Higher Education in the Netherlands closed the doors to physical classrooms on March 12th. Like countries around the world, the Dutch Government required this. In one flick of the switch, education went 100% online…
1 April 2020
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Higher Education in the Netherlands closed the doors to physical classrooms on March 12th. Like countries around the world, the Dutch Government required this. In one flick of the switch, education went 100% online…
Lund University (Sweden) has always been a place where, to a rather large extent, the different faculties make their own decisions. One positive effect of the new corona virus hitting us was us being forced to cooperate…
A sudden, but not unexpected, announcement on Thursday 12th March by Irelands prime minister, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar meant that schools and colleges closed quite literally overnight. It didn’t take long for Irish…
University teaching without presence? This question is confronting universities worldwide since classroom teaching at many universities is currently suspended due to the corona crisis which has meant that alternatives…
On Monday, 16th of March 2020 Leuven University made the switch from physical lessons in classrooms to distance learning to comply with the federal measures regarding the coronavirus COVID-19. The tools offered by the…
When ETH Zürich published their “Options for remote teaching” early in March with the spring semester on its way, they were supposed to reduce the number of students on campus in order to prevent the spread of…
The organisers of the Media & Learning Conference have agreed that the virtual mini-conference taking place on 17-18 June will focus on 2 different themes. Day 1 will focus on accessibility and how well universities…
Mediasite have put together a list of resources to help online video services everywhere cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. Mediasite suggest that you check back frequently as they continue to update this page with the…
With schools, colleges, universities and cinemas closing for the foreseeable future many parents will no doubt be desperate to find things for their children to do and many teenagers at a loose end or revising for their…
Discover a selection of online resources and tools for learners, teachers and educators during the outbreak of COVID-19 made available from the Education and Training directorate of the European Commission. Such tools…
As COVID-19 has pushed learning online, some of the learning platforms and companies have decided to assist in transferring teaching and learning online. Here you can find an overview of various platforms and services…
During this public health crisis, does your institution have a plan to support distance learning? In order to prepare for the worst, while hoping for the best, having an emergency response plan to support continued…
Under the Education and Training 2020 Framework ET2020, Working Groups have introduced their results on adult learning. To improve Policy and Provision for Adult Learning in Europe, the European Commission facilitates…
From February 26-28, Mathy Vanbuel from ATiT ran a hands-on video workshop aimed at teacher trainers working with science teachers on creating knowledge clips. This workshop was part of the work of the DOTS…
What affects Generation Z students’ success in online learning environment for communication skills? This article explains how to help Generation Z students learn and improve their communication skills online…
Due to COVID-19, the organisers of the Media & Learning Images and Sound in Higher Education conference have decided to postpone the conference to 12-13 October 2020. The conference will take place in STUK Leuven…
Pearson, which provides tools, content, products, and services for learning, is offering a free webinar series for professional development. Professors from universities around the world are leading webinars on various…
The OER20 Conference in London was moved online. Instead of the conference a reduced online OER programme will run on 1-2 April. This year’s theme is “The Care in Openness” . Through webinars, pre-recorded…
EDEN has launched a webinar series on education in the time of a pandemic. The series is designed to help adjust to the change in traditional face-to-face teaching. Some of the issues experts within the field of e…
The team leading Education Week are organises an online summit on Exemplary Leadership and Innovations in Teaching & Learning. The event will take place on Thursday April 23. The discussions will cover topics on…
The organisers of this year’s annual EDEN conference due to take place in Timisoara, Romania on 21-24 June have announced that the conference will take place online instead. Based on the theme ‘Human and…
The call for proposals for the 19th World Conference on Mobile, Blended and Seamless Learning is still open. mLearn 2020 takes place on 2-4 November in Cairo, Egypt. The central theme of this year’s event is…
The 22nd edition of the VIDEOMED Festival has opened their call for film submissions. Participation in the festival is open to physicians, health care professionals, individuals and both private and public companies…