innovation
ELIG 2012 Annual Meeting. 10th Anniversary of ELIG - Towards the Next Decade of Innovation for Learning and Knowledge
This event will bring together a group of participants from across the Learning Industry and include input and perspectives from Social Networks, European Government and Venture Capitalists. Together we will use this decennial meeting to reflect briefly on all that the last 10 years of eLearning have brought and then to bring into focus the opportunities that lie ahead.
A preliminary agenda is attached which includes a session from European Government representatives
A European Government view - reflections & perspectives for the next decade
Liina Munari, Inclusion, Skills and Youth, DG connect
André Richier, Employment Related Skills/ eSkills DG Enterprise
Markku Markkula, European Committee of the Regions
And a tour of the Intel Factory, Maynooth
EFMD - CEIBS Conference on Innovative Business in China and Europe (followed by EQUIS, EPAS & DAF seminars)
The development and growth of China over the last 15 years has been remarkable and has had a profound impact on the global economy. However with continued growth comes the challenge of maintaining this in the future. China is looking to shift from being the manufacturing powerhouse of the world to being a centre of innovation and ideas and the 2012 CEIBS-EFMD conference in Beijing (November 29-30) will focus on Innovative Business in China and Europe.
Questions that will be discussed and explored during the conference will include:
- What is the status of innovation in China?
- How innovative are Chinese companies that have gone global?
- What are the Chinese government's innovation policies?
- Which are the implications of innovative business practices on human resources?
- How open are European companies to innovation?
- How can European companies relate to China?
- Does China have the talent available to shift towards an innovation driven economy?
- What does this mean for business schools and companies?
All of these issues are relevant to companies, business schools, faculty and policy makers with an interest in China's and Europe's economic growth and cooperation. A variety of corporate and academic speakers will provide input and lead discussions around innovative business. The conference programme will be based on the expertise of the Centre on China Innovation at CEIBS. The 2012 CEIBS-EFMD conference will take place on the Beijing campus of CEIBS on 29-30 November and will be followed by EFMD introductory accreditation seminars which are highlighted below.
This conference is organised in the framework of the EU-China Business Management Training (BMT) Project, http://www.ceibs.edu/bmt/, funded by the European Union.
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Is open education fundamental to a sustainable learning industry or a noble but commercially flawed cause?
Based on research from across the breadth of the learning industry, there are clear indications that the commercial learning industry has not yet fully engaged with open education (OE) or open educational resources (OER). The commercial hesitation to adopt OE is in large part due to a perceived lack of associated new business models. It is also due to the perceptionof OE being a potential threat to existing learning business models. This view neglects the important innovation potential that OE brings to the learning market.
We present evidence that OE is growing quickly – e.g. in the academic world– even though only few industry members are currently supporting it. This creates a potential for market disruption – in similar ways as the music industry has experienced with the rise of Internet filesharing or the software industry with the rise of Open Source. To not proactively engage with open education, its production, use or practices, could present a serious threat to the sustainability of the current learning market.
The West’s learning industry urged to experience a ‘Sputnik effect’
Fifty years ago, President Kennedy issued a wake-up call to Americans over the Space Race. Today, the publishing and IT industries in western economies need a similar, urgent call to improve western workforces’ skills and renovate their old, outdated educational establishment.
Fabrizio Cardinali, Chair of the European Learning Industry Group and Senior Vice President of Business Development of one of the leading mobile and online learning content management solutions provider, eXact learning solutions, outlines what he calls ‘the Sputnik Effect’ for the contemporary learning industry.
He also suggests lessons that can be learned from the Florentine Renaissance and outlines the forces which combined to create a perfect ’knowledge storm’ in those days. He hopes that a Renaissance 2.0 could hit Europe and help it to compete successfully in global workforce markets and in today’s Knowledge Society.
Empowering learners and teachers for a digital world
International conference to close ReAct - re-activating teachers and learners , a transnational European project within the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union, KA3 (ICT) which brings together a group of european projects to discuss experiences and results centred around the main axes of the work done in the reAct project. These are creativity and autonomy as facilitators of intrinsic motivation, and the challenges involved in integrating new approaches in traditional curricular contexts, which most innovative projects face.
reAct project International Conference 2012
The reAct project final conference, which brings this two year project to a close, will bring together a group of projects to discuss experiences and results centred around the main axes of the work done in the project. These are creativity and autonomy as facilitators of intrinsic motivation, and the challenges involved in integrating new approaches in traditional curricular contexts, which most innovative projects face. The conference will be a forum for these projects to share their perceptions around these axes and derive some conclusions.
The reAct Project - International Conference:
“Empowering teachers and learners for a digital world”
will be held in Valencia (Spain) on October 10, 2012.
ReAct, re-activating teachers and learners, is a transnational European project within the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union, KA3 (ICT). The project duration is from 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2012. The project website is at http://www.reactproject.eu
The percentage of youth who do not complete compulsory education is a significant social problem in Europe and one of the main challenges of professionals in training is promoting the intrinsic motivation of students. There is a huge disconnect between educational programs and what students expect to learn or see as relevant to their lives.
The goal of reAct is to develop a methodology based on enhancing the autonomy, creativity and collaboration of students and teachers through ICT tools including web 2.0, with a view to facilitating the development of learner motivation, and to explore how to integrate this innovation into existing educational programs.
The reAct project final conference, which brings this two year project to a close, will bring together a group of projects to discuss experiences and results centred around the main axes of the work done in the project. These are creativity and autonomy as facilitators of intrinsic motivation, and the challenges involved in integrating new approaches in traditional curricular contexts, which most innovative projects face. The conference will be a forum for these projects to share their perceptions around these axes and derive some conclusions.
The structure of the reAct International Conference includes two keynote speeches. The first of these by Wim Veen (University of Delft, NL) will focus on innovation in the classroom, the other will be by Lieve van den Brand (European Commission, responsible for educational policy design)will look at educational innovation from a policy perspective. These will be followed by three round tables on creativity, autonomy, and innovation. Finally a brief presentation of the conclusions of the discussions will be made.
The conference is to be webstreamed and the videos will be available later on in the project website http://www.reactproject.eu/conference_en/online-conference/
Call for papers - International Conference 'The Future of Education'
Call Deadline: 14-Nov-2012. The third edition of The Future of Education International Conference will take place in Florence, Italy, on 13-14 June 2013.
The objective of The Future of Education Conference is to promote transnational cooperation and share good practice in the field of innovation for education. The Future of Education Conference is also an excellent opportunity for the presentation of previous and current educational projects.
Call for Papers:
The conference focuses on the following thematic areas:
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methodologies
- Education and New Technologies
- Media Education
- E-learning
- Learning Games
- Studies on Education
- Studies on Second Language Acquisition
- Art Education
- Music Education
Please notice that this list is not exhaustive and other topics will be taken into consideration.
The Call for Papers, within the New Perspective in Science Education Conference, is addressed to teachers, researchers and experts in the field of science education as well as to coordinators of science and training projects. Experts in the field of science teaching and learning are therefore invited to submit an abstract of a paper to be presented during the New Perspective in Science Education international conference. The abstract should be written in English (between 200 and 500 words) and sent via email to science@pixel-online.net no later than 14 November 2012.
Creating innovative environments to enhance the learning experience
David Istance (CERI & OCDE) will talk about Innovative Learning Environments and ongoing projects such as 'Schooling for Tomorrow'.
VISIR Stakeholders consultation - An unorthodox consultation about visions and scenarios on future of learning
The VISIR project – “Vision, Scenarios, Insights and Recommendations “ is the initiative of seven European networks one research centre and one University involved in the open, distance and e-learning field. It aims to develop a shared vision on how ICT may help making lifelong learning a reality. The project is co-funded by the European Commission Lifelong Learning Programme.
The objective of the VISIR Stakeholders’ Consultations is to involve professionals and practitioners as well as decision makers, students, civil society representatives, to build on their opinion and experience, to develop a common vision on how ICT may help making lifelong learning a reality.
We are counting on your contribution to help to identify and analyse the trends on ICT and learning in Europe. It will take only few minutes of your time and even could be fun to reflect on the 14, somewhat provocative and tricky statements which you will find in the consultation. Such statements were elaborated following a memorable brainstorming seminar in Bologna in May 2012, with the participation of a bunch of experts gathered from all the continent. They analysed the domains of change, the polarities and tensions and the main lines of evolution and trying to outline future scenarios from here till 2020. Thus, the statements in the consultation are related to the year 2020.
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