Lifelong Learning

Is Tech-Blend Online Education set to be the Ultimate Answer of the Future?

October 16, 2011

Education in the present decade has been subject to massive transformation under the grip of digital world. With the entire world going digital, the influence of technology over education was all-pervading. Distance learning that until a decade back did not enjoy much convenience and acceptance, soon witnessed a new twist under the influence of technology. [...]

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To Have the Skills or Not: A New Digital Divide?

July 19, 2010

OECD Observer: A new digital divide?: According to European Union data, around 20% of jobs in Europe are either in the information and communication technology sector or require skills in that field. How prepared are today’s students for living and working in a digital world? The OECD’s New Millennium Learners project explores what drives students [...]

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2nd Pan-American and Francophone ePortfolio Conference: ePortfolio and Digital Identity

February 15, 2008

ePortfolio and Digital Identity Conference, Montreal, 5-7 May 2008. The 2nd Pan-American and Francophone ePortfolio conference is being organised by EIfEL in partnership with the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) at Concordia University, the Centre de Recherche en Informatique de Montréal (CRIM) and HR-XML. It will take place at Concordia University [...]

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e-Learning and Distance Learning in China

June 14, 2006

China commits to ICTs-based distance learning and e-learning. ‘China has a vision of lifelong learning in which information and communication technologies-based (ICTs) distance education and electronic learning are key components. China now has three of the world’s mega-universities, institutions in which over 100,000 students use largely distance learning methods. It hopes its strategy for promoting [...]

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European Institute for E-Learning (EIfEL)

May 4, 2006

European Institute for E-Learning (EIfEL): Welcome to 21st century learning! ‘EIfEL is responding to the challenge of the knowledge society by creating a community, a framework and tools to identify, develop, recognise and validate the competencies of education, learning and human resources development professionals. The key principles on which our actions are founded are: – [...]

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