OEB 2011 saw the introduction of a new session format: Ignite. Part of the Business EDUCA programme, the Ignite session, entitled Preparing for the future of learning at work, brought participants together to talk about business issues in an innovative, energising and fun way. Developed in 2006 by Brady Forrest of O’Reilly Media, and Bre [...]
At Security & Defence Learning, a forum run alongside ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN on November 30th, 2011, dozens of participants gathered to hear researchers, security experts and military top brass expound on the developments in security training aimed at countering the emerging cyber threats brought on by today’s new security environment. Alan Bruce, the director of [...]
An advocate of ongoing and personalised learning, OEB keynote speaker Martin Moehrle believes that enterprises can enhance performance by fostering a culture of learning and curiosity in which colleagues can tap into each other’s knowledge. Moehrle, a Learning consultant and former Chief Learning Officer at Deutsche Bank AG, argues that in many of today’s workplaces, [...]
Ongoing staff learning and development (L&D) is essential for the company that wishes to succeed in the highly competitive and unforgiving economic environment of today. The use of social media for corporate L&D is gaining ground, and we need to know how these tools affect the dynamics of the workplace. Some current case studies are [...]
Learning Technology Adoption in European Businesses 2011, the Europe-wide report carried out by Towards Maturity in partnership with ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, has found that a growing number of organisations are turning to new learning technologies to help them increase their business agility. The report, which highlights statistics and data on what is driving investment and [...]
The Technical University Dortmund is designing an e-learning programme for young people that works equally well for apprentices with disabilities. The plan will bring e-learning to apprentices with visual, cognitive, motor and auditory disabilities and others in vocational training in the transport and warehousing sectors of German industry. Barrier-free training will comply with German and [...]
“Most organisations don’t understand the magnitude of change that e-learning is,” says Lance Dublin, the renowned US management consultant who draws on 30 years of experience in adult education, training and change management. Dublin has worked across a wide range of industries including financial services and insurance, technology and information services, pharmaceutical and health care, [...]
The philosophy at the Institute for Work Based Learning (IWBL) at the Middlesex University is not ’What can you do for us?’, but rather ‘What can we do for you?’ The Institute offers a myriad of highly customisable programmes specifically designed to provide opportunities for full-time workers who seek to build on their existing professional [...]
Businesses are facing many challenges in these times of economic uncertainty, when training budgets are tight and performance is increasingly crucial. How can ICT strategies be designed and implemented in order to enhance workplace performance without breaking the bank? Tarkan Maner, President and CEO of Wyse Technology Inc., discusses the nature of thin computing and [...]
In 2005, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) piloted a bespoke ePortfolio to support the training of 410 of the country’s junior doctors. Following its successful introduction, the system has rapidly grown and now supports over 35,000 trainees in medicine and the health professions across the UK. Since its inception, the ePortfolio has helped assure and [...]
