News for OEB Global

    • LearnOps: The ROI Advantage over Project Management Tools

      Cognota | Toronto, CA |

      Following a partnership announcement between Cognota and the ROI Institute, Cognota is unveiling the LearnOps ROI Advantage, cutting-edge new learning measurement features that generic project management tools don’t provide.

    • OEB 2023: Charting the Future of Learning in the Digital Age

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe GmbH proudly presents OEB 2023, a pivotal event that continues its legacy as the annual nexus for leading educationalists and technologists worldwide. For over a quarter of a century, OEB has played a pivotal role in shaping opinions, fostering agency, and influencing the global educational agenda.

    • Speexx Introduces AI-based Coach Matching with Speexx Matchmaker™ for Business Coaching

      Speexx | Munich, Germany |

      Speexx, the industry leader for digital people development, has announced details of the Speexx Matchmaker™ smart algorithm for its cutting-edge coaching solution Speexx Business Coaching. Speexx Matchmaker™ is the world’s most powerful matching smart algorithm that uses data science, AI-powered technology, and the latest evidential research to connect each coachee with their perfectly matched coach.

    • Learning analytics at Learning Technologies 2023

      Learning Technologies | London |

      The Learning Technologies Conference this May will hear from Network Rail on its experiences of measuring learning and dealing with the results.

    • Your first 100 days as an L&D manager

      Learning Technologies | London |

      The learning profession, navigating management at Learning Technologies 2023 - lessons on success and survival; 3-4 May, ExCeL London.

    • On-going, performance-focused learning

      Learning Technologies | London |

      Continuous learning, moving beyond formal programmes: Heather Stefanski, Chief Learning and Talent Officer and Michael Edwards, Director of People and Professional Development UK & Ireland, from Mckinsey will present at Learning Technologies 2023.

    • Artificial Intelligence changes everything in L&D

      Learning Technologies | London |

      Donald Clark will present at Learning Technologies 2023: From Chat GPT to networked knowledge, Clark lays bare how AI will transform our lives – and where it already has.

    • Learning Technologies 2023: Learning academies

      Learning Technologies | London |

      Corporate academies are back, and they’re different. Serena Gonsalves-Fersch discusses the challenges of running a corporate academy at Learning Technologies 2023.

    • OEB 2023 - The Learning Futures We Choose: Call for proposals

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Big tech and AI is radically changing how we all learn. At OEB, Europe's foremost education and workplace learning conference, later this year in Berlin, the EdTech community will gather to help shape this change. The call for proposals for the 2023 conference has opened.

    • Digital learning: the hype and reality

      Learning Technologies | London |

      David Wilson and David Perring from Fosway, are speaking at the Learning Technologies 2023 Conference on Digital Learning in a Hybrid World and previewing Fosway's 2023 Digital Learning Realities research.

    • Solving the mystery of impact measurement

      Learning Technologies | London |

      Kevin M Yates, ‘the L&D Detective’, is speaking at the upcoming Learning Technologies Conference, May 3-4, on learning measurement.

    • Learning Technologies 2023 Exhibition

      Learning Technologies | London |

      Learning Technologies 2023 Exhibition returns this May at ExCeL in London; Exhibition registration, sponsors and exhibitors announced.

    • Learning Technologies 2023: 3-4 May, London

      Learning Technologies | London |

      Learning Technologies 2023 returns this May at ExCeL in London; Conference programme announced along with booking and early bird tickets.

    • Great Minds on Learning live at OEB

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      How to Create a Learning Podcast: OEB Conference will feature a live recording of the 'Great Minds on Learning' Podcast with Donald Clark and John Helmer.

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins | |

      A bite-sized news round up: OEB returns November; How well prepared is L&D for recession?; Measuring impact, a guide to getting started.

    • LNTV: what really makes business impact

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Oct 27: Evaluation expert, Professor Robert Brinkerhoff, on what really makes training have a real business impact. Plus, using TikTok for learning events; Bob Mosher concludes his series Elevating Performance; Martin Couzins draws conclusions from Mind Tools' Benchmark Study for corporate L&D.

    • From learning to performance

      Learning News | |

      Learning News talks to Henriette Kloots, creator of the World of Learning Map, used to help L&D teams focus on the journey from learning to performance.

    • OEB 2022 Conference Preview

      Learning News | OEB |

      OEB, the annual edtech conference in Berlin, returns live in person this November. Conference chair Rebecca Stromeyer joins Learning News.

    • Education in the Metaverse

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB Annual Debate: "This House Believes Education Should Move to the Metaverse".

    • OEB: Moving Beyond the Daily Grind

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB Conference’s workforce L&D plenary on Friday, November, 25 will look at how Learning and Development can deliver both its day-to-day training and support its organisation’s long-term goals.

    • OEB Global 2022: Re-imagining our Vision for Learning

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Online Educa Berlin (OEB) is the annual global, cross-sector conference and exhibition on digital learning and training and will take place in Berlin from November 23 – 25, 2022. This leading international event is calling all stakeholders to shape the agenda for a rich and multi-faceted agenda and discussion.

    • OEB Digital Experience

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | |

      OEB Digital Experience Day, March 23, will reveal how education and L&D professionals alike are managing what’s new and next for learning.

    • OEB Global's 27th Edition: Programme published

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      The agenda for the OEB Global International Conference on Technology-Supported Learning and Training, which will take place in Berlin from December 1 - 3, was published today.

    • OEB publishes full programme for its 2020 virtual event

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      The full programme for this year's OEB Global Virtual Experience is now available online; includes details of the keynotes, workshops, panel sessions, debates, registration and more.

    • Learning Technologies Germany and OEB 2020 are going virtual

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      The OEB Global Virtual Experience runs from Nov 30 – Dec 4 and Learning Technologies Germany will again form an important part of the conference programme, specifically focussing on those issues affecting workplace learning.

    • Announcing Cengage Student Voices at OEB 2019

      OEB Exhibitors | Berlin |

      Student Voices is Cengage’s on-going research project that looks into the higher education experience of students across the UK, Europe and South Africa. Its focus is on understanding how students regard their education, their learning perceptions, challenges and methods. The team is exhibiting at OEB 2019.

    • Moovly enables collaborative video creation in the classroom

      OEB Exhibitors | Berlin |

      Video creation platform Moovly provides new options for student group work on video projects and internal classroom sharing of created videos. Teachers or academic staff are able to set-up media libraries and student accounts for video creation assignments.

    • Gamoteca has launched 5 new practice-based learning games

      OEB Exhibitors | London |

      Gamoteca, in partnership with the Humanitarian Leadership Academy and Quicksand, released 5 new learning games focused on coaching and mentoring, volunteer training, design thinking, gender bias and new staff onboarding.

    • University College Copenhagen selects itslearning LMS

      OEB Exhibitors | Copenhagen, Denmark |

      After a rigorous tender process, University College Copenhagen – Københavns Professionshøjskole (KP) – has awarded itslearning the contract. Among the decision factors, KP considered that itslearning is particularly strong in the ease of use, curriculum and overview, communication capabilities on the platform, and price. itslearning serves now more than 125 000 teachers and students in the university college market in Denmark.

    • Kryterion reveals The Four Immutable Laws of Credentialing Success at OEB 2019

      OEB Exhibitors | Phoenix, Arizona USA |

      Credentials are challenging and disrupting traditional education, corporate training and hiring. Employers and job candidates each see the value of credentials for demonstrating skills and competence. Based on years of working with dozens of credentialing programs in diverse industries, Leslie Thomas, Ph.D., Chief Psychometric Officer for Kryterion, Inc., shares the four laws of credentialing success for program sponsors.

    • How hardware video encoders help schools: Epiphan Video at OEB 2019

      OEB Exhibitors | Ottawa, ON Canada |

      Epiphan Video’s David Kirk will break down the benefits of hardware encoders for colleges and universities at the OEB 2019 seminar, Epiphan: Hardware Video Encoders – What You Need to Know. Raphael Löhle of the SAE Institute will share how the institution is leveraging encoder hardware across its many campuses.

    • WebClip2Go to Debut at the German OEB Exhibition

      OEB Exhibitors | Veenendaal, The Netherlands |

      WebClip2Go, an offshoot of Dutch-based Burst Video, will be debuting in Germany in the field of education as a completely new type of video production workflow.

    • myday targets improvements to global digital campuses

      OEB Exhibitors | Berlin |

      Student engagement platform, myday, is to feature at the upcoming OEB Global EdTech event, offering educators the latest ‘smart campus’ technologies and approaches, to increase student engagement.

    • OEB 2019 announces ‘Spotlight Stage’ lineup

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      The Spotlight Stage returns to OEB Global, Europe’s top education and learning technology event, Berlin, 27-29 November; Spotlight Stage to be opened by social age writer and commentator Julian Stodd; promises left-field inspiration, entertainment and provocation from edtech experts.

    • Cyber Security Pulse - have your say

      Towards Maturity | London |

      In 2018 only 4 out 10 L&D leaders reported that their team is able to help their organisation manage risk successfully; Towards Maturity's Cyber Security Learning Pulse aims to gather data and insights around cyber-security learning.

    • OEB 2019: Using data and analytics in learning

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB 2019 Conference, Berlin, 27-29 November, will debate using data and analytics in education and workplace learning. A series of expert panels with practitioners and edtech leaders aims to provide practical insights for improving learning and debate controversial views on the use of data.

    • OEB Global: Annual debate to stir up storm about direction of education

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Should education be all about the needs of industry and the economy or is it something more fundamental? Have universities, colleges and schools become too obsessed with what they imagine employers are likely to need from workers in the future? And is this obsession with the skills we suppose will be most in demand actually leading us to prevent students acquiring precisely the skills that will be most valuable?

    • OEB 2019: Reassessing roles in learning

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB 2019, Berlin, 27-29 November, will look at the evolution in the roles of learning professionals: from agile L&D teams to supporting, developing and certifying online teaching in higher education.

    • OEB 2019: Solving skills gaps and preparing students for industry

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB 2019, Berlin, 27-29 November, will show learning and edtech professionals how technology can overcome skills gaps and better prepare students for the workplace. The Conference will explore the impact of AI and a new view on designing educational programmes that deliver on learners’ and employers’ needs.

    • OEB 2019 sponsors announced

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB, Europe’s premier learning and edtech event, incorporating Learning Technologies Germany, has announced its sponsors for the 2019 event.

    • Learning Technologies Awards 2019 shortlist announced

      Learning Technologies | London |

      The annual Learning Technologies Awards has published its shortlist for the 2019 awards programme; 19 awards categories; record-breaking entry; gala evening tickets released.

    • Empowering learning: Josh Squires on AI

      Learning News | London |

      Josh Squires, Director Enterprise Solutions at Docebo, discussing artificial intelligence in learning at Learning Technologies Summer Forum 2019.

    • Learning 2019 announces Keynote Speaker Michelle Weise

      Learning | |

      Michelle R. Weise is Strada Education Network’s Senior Vice President of Workforce Strategies and serves as Chief Innovation Officer for the Strada Institute for the Future of Work, which is dedicated to advancing understanding of the future of learning and work to build the learning ecosystem of the future, is to speak at Learning 2019, taking place on October 27 - 30 at Disney's Coronado Springs in Orlando, FL.

    • Learning 2019 keynotes announced

      Learning | |

      Learning 2019, Produced by CloserStill Media, features CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Special Keynote by Elliott Masie.

    • OEB Global: discovering learning - reshaping education and training

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Learning must be fundamentally reshaped to take account not only of increased leisure time in the future, but also a massive surge in demand for lifelong learning. Ahead of the launch of a call for proposals for OEB Global 2019, Europe’s largest conference on technology-assisted learning, experts are calling for a fundamental reassessment of priorities and a new focus on reshaping learning systems and procedures.

    • Learning Technologies 2019 breaks all the records

      Learning Technologies | London |

      Learning Technologies 2019 took place in earlier this month at its new home, ExCeL London. The biggest event in the event’s 20 year history received over 8,500 visitors and 760 conference delegates. Themes included artificial intelligence, personalisation, micro learning and measurement.

    • The L&D Global Sentiment Survey

      Donald H Taylor | |

      Taking the pulse of of the L&D community worldwide, the 2019 L&D Global Sentiment Survey has opened for submissions.

    • 360AI by EDIA Develops New Integration with Alfresco CMS

      OEB Exhibitors | EDIA, Amsterdam, Netherlands |

      360AI, powered by EDIA, has recently developed its first version integration with Alfresco. Alfresco is a popular content management system used by large education publishers such as Pearson, Cengage Learning, Oxford University Press and others.

    • Meet Totara Partner Synergy Learning at Learning Technologies Germany 2018

      Totara | |

      Totara Platinum Partner Synergy Learning will be exhibiting and presenting at Learning Technologies Germany 2018 in Berlin on 5-7th December 2018, helping the German market find out more about how open source learning technology gives organisations worldwide the freedom to learn.

    • Awsome to launch corporate services portfolio at OEB Global 2018

      OEB Exhibitors | Berlin |

      Awesome2Learn will launch at the 2018 OEB Global in Berlin, Germany, its service portfolio, aiming to offer its corporate clients up-to-date, user friendly, content relevant learning and assessment solutions, either out-of-the-box or 100% customized.

    • Going West: Top Education Conference Heads for Côte d’Ivoire

      eLearning Africa | Berlin, Germany |

      Africa’s leading conference and exhibition on technology-assisted learning and training, eLearning Africa, will head to Côte d’Ivoire next year. Organisers have confirmed that the pan-African conference, which brings together education professionals, technology experts, entrepreneurs and investors for three days of networking, discussions, briefings and debates, will be held in the West African country’s capital city, Abidjan.

    • OEB 2018: Data-driven education

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      The opportunities and dangers of the greater use of data in learning and education will be debated at a panel session at OEB 2018 in Berlin from 5-7 December.

    • myday targets improvements to digital student campuses

      Collabco | Liverpool, UK |

      Student engagement platform, myday, is to feature at the upcoming OEB Global EdTech event, offering educators the latest ‘smart campus’ technologies and approaches, to increase student engagement.

    • Implementing learning systems at scale at OEB 2018

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB in Berlin in December is to look in detail at the planning and communications issues around large-scale learning technology implementations, with a panel of learning technology practitioners, including from BCD Travel and Booking.com.

    • Learning and training with bots - why not?

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Bots are ready to take off in learning, yet this new way of communicating with learners provides challenges for education and learning technology professionals. At OEB 2018 a panel of edtech experts will present everything we need to know.

    • OEB 2018: A student-led conversation on the future of education

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Traditional education is coming to an end driven, in part, by more agile and ever-learning young professionals. At OEB 2018 a panel from Avans University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands will consider how technology is keeping up with new educational principles and what education in the future should look like.

    • Artificial intelligence in learning at OEB 2018

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB 2018 will investigate artificial intelligence in learning and whether AI can help us to learn better and faster and in more individual ways.

    • The New Role of the L&D Professional

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      At OEB 2018 Donald H Taylor, Chair of the Learning Technologies Germany Track, will lead a conference session on how learning and development at work is changing and what this means for the role of the L&D professional.

    • ‘All Learning Should Be Fun’: The Big Debate

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      At OEB Global in Berlin, 5 - 7 December, a panel of experts, drawn from education, academia and business will debate the proposition that “all learning experiences should be fun.” Two teams of speakers will slug it out in front of an audience of hundreds of education professionals, managers and edTech entrepreneurs.

    • When machines take your jobs, we'll go back to learning

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      The world is changing fast and, as machines take over traditional jobs, learning is set to become a central part of human existence. That’s the message experts will deliver at Europe’s top conference on learning and technology, which will be held in Berlin on 5 – 7 December 2018.

    • Exhibition and sponsors announced for expanded OEB event in Berlin

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB Global, now incorporating Learning Technologies Germany, has announced its sponsors for its 2018 event taking place in Berlin this December; 100 suppliers will take part in the combined OEB-Learning Technologies Germany exhibition - a showcase of education and learning technology.

    • OEB 2018: Pre-Conference Events Published

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB Global, incorporating Learning Technologies Germany, has published the pre-conference workshops and first programme highlights for its 2018 event, taking place in Berlin this December.

    • What is learning’s plan? Call for proposals for OEB 2018

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB Global, incorporating Learning Technologies Germany, is reminding interested parties to submit proposals by 30 April for its upcoming 2018 conference, taking place in Berlin this December.

    • OEB Global: Education “Hurtling Towards Massive Change Without a Plan”

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      The global education and training sector has been warned that it is “hurtling towards massive change without a plan.” Astrid Jaeger, Managing Director of OEB Learning Technologies Europe GmbH, which organises OEB Global, Europe’s leading conference on technology assisted learning and training, said today (Wednesday) that the education sector will have to change “fundamentally and quickly” to cope with new demands created by rapid technological change.

    • OEB Global 2017: Government Adviser Says Stop Investing in Systems that Don’t Work

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      A senior adviser to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and to the Finnish Government claimed yesterday (Thursday) that education ministers in England, Australia and the United States are continuing to invest in unsuccessful education systems, in spite of clear evidence that they are not working.

    • Innovative platform for knowledge management and testing

      OEB Exhibitors | KnowledgeFlow, Berlin |

      Knowledge sharing and management are issues a lot of companies are struggling with. With the new platform, KnowledgeFlow is helping companies and organizations with both lowering the efforts that have to be taken to manage knowledge, and enhancing the actual use of it on the work floor.

    • OEB Global 2017: Call for “More Flexible Education Systems” and Training for Teachers

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      Education systems will need to be much more flexible, in order to cope with the demands of an age of increasing uncertainty. And teachers must be trained not only to teach, but also to redesign their institutions to keep up with the pace of change in society. These are just two of the recommendations set to be made by education and technology experts, taking part in OEB Global 2017, Europe’s largest conference on technology assisted learning and training.

    • TestWe paperless exam solution for educators at OEB 2017

      OEB Exhibitors | TestWe, Paris |

      TestWe, designed for institutions within education and certification centers, is a secure and offline e-exam solution to ease the examination process and the candidate’s overall success.

    • Vaddio Introduces RoboTRAK Next Generation Presenter Tracking System for Lecture Capture applications

      OEB Exhibitors | Vaddio, Weert, Netherlands |

      Vaddio (www.vaddio.com), the premier provider of conferencing, camera and production audio visual solutions, introduced the next generation in enterprise-class Presenter Camera Tracking called Vaddio RoboTRAK™. RoboTRAK delivers intelligent IR tracking, optimized for large venues and lecture capture applications, that’s effortless and affordable.

    • Peergade Introduces Feedback Rubrics to Help Teach Feedback

      OEB Exhibitors | Peergade, Copenhagen |

      Peergrade recently released their guide to Feedback Rubrics, a way to scaffold the feedback process for students. With feedback rubrics, students are empowered to evaluate and reflect on their peers work while providing feedback.

    • The Human Factor in Digital Transformation

      Speexx | Berlin, Germany |

      Global HR and L&D community meets in Berlin on the opening day of OEB. Munich – Thursday 23, November 2017 – Speexx has confirmed this year´s Speexx Exchange agenda for the annual conference which will discuss topical issues on e-learning and talent management practices’. During Speexx Exchange, up to 150 global HR and talent management delegates across 15 countries will meet in Berlin, Germany at the Hotel Intercontinental on Wednesday 6 December 2017, on the eve of Online Educa.

    • OEB Global: Experts Warn Learning Providers about Data Regulation

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      International experts on data security and privacy in education are warning that the education sector may not be ready for the imminent implementation of the EU’s new law on data protection, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

    • OEB 2017 presents the future of education in a rapidly changing world

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      This year’s OEB Global conference explores the future of digital education. Over 2,300 attendees from the worldwide academic, corporate, and public sectors are expected at this year’s OEB Global in Berlin, making it the largest international conference and exhibition focusing on educational and learning technologies.

    • OEB GLOBAL 2017 Pre-Conference Workshops Announced

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Fresh details of this year’s much anticipated OEB Global conference have been released with the pre-conference workshops now available to view online. The workshops will be held on December 6 ahead of the launch of Europe’s largest cross-sector conference for the global learning and technology community. OEB Global will run from December 6 - 8 in Berlin and will draw over 2300 people from close to 100 countries all under one roof to discuss the future of education.

    • OEB GLOBAL – Organisers Announce “Exciting” New Sponsors, Speakers and Exhibitors

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      Berlin-based conference organisers, ICWE GmbH, have announced the first crop of sponsors and exhibitors for this year’s OEB GLOBAL, Europe’s largest conference for the global learning and technology community, which will take place in Berlin from December 6 – 8. They have also released details of some confirmed speakers, who will lead discussions about ‘Learning Uncertainty,’ the theme of this year’s conference.

    • Learning for an uncertain world

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Trump, Brexit, climate change, new technologies, economic turbulence… We live in an increasingly uncertain world in which things are changing fast. What does it all mean for education and training? How should they adapt to meet the challenge of uncertainty? How can they help businesses and employers to cope with rapid and continuing change?

    • Learning for an uncertain world

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | |

      Trump, Brexit, climate change, new technologies, economic turbulence… We live in an increasingly uncertain world in which things are changing fast. What does it all mean for education and training? How should they adapt to meet the challenge of uncertainty? How can they help businesses and employers to cope with rapid and continuing change?

    • Teachers v Techies: The Big Robot Debate

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      In fact, not only could they replace them, but they should and will. That’s the view of two top education technology experts, who’ll be at the OEB Debate in Berlin later this month to argue their case that substituting artificial intelligence for real teachers will boost quality and lead to better results.

    • Annual e-Learning and Talent management check: global HR and L&D community at OEB

      Speexx | Munich |

      Speexx, the global provider of online and mobile language training, has confirmed the agenda for the annual reality check on e-learning and talent management practices Speexx Exchange, where 150 HR and talent management experts from over 15 countries will congregate in Berlin at the Hotel Intercontinental on 30 November. Overarching theme for this year´s edition of Speexx Exchange is Digital Transformation in HR and L&D.

    • Speexx wins Worlddidac for its ´Perfect Blend´

      Speexx | Munich |

      Speexx has been awarded this prestigious Award, for the 6th consecutive time by the Worlddidac Association in the category ´Product with Own Learning Category´.

    • OEB 2016: conference could set agenda for future shape of education

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | |

      Could students take charge of their own education? Could they control what, when, how and where they learn? They are already beginning to do exactly that - and what's happened so far is just the tip of the iceberg, according to many of the experts scheduled to speak at OEB, Europe's leading conference on technology-assisted learning.

    • OEB 2016: Artificial Intelligence in education

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Artificial Intelligence (AI) can support learning processes – of this many AI experts are certain, and Roger Schank is one of them. He visualises a technology-supported learning process in which an AI mentor would appear to help learners whenever they get stuck or have a question. The cognitive psychologist and AI theorist will be one of the key speakers at the 22nd OEB, Europe’s leading conference in the realm of digital learning and training.

    • OEB 2016: 11 Sponsors already confirmed

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | |

      Momentum behind OEB 2016 is surpassing all preceding years with eleven leading sponsors already signed up and more than double the amount of registered participants in comparison to last year at this time. OEB 2016 Sponsors are Oracle Academy, mediasite by sonicfoundry, Open Assessment Technologies, LPLUS GmbH, speexx, Presentations 2Go, CREATE.21st century, Cengage Learning, Amity Online, smartspokes, and WildFire. The diversity of the group, covering a wide range of specialties, serves as a perfect metaphor for the cross-sector focus of the conference itself.

    • OEB 2016: 'Owning learning' and what happens when students take control

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      Ownership is the new buzz-word in education. 'Owning Learning,' the theme for this year's OEB, Europe's leading conference on technology-assisted learning, reflects the growing view among education professionals that developments in technology have created a fundamental shift in education.

    • ‘Dystopian future’ unless we learn to connect, say scientists

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      Leading economists, scientists and technology experts are set to warn that unless we learn to manage globalisation and our increasingly interconnected world more effectively, we face a “dystopian future”. They envision a world in which groups such as ISIS will take advantage of the systemic risks and vulnerabilities we have created.

    • D2L’s Brightspace ranked #1 LMS for next-gen online teaching and learning

      D2L | Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario |

      D2L’s Brightspace ranked the #1 LMS for next-gen online teaching and learning by global analyst firm Ovum; Brightspace received perfect scores for innovation, student performance and retention, and accessibility. D2L Brightspace will be on show at OEB15 in Berlin this December.

    • Finding working partners with EPALE’s partner search tool

      EPALE | Birmingham |

      A tool that helps European projects or organisations find working partners has been launched by EPALE, the ePlatform for Adult Learning in Europe - and will be presented by the European Commission at OEB 2015, 2-4 December, Berlin.

    • The latest Life Science education technology on show at OEB

      ADInstruments | Oxford, UK |

      Technology in Life Science education is seeing a revolution and visitors to this December’s OEB education conference in Berlin will see a new tool to help teach future Doctors, Nurses, and Life Science professionals - Lt from ADInstruments.

    • First of its kind elearning construction toolkit at OEB15

      MLAKedusoln Elearnovate | Davis, CA |

      MLAKedusoln Elearnovate will feature its PLErify Web Application at Online Educa 2015: a first of its kind Do-It-Yourself Elearning Construction Toolkit for Higher Education Faculty and people in leadership positions.

    • Learning industry to gather for Speexx Exchange 2015

      Speexx | |

      Munich – Monday 26th October 2015 – Speexx, the leading global provider of online and mobile language training, has confirmed the agenda for its annual HR and L&D networking event Speexx Exchange. This full-day event brings together talent management experts from all over the world and kicks off on the eve of Online Educa Berlin.

    • OEB promises sparkling treat for futurists

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      OEB, Europe’s leading conference on technology and learning, is promising a “sparkling intellectual treat for futurists, planners, strategists and thinkers” in Berlin from December 2 – 4, 2015.

    • The future of learning: Accelerating the shift to modernity

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      OEB 2015, Europe’s leading conference on digital education, will discuss the potential for a new age of global learning and creativity in which “everything is possible.” Rebecca Stromeyer, Chief Executive of conference organisers ICWE GmbH, has confirmed that the focus of this year’s conference, which will be held in Berlin on 2-4 December, will be on modernity and how people, organisations and societies can use technology-assisted education to secure the rewards of “a new era of fundamental change.”

    • From the Newsroom to the Classroom

      OEB Exhibitors | Berlin |

      ITN Source sponsoring Online Educa Berlin 2014. The power of footage to convey events and ideas with immediacy and impact has been clear since the advent of celluloid. Film can convey the emotional, the extraordinary and the complex, so succinctly, that it makes them an ideal resource for teachers seeking to inspire their students.

    • Is Data Corrupting Education?

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      Global experts on education and technology will be in Berlin this week for a debate about how data is changing education.

    • Cengage Learning participates in ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2014

      OEB Exhibitors | |

      Leading global education company, Cengage Learning, is participating at Online Educa Berlin 2014, the largest global conference on technology supported learning and training for the corporate, education and public service sectors. At this year’s event, Cengage Learning will be showcasing its world-class content, innovative technology platforms and tools, and personalized services that transform and inspire the learning experience through student engagement.

    • Blackboard shares success at Online Educa Berlin 2014

      OEB Exhibitors | |

      Blackboard today announced details of its presence at Online Educa Berlin 2014, the leading global conference on online learning and training. A plenary session keynote, a pre-conference workshop and a dedicated booth (Sponsor Hall – B55) will showcase Blackboard’s expertise and industry leadership, allowing participants to learn more about the company’s unique learner-centric approach and the recent solution developments. They will also discover how Blackboard solutions and services are helping students, teachers and institutions across the world achieve success.

    • Norwegian Digital Learning Arena - Simulations and Technologies for Science and Supporting Open Education 2.0

      OEB Exhibitors | Berlin |

      NDLA, the Norwegian Digital Learning Arena, is proud to participate in two sessions during Online Educa Berlin 2014. On Thursday Dec 4 our Technology editor, Rune Mathisen, will coach a lab session about Simulations and Technologies for Science. On Friday Dec 5 the head of NDLA, Øivind Høines, is panelist in the debate session Supporting Open Education 2.0. What, Why and Where, contributing with NDLA: A Model for Sustainable Public Innovation Through Collaboration in Learning.

    • LPLUS sponsoring Online Educa 2014

      OEB Exhibitors | Berlin |

      As market leader of European Aviation online exams and provider of high security e-exams in universities LPLUS GmbH has achieved significant new milestones in 2014. In addition to the continuing development of the LPLUS-TestStudio®the company has launched some new groundbreaking products.

    • Technology overtakes tradition: embracing a new era of education

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      Latest technologies and ideas revealed at 20th global event for technology-enhanced education and training. Augmented reality glasses that enable you to create 3D objects in mid-space and then build them in real life; virtual reality goggles that place you firmly in a digitally-generated immersive environment; data and analytics that personalise education and drive businesses success. These are just some of the technologies and approaches that are transforming the way we work and learn.

    • ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN programme now online

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | |

      2014 marks the 20th edition of ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, the largest international conference on technology supported learning and training. The conference has been at the cutting edge of technology supported learning for two decades, and this year’s event is no exception.

    • Infinite possibility, or all doom and gloom for new generation of learners?

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      Can learning prosper in the Internet age? Technology is dismantling the traditional power structures of learning – such as the division between teacher and pupil, or between work and learning. But is this a truly democratic world of opportunity – or must we fear descent into anarchy?

    • E-Learning’s Future: Changing Learning to Meet Modern Demands – Call for Proposals – ONLINE EDUCA BERLN 2014

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Modern education is evolving into a different shape. Faced with the demands of a complex world, today's learning is being delivered in a multiplicity of forms and a variety of environments. What will the shape of future learning look like? How are we changing learning to meet new demands? These and other questions will be raised at the 20th edition of ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN on December 3 – 5, 2014. Proposals for this year’s overall theme, Changing Learning, can be submitted before June 2nd, 2014: ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN is looking for the services, case studies, research, thinking, narratives and expertise that are shaping technology enhanced learning and training.

    • Keeping your feet in a digitally mobile world

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      The hyper-connected individual has vast power beneath his fingertips. Logging onto the internet may have become a banality of the modern age, but our engagement with it promises vast benefits - and hitherto unheard-of dangers. This was one of the focal points of the Opening Plenary at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2013.

    • European Commission President Barroso in 'call for action' on innovation

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, today (Thursday) announced a "call for action" for EU countries to promote innovation. He also confirmed that the European Commission will provide more support for open resources in education.

    • New Learning Agenda Launched By Towards Maturity

      Towards Maturity | London |

      Only 50% of learning initiatives are delivered in time to meet business need. Only 29% of organisations agree their L&D teams have the right skills to design solutions to exploit learning technologies to business advantage. Based on recent research, Towards Maturity launches new business-driven learning agenda with nine action areas at Online Educa Berlin.

    • Indecomm's new HTML5 authoring platform at Online Educa

      Indecomm Global Services | Edison, NJ |

      Indecomm is showing its new web-based HTML5 authoring platform for rapid courseware development and demonstrating content services and technology platforms at Online Educa 2013 in Berlin this week.

    • Classroom disruptors: what can we learn from education's tech debate?

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Investors pumped $1.1 billion into the ed-tech market last year; roughly double the amount invested in 2007. New education technology is creating opportunities for engaging the ever-connected student who increasingly lives online. From e-textbooks to game-based learning, these teaching methods are giving pupils extra incentives to immerse themselves in their studies.

    • Towards Maturity research reveals business impact of technology-enabled learning

      Towards Maturity | London, UK |

      Published today, the annual Towards Maturity benchmark study carried out across over 500 organisations including BT, BA, NHS Direct, Toyota Motor Europe and Bupa, reveals that technology enabled learning has helped business’ reduce staff churn by nine percent, speed up new product roll-out by 24 percent and reduce learning delivery time by 22 percent.

    • Big Data Knows Why You’re Failing Biology

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Taking their cues from sites like Amazon and Google, universities are now utilising big data to provide students with recommended courses and majors. But after recent revelations involving government snooping, how can we trust educational institutions and service providers to use large amounts of data ethically?

    • OEB 2012: talking about an education revolution

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      An avalanche is set to transform the traditional university model, according to Sir Michael Barber, Pearson’s Chief Education Adviser. Speaking before an audience of over 2000 participants from about 100 countries at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, Barber explained that factors such as the globalisation of education, the changing economy, and now ubiquitous nature of content are changing the face of education, and a revolution is inevitable.

    • Down with degrees and diplomas!

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      Recent developments in course provision and technology, alongside increasing youth unemployment, are challenging the current system of diplomas and degrees. Some argue that the current system is no longer fit for purpose: it is failing students, undermining good teachers and letting down employers. But what are the alternatives? Don't we need a tried and tested assessment system to underpin our education system and provide a benchmark for students? The stage is set for a major battle between educational traditionalists and radical modernisers as this year's ONLINE EDUCA debate discusses the motion that "a ban on diplomas and degrees awarded by schools and universities would have a positive impact on competence development and lifelong learning".

    • At Online Educa Berlin eXact learning solutions announces engagement in the eTernity initiative for European Educational Textbooks Standards

      eXact learning solutions | Sestri Levante, Italy |

      At this year’s Online Educa Berlin (OEB) event - learning technologies’ premier event in Continental Europe - Fabrizio Cardinali, Chair of the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG) and Senior Vice President of Global Business Development at the world-leading online and mobile learning solutions provider, eXact learning solutions, will be announcing his company’s engagement in a new initiative from the Workshop Learning Technologies (CEN WS-LT) sub-group of CEN, Europe’s Committee for Standardisation. This new initiative defines open interoperability standards for the European digital textbooks marketplace.

    • Bridging the gaps between organisations HR goals and results - how to enable learning

      HR Factory | Unterfhring, Germany |

      Growth and development are natural processes, however, several conditions must be filled for these processes to happen at an optimal pace and time. A seed needs water, food and light to grow into a tree. Which factors influence a person’s development into a valued professional and how can this growth be enabled best? HR factory introduces its innovative solutions at Online Educa Berlin from 28th to 30th November 2012.

    • Making Learning Alive: Brightwave to speak at Business Educa, 29 Nov

      Brightwave | |

      Charles Gould, Managing Director at e-learning expert Brightwave, will deliver a presentation on 'Making Learning Alive' at this year's Business Educa event in Berlin, forming part of the annual Online Educa conference which is now in its 18th year.

    • The Secret to Succeeding in a VUCA World

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      The advent of the economic crisis coupled with innovative technological developments are forcing businesses to navigate their way through uncertain territory. Technology has enabled us to connect, to create new models for business, and to exchange knowledge instantly, but it has also created new challenges: we are increasingly vulnerable to sudden incidents outside of our direct control. How can businesses deliver competitive advantage in a VUCA world – one which is characterised by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity? What strategy should businesses employ to ensure the effectiveness of their workplace learning strategy? And could the field of behavioural science hold the key?

    • OEB Programme Premieres VIDEO EDUCA

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      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 takes place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin from 28th to 30th November.

    • Modernising Workplace Learning at Business EDUCA 2011

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      Berlin. In spite of the increasing availability of innovative digital learning tools, many companies are still stuck in their ways when it comes to workplace learning. According to Martin Moehrle, learning consultant and former Chief Learning Officer at Deutsche Bank AG, 'In many of today's workplaces, the culture of learning is still a child of the 20th Century: having evolved in an industrialised context, it is not designed for the knowledge-based context into which we are transitioning.'

    • The Future of Workplace Learning

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      'Learning technology adoption in European businesses 2011', the Europe-wide study carried out by Towards Maturity in partnership with ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, has found that a growing number of organisations are turning to new learning technologies to help them increase their business agility.

    • Security & Defence Learning 2011: Security experts meet in Berlin

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin |

      Security training experts, including two Generals, an Air Vice Marshal and a former defence minister who discovered the benefit of online learning during a spell in prison, will be the keynote speakers at this year's 'Security & Defence Learning' in Berlin on November 30th. The one-day event takes place in conjunction with Online Educa Berlin, the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors.

    • School Forum 2011: Learning supported by digital resources

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      'Learning cultures and media skills' is the theme of the 3rd School Forum taking place on November 30, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The use of innovative technology for teaching is nowadays just as varied as the range of digital media: videos, podcasts, blogs, wikis and serious games open up just as many new kinds of teaching as the use of smartboards or school partnerships in virtual classrooms. School Forum is part of ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors, at the InterContinental Hotel, Berlin.

    • ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2011 to unleash new cultures of learning

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2011 will explore radically innovative approaches to learning in the digital age. The world's largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors will be presenting the latest examples of best practice in ICT-enhanced learning from November 30th to December 2nd in Berlin.

    • Managing in the Next Society

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Vienna, Austria |

      The Austrian Peter Drucker Society holds its second global Peter Drucker Management Forum in Vienna from November 18th - 19th. World class speakers address a range of highly topical subjects at this year's congress.

    • Online Educa Berlin Explores the Training Markets

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      Keynote speakers for 2010 include Josh Bersin, President and CEO of Bersin & Associates, Laurence F. Johnson, CEO of the New Media Consortium and publisher of Horizon Report, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chair of the Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technology and Development (GAID).

    • OEB 2010: Call for Papers Open Now!

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | Berlin, Germany |

      Online Educa Berlin, the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors, has opened its Call for Papers. Deadline for receipt of all proposals is May 14th, 2010. The 16th edition of Online Educa Berlin will take place from December 1st – 3rd, 2010 at the Hotel InterContinental Berlin.

    • European Learning Industry Group establishes new Advisory Board

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | |

      A high calibre group of thought leaders and experts has been brought together by Europe's top learning advocacy group to further enhance its mission to promote innovation in learning, knowledge creation and dissemination.

    • piccolingo.europa.eu: Kids have fun learning foreign languages

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | |

      Why should my child learn foreign languages? What is the best age to start? How can I make it a fun experience for the whole family? Find the answers to these questions (and much more) at the new European Commission website http://piccolingo.europa.eu.

    • ELIG and MENON strengthen collaboration to better support learning innovation in Europe

      OEB Learning Technologies Europe | |

      The European Learning Industry Group (ELIG), and the MENON Network (MENON) announced that, following a number of joint actions run in the past years, they signed a Document of Understanding with the objective of working closely together to foster innovation of European Education and Training (E&T). Both ELIG and MENON are active in enhancing innovation processes in European E&T and in promoting a meaningful use of ICT for learning in Europe, through research and support activities to all relevant stakeholders.