must-know takeaways from EDUCAUSE 2016

If you’re at all interested in higher education innovation and technology, the annual EDUCAUSE conference is a must-attend. And EDUCAUSE 2016 didn’t disappoint its over 7,000 attendees and 1,800 institutions from 46 countries thanks to a relevant focus on student success and campus-wide collaboration. eCampus News

Special Issue: Best Papers Presented at the OLC 21st International Conference on Online Learning and Innovate 2016

Special Issue: Best Papers Presented at the OLC 21st International Conference on Online Learning and Innovate 2016 In April, 2016, the Online Learning Consortium initiated a new conference, OLC Innovate: Innovations in Blended and Online Learning. Table of Contents SECTION I: 2016 OLC CONFERENCE INVITED PAPERS Introduction to the Special Issue: Best Papers Presented at […]

Online technology will open up global engagement in HE

Online learning as a phenomenon must evolve into an accepted form, entrenched as a culture rather than a separate entity within institutions, as there is little point in denying the increasingly significant role it will play in delivering higher education. University World News

Research Without Borders: the 2016 Grad Student Conference

The 2016 Athabasca University Graduate Student Conference will kick off Friday, September 16, in Edmonton. The fourth annual event provides an opportunity for AU graduate students to present their innovative research to their peers and professors. Scholarly support Showcasing the theme of Research Without Borders, more than 120 graduate students, both masters and doctoral, will […]

27th ICDE World Conference, 17-19 October, 2017, Toronto, Canada

Join faculty members/instructors from colleges and universities, practitioners, experts, policy-makers, academic decision-makers and technology providers involved in the field of online and distance education from around the world for this bi-annual summit dedicated to online learning and distance education. International Council for Open and Distance Education  

Teaching from a distance

Education is going through radical changes. Chalkboards have evolved into SMART Boards, and massive open online courses (MOOCs) have replaced some classes. Teachers and professors can lecture from across town or around the world. ISTHMUS   

Open and distance learning – Access and success

As the world conference of the International Council for Open and Distance Education approaches, ICDE President Tian Belawati – rector of Indonesia’s enormous open institution Universitas Terbuka – says that the twin messages of open, distance and flexible learning are “access and success”. University World News