Learning Agency Network

04/03/2016

COER13 receives a special award. Congrats to the colleagues involved, i.e. Andreas Link.

Im Rahmen des Festivals zu Open Educational Resources (OER) 2016 erhielt der COER13 – der „Online-Course zu OER 2013“ – den Sonder-Award „OER über OER“. Der Kurs wurde von e-teaching.org in Zusammenarbeit mit mehreren Partnern entwickelt. Die Preisverleihung des ersten großen Wettbewerbs zu OER im d…

22/10/2015

The OECD is carrying out a Feasibility Study for the Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes. (...) More than a ranking, the AHELO assessment aims to be direct evaluation of student performance at the global level and valid across diverse cultures, languages and different types of institutions.

Data & research on skills beyond school, higher education & lifelong learning inc. Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes, Higher Education Programme, Skillls Outlook, PIAAC, VET, The OECD is carrying out an evaluation of what students in higher education know and can do upon graduation: t…

17/10/2015

Are you a teacher, educator or trainer in a European school, organisation or institute? Are you teaching in an innovative way, perhaps making use of digital technology or perhaps using other means? Either way, you aim to achieve greater openness and inclusion in the classroom: Share your good teaching or learning practice!

06/10/2015

10 of the best TED talks for education: Digged out by Ilona Hetsevich.

Meet modern learners’ needs by watching inspiring Ted lectures from learning professionals all over the world.

30/09/2015

Congrats to the Open Education Europa portal!

Rolf Reinhardt is holding the degree of a Dipl.-Ing., as he is a graduated engineer in Media Technology specialized in Multimedia. He finished his studies in Germany and France with a thesis (with honours) on the subject of controlling of Vocational Education & Training with e-Learning at L'ORÉAL Pa…

03/09/2015

On September 25th 2015, 193 world leaders will commit to 17 to achieve 3 extraordinary things in the next 15 years. http://www.globalgoals.org

In September 2015, the United Nations are launching global goals, a series of ambitious targets to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change for everyone by 2030.

29/07/2015

New York City-based University Ventures announced a $5 million seed fund for investing in startups focused on serving the higher education industry, particularly around “needs that colleges and universities have around connecting students with employment,” says Ryan Craig, managing director of University Ventures.

Believe it or not, there are innovations in higher education beyond the headline-grabbing MOOCs that have soaked up so many investment dollars in recent years. And now those non-MOOCs may get some funding, too. Today, New York City-based University Ventures announced a $5 million seed fund for inves

01/07/2015

The large-scale study is the first to demonstrate that it is possible to identify great teaching, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said.

http://metproject.org/downloads/MET_Ensuring_Fair_and_Reliable_Measures_Practitioner_Brief.pdf

16/06/2015

In our monthly meeting, Ebba Ossiannilsson did a summary of the EDEN Conference 2015. If you want to join one of our next meetings, just send us an email to [email protected].

Expanding Learning Scenarious What& ;s up, and what& ;s hot - take aways from the Annual EDEN Conference in Barcelona 9-12 June 2015 Dr Ebba Ossiannilsso…

14/06/2015

Alastair Creelman on factors that affect learner involvement in open courses. Worth reading.