eLearningworld News from the World Research shows that playing video games affect the brain. For instance action-based games improve the processing speed and adaptive games improve the working memory. This empowerment of skills and memory also works to improve conditions for children with ADHD. However, neuroscience research also shows that …
eLearningworld News from Africa At the 10th edition of eLearning Africa Conference that took place May 20-22 in Addis Ababa the leaders of the African Union expressed the importance of eLearning as the main tool to realize the dream of an African skills and educational revolution. The African Union’s Pan …
eLearningworld News from Thailand The Thai Ministry of Information and Communication Technology is launching a campaign to involve all parts of the country in lifelong learning. The first step of the plan is to bring electric power to border areas currently with no electricity in order to in the next …
eLearningworld News from Luxembourg Luxembourg’s Minister of Education, Claude Meisch presented a Digital Strategy for Education in May 20. The focus is set on two main areas: 1. Digital education, preparing young people for a complex work environment that constantly changing, and their role as citizens in the private and …
eLearningworld News from US According to recent research from Texas University cooperative games has the most effect of decreasing aggression towards other people especially if you play with helpful partners. The game then becomes a learning, problem-solving and socializing environment despite its violent content, which means four levels of engagement. …
eLearningworld News from Greece Athens Chamber of Commerce (EBEA) is launching distance courses online as part of business-support services to members and their employees. In this initial stage two courses will be offered: First Aid with purpose to give the course participants knowledge and skills to provide medical care to …
eLearningworld News from Denmark 13 000 pupils in the ninth grade in the Danish school participated in a pilot-project with digital testing in spelling and reading skills with automatic correction of the test. But because of an technical error the pupils received lower score in comparison with the remaining 52 …
eLearningworld News from France 500 schools and colleges in France will be digitalised during this year. This will mark the first stage of the digital plan for education, which means that more than 70,000 students and 8,000 teachers fully will be able to use the potential of digital tools for …
eLearningworld News from Italy Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development will offer fundings to companies that invest in big research and development projects within the categories ICT-digital agenda and sustainable industry. When it comes to ICT the project that receive funding will comprehend with the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, …
eLearningworld News from the World The school ranking analysis is based on test scores in maths and science for 15 years old pupils. The aim with the report is that it supposes to give a much wider global map of education standards than the OECD’s Pisa tests. Since Pisa focus …
