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EDUCAUSE 2014: French delegation report
Educause annual conference 2014, visits to MIT & University of Central Florida: French delegation report A French delegation was officially formed to participate in the annual Educause conference. It was decided to take advantage of the trip to the United States to visit two universities, MIT in Boston and the University of Central Florida in…
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Report by Prof. Yves Epelboin: the Higher Education Challenge in Africa and Asia
The Higher Education Challenge in Africa and Asia Higher Education is one of the most important challenges of the 21st century in Asia and Africa. Reports say that one should open one university every day! Moreover these countries face a critical shortage of quality professors but also of governance and management. Funding is very limited…
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E-Learning in European HE Institutions: Results of a Mapping Survey
E-Learning in European Higher Education Institutions: Results of a Mapping Survey conducted in Oct – Dec 2013 With the emergence of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) it seemed that, beyond the bounds of the e-learning communities and their activities, generally, little attention had been paid to how information technologies (ICT) impacted higher education teaching and…
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ACA European Policy Seminar: Feb 3, Brussels
What’s new in Brussels? Recent developments in European Policies and Programmes. 45th ACA European Policy Seminar will be held on 3rd of February 2015 in Brussels. This time round, the focus will be on the new EU programmes in education and research, and especially on Erasmus+. The seminar will try to identify and analyse the…
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EUNIS 2015: registration and call for papers reminder
EUNIS 2015: The Journey to Discovery, 10-12 June 2015, Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland Dear Colleague, We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that the call for papers for EUNIS 2015 closes in four weeks’ time (on 13 February 2015). The Congress provides an ideal audience to present and publish the latest results…
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Webinar: “Content analysis and critical thinking – an assessment study”, Jan 21, 11.00 CET
The TALOE Partnership announces a series of webinars entitled “Talks on E-assessment and Learning Outcomes” organised by one of the partners, University Computing Centre SRCE. The first lecture of this series is to be held on 21st January 2015 starting at 11.00 CET with the title of “Content analysis and critical thinking – An assessment…
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BencHEIT workshop material
Early December 2014 the BencHEIT taskforce conducted a workshop in Bologna. 40 participants enjoyed 6 presentations covering the latest discussions on Benchmarking within Eunis, Europe and beyond. All of these presentations are now available on the pages of the BencHEIT taskforce.
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Report from the Conference by Prof. Yves Epelboin
European High Level Conference “Education in the Digital Era”, Brussels, 11th of December 2014 In a constantly changing and increasingly digitally connected world, education needs to be “fit for the digital era”. Education institutions must quickly adapt to remain relevant and to actively support innovation and competiveness in a society where technology pervades all walks…
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JISC – Learning analytics, current state in the UK
Learning analytics is a rapidly growing area of interest in educational institutions worldwide and is primarily driven by the need to improve student success, retention and the learning experience. This report, provieded by JISC, is examining the current state of learning analytics in the UK. It is based on a study coverering ten universities, two colleges…
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EUNIS 2015: registration and call for papers
EUNIS 2015 Congress: Registration and Call for Papers EUNIS (European University Information Systems organisation) is happy to announce a call for papers for its 2015 Annual Congress which has the theme “EUNIS 2015 -The Journey to Discovery”. The Congress will be held on 1o-12th of June 2015 at the Aberaty University in Dundee (Scotland). This…
