Browsing news: Events and webinars

    • 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.

    • Co-XL in 2019: Co-create Learning Organisations at MERIT Summit

      Advent Group | Vienna |

      Collaboration and creativity are the solar energy that fuels excellence. Learning organisations are the ones that will inherit the future. These are two sound reasons for the innovative MERIT Summit to bring together for the third time corporate and higher education leaders for an inspirational networking and learning event dedicated to “Co-creating Learning Organisations” and hosted in Vienna on 16-17 January 2019.

    • L&D trends: Sean Nugent, LEO Learning

      Learning News | NEC, Birmingham, UK |

      Sean Nugent of LEO Learning speaks to Learning News at this year's World of Learning event about the L&D landscape and LEO Learning's focus.

    • 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.

    • People experience at River Island

      Learning News | NEC, Birmingham, UK |

      Nebel Crowhurst and Mike Collins talk about HR's role in supporting River Island's rapidly evolving business.

    • Mental health awareness training

      Learning News | NEC, Birmingham, UK |

      Alex Hathway of Nimble Elearning talks about a mental health awareness training project with Espirita Learning.

    • Inside World of Learning 2018

      Learning News | NEC, Birmingham |

      Learning News interviews review with speakers, exhibitors and participants at World of Learning 2018.

    • 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.

    • Chatbot for Learning to be Featured at Learning 2018

      MASIE Productions | Saratoga Springs, NY |

      Learning 2018 to feature LearnBot, an innovative, interactive chatbot for learning! Learning 2018 will take place from November 4-7 at Disney’s Coronado Springs in Orlando.

    • Knowbly Releases World’s First User-Designed e-Learning Toolkit

      Knowbly | San Rafael, CA |

      Knowbly, the maker of award winning cloud-based authoring tools for universities, schools, businesses, professionals, and consumers, today announced the launch of the world’s first e-Learning toolkit designed for e-learning creators by e-learning creators.

    • Innovations in humanitarian learning

      Learning News | London |

      Learning News interviewed Atish Gonsalves of the Humanitarian Leadership Academy at Learning Live, about his organisation's aim to improve the skills of those who respond to crises and disasters around the world.

    • Analytics and data science in learning and development

      Learning News | London |

      An interview with Kevin Yates, Fact-Finder for Learning & Development at McDonald’s, about using data science and analytics for answering the question, “Did training work?”

    • End-to-end learner experience at Aviva

      Learning News | London |

      Learning News interviewed Gemma Critchley at this year's Learning Live all about her efforts to improve learning outcomes at Aviva by looking at the end-to-end learner experience and how L&D can learn from marketing and social media.

    • World of Learning opens in two weeks

      World of Learning | Birmingham |

      Two days of inspiration and exclusive offers await visitors to the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition taking place on 16 & 17 October, at Birmingham’s NEC.

    • Learning transfer and learning impact: People Alchemy at World of Learning 2018

      People Alchemy | London, UK |

      People Alchemy is back at World of Learning Exhibition and Conference in Birmingham on 16-17 October to launch Paul Matthew’s 'Learning Transfer at Work' book, take part in seminars about learning impact and performance and update the market on People Alchemy’s latest developments to its digital learning platforms.

    • Kate Graham's review of Learning Live 2018

      Learning News | London |

      Learning Live 2018 took place in September and Learning News asked Kate Graham, one of the track chairs for the event, for her insights into the key points being made.

    • World of Learning Conference & Exhibition opens next month

      World of Learning | Birmingham |

      Ideas will flow, and productive business relationships will be forged, as senior L&D professionals and leading suppliers come together at Birmingham’s NEC on 16 & 17 October for the year’s must-attend L&D event.

    • Inside LEARNING LIVE 2018

      Learning News | London |

      LEARNING LIVE 2018 took place earlier this month and Learning News cameras were there to capture what happened.

    • ‘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.

    • Learning Producer: Retooling the Instructional Designer

      MASIE Productions | Saratoga Springs, NY |

      “Retooling” Instructional Designers into Learning Producers. Learners, Learning Technology, Learning Formats, and Learning Expectations Require Learning Producers.

    • Celebrating success at the Nimble Community Day – Conference, Networking and Awards

      Nimble Elearning | Stonehouse, Gloucestershire |

      Nimble, the innovative elearning company based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, recently encouraged their clients to revisit the classroom. Over 100 Nimble customers were in attendance from all over the UK, at the Nimble Community Day (Conference, Networking and Awards) on 14 September, at the nearby Stonehouse Court Hotel. They explored how people learn and how the process can be productive and enjoyable.

    • 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.

    • Fuse CEO unveils why creating a learning organisation is a competitive differentiator

      Fuse Universal | United Kingdom |

      Steve Dineen explains: "Right now almost every industry is feeling the impact of digital disruption - be it news and advertising impacted by Facebook, Tesla the automotive industry or Amazon on retail - the reality is that the things that built great companies for the past 100 years will not be enough to make them great in the next 100".

    • 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.

    • Peak Pacific, TRU Simulation Announce Strategic MoU

      Peak Pacific | Hong Kong, Singapore and Montreal |

      Peak Pacific and TRU Simulation + Training have signed an MoU to collaborate for the integration and deployment of training systems along with flight simulator equipment that support airline training operations.

    • Upskill: new book launching at World of Learning

      Crown House Publishing | Carmarthen, Wales |

      The UK is in the depths of a skills crisis – the nation is ranked at the bottom of its international class on key measures*. Two decades of underinvestment and failed policy on skills has led to the UK lagging well behind its European competitors. Crown House Publishing will launch Upskill at World of Learning: a new book presenting a rich resource of reliable learning solutions to help busy professionals respond and adjust to the fast-paced world around them.

    • Specialist conference shines light on learning technology design

      World of Learning | Birmingham, United Kingdom |

      The most comprehensive event for the L&D community, the World of Learning, will return to Birmingham’s NEC, on 16 & 17 October 2018. The two-day event boasts over 100 exhibitors, more than 50 free seminars and hosts an eclectic mix of interactive features.

    • How to navigate a way through an abundance of learning content

      Raytheon Professional Services | Milton Keynes, UK |

      Raytheon Professional Services (RPS) is hosting the 6th annual Raytheon Symposium focusing on “Enabling Learning for Maximum Impact” on 13th September in London and 19th September in Munich.

    • What’s really happening in HR today and is it ready for the future of work?

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      New research from Fosway and UNLEASH aims to find out. The 2018-19 HR Realities research is now open, continuing the success of the only European insights into HR technology and its impact on the future of work. Led by Europe’s #1 HR and learning analyst, Fosway Group, in partnership with UNLEASH group, the research is now in its sixth year and is open to HR professionals across Europe.

    • Fuse Universal CEO to speak at Learning Live 2018

      Fuse Universal | London |

      Market leading learning technology provider, Fuse Universal (Fuse), today announce plans for speaking at Learning Live 2018. Fuse Founder and CEO, Steve Dineen, is delivering a must-attend session on 'Creating An Organisational Learning Culture Through Digital Learning Experiences'.

    • Keynote speakers to share real-world examples from the frontline of L&D

      World of Learning | Birmingham, United Kingdom |

      The World of Learning conference will take place at Birmingham’s NEC on 16 & 17 October. A comprehensive programme of presentations from industry experts will be framed by four keynote addresses from senior L&D leaders and specialists.

    • Fuse Universal to speak at Learning Live 2018

      Fuse Universal | London |

      Lori Niles-Hofmann, Fuse's Chief Learning Officer will introduce the concept of Digital Body Language in Learning and the significance of data-driven learning design.

    • 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.

    • Nimble Elearning and partners CSA deliver important seminar on Cyber Security

      Nimble Elearning | Stonehouse, Gloucestershire |

      ‘Digital footprints’ are an important security aspect which could be exploited by the cyber-criminal. Nimble Elearning partner, Cyber Security Associates, will be providing practical advice on how to better safeguard company and personal information at work and at home, and will offer advice for protecting against different types of potential, or actual, cyber attacks at their 2-hour seminar 'How to avoid exposing your digital footprint to cyber criminals'.

    • The 'espresso shot' leadership learning challenge at #LTSF18

      Clear Lessons | London, UK |

      What can you learn in just three minutes? Quite a lot about leadership, says Martin Baker, the CEO of Clear Lessons. He’ll be showcasing Clear Lesson’s leadership videos at the Learning Technologies Summer Forum and is challenging delegates to see what they can learn in the time it takes to grab a tea or coffee.

    • Engage in Learning products prominent at two London exhibitions

      Engage in Learning | Gloucester, UK |

      The latest in generic online learning programmes, along with a look at an impressive learning management system (LMS), will be on display, in June, at two events in London’s Olympia – courtesy of Engage in Learning.

    • David Perring shares digital learning insights in Dubai

      Fosway | Cirencester, UK |

      David Perring, director of research at Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR and learning analyst, will share the latest digital learning insights in the keynote address at this week’s Digital Learning Disruption event in Dubai.

    • 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.

    • Unicorn returns to ATD with minds-i

      The Access Group | London |

      It’s not every day you get to hear Barack Obama deliver a keynote speech. But that’s not even the main reason Unicorn are excited to be taking minds-i and Unicorn LMS to San Diego for the ATD International Conference and Exposition on 6-9 May.

    • HR Learning Bites – new information webinar series by Watson Martin Partnership

      Reed Learning | London | UK |

      Leading training and qualifications provider Watson Martin Partnership (WMP) today announced the launch of a new series of online webinars providing information and advice to HR professionals on a range of hot topics. Entitled HR Learning Bites, the series is the inspiration of WMP Managing Partner Melanie Martin who wants the webinars to provide practical support to help HR practitioners keep abreast of the very latest issues in the industry.

    • 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.

    • Diversity & Learning LAB Announced by The MASIE Center

      MASIE Productions | Saratoga Springs, NY |

      Elliott Masie announces new “Diversity & Learning LAB”, a unique program for Learning and Human Resources Professionals. Hosted by international learning leader Jayzen Patria, the Diversity & Learning LAB will take place at The MASIE Center in Saratoga Springs, NY, from April 10-12, 2018.

    • Improving performance with creativity: Tim Reid on LNTV

      Learning Now tv | London |

      Creativity and innovation consultant Tim Reid is on February’s Learning Now tv discussing workplace performance; ‘Rising Star’ Danielle Kennedy discusses her career and success at the Learning Awards 2018; research from Oxford University and Reuters into media and tech trends affecting L&D; plus ‘How not to waste money on training’ with Krystyna Gadd.