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eLearningworld News from USA EDGE Edtech is now launching an accelerator-programme for edtech-businesses in New York City. Until September 2015 the programme will be accepting applications from innovative startups that are developing technology-solutions for education and learning. At the end of the year ten of the applicant-businesses will be selected …
eLearningworld News from Sweden Karlstad University is running two MOOCs on evaluation and grading of pupils performance in school. The courses aim to give teachers knowledge and possibility to reflect around how they are using the curriculum as a base for planning, implementing and evaluation. At the same time the …
eLearningworld News from the Netherlands We wrote about the Introduction to Dutch online-course from Groningen University almost two month ago and now it is (almost) finished. Totally 33 800 registered and 3000 completed the three week’s course, which is rather normal for a MOOC, and impressive for an introduction to …
eLearningworld News from Denmark The Ministry of Education in Denmark is launching a new strategy for vocational training in order to improve quality and make better use of available resources. The main engine in the new strategy is to bridge students’ learning-process in the classroom and the workplace (where the …
eLearningworld News from UK In a government drive to attract leading graduates with PhDs into the classroom the prospects are offered salaries of up to £40,000. More than 70% of the first wave of recruits from top universities is training to teach maths and physics, through the government-supported Maths and …
eLearningworld News from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland offer MinecraftEdu to all its secondary schools for free as a part of CultureTECH, Northern Ireland’s innovation festival. The funding comes from Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure of Northern Ireland. The project includes over 200 schools, 30 libraries and community organisations, and …
eLearningworld News from Europe Ericsson is announcing new collaborations with King’s College London and Technische Universität Dresden to develop 5G-network with services in UK and Germany. The partnerships include: 1. Sponsorship of key research programs will realize the potential global impact of 5G on industry and society 2. Joint research …
eLearningworld News from Europe A new report from the EU Commission called “ICT Art Connect Activities Linking ICT and Art” shows ground-breaking effects of connecting art and ICT in e.g. education. “To think out-of-the-box is a well-known objective in innovation processes. Artists, however, are more interested in getting rid of …
eLearningworld News from Finland It is almost a month ago eLearningworld reported on Finland’s innovative and learning-friendly educational reform, now other media is beginning to catch up. Teaching by subject will be replaced by teaching by topic during the next year in Finland. “This is going to be a big …
eLearningworld News from the World A clear majority of people in developing countries thinks that the web is a positive influence on education. A median of 64% among the general population (including non-internet users) in 32 developing nations surveyed say the web is a good influence on education. The survey …
