Programme Learning Media

Learning in Context 2012: workshop on Mobile Learning

Posted Mon, 30/01/2012 - 13:58 by jvv

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Smartphone-app for energy awareness

Posted Tue, 17/01/2012 - 14:55 by win

CELSTEC-researcher Dirk Börner has developed a prototype smartphone app that allows employees to monitor the energy consumption in their working place. This app will stimulate them to lower their energy consumption. The project was funded by the innovatieregeling Duurzaamheid & ICT (innovation programme Sustainability & ICT).

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OU online masterclass on use of mobile technology in education

Posted Tue, 10/01/2012 - 13:04 by jvv

From 16 until 23 January 2012 the masterclass ‘How to use mobile technology in education?’, organised by the Open Universiteit, will take place. Prof. dr. Marcus Specht, senior lecturer at CELSTEC, a research institute of the Open Universiteit, and expert in the field of mobile learning, will give the masterclass.

Smartphone in education – how

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CELSTEC in new European gaming project

Posted Mon, 12/12/2011 - 14:58 by win

CELSTEC and 5 European partners are going to develop a serious game for students in the domain of Care and Welfare. For the development of the game CELSTEC will also collaborate closely with the department Care, Service and Welfare (Zorg, Dienstverlening en Welzijn) of the Arcus College in Heerlen.

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Streetlearn: a serious game using Google Streetview

Posted Mon, 28/11/2011 - 12:04 by win

The StreetLearn project has developed and tested a serious game using Google Streetview to create the 3D surroundings of the game. The learner/gamer is a police officer searching for a drugs dealer and his stash. The game is situated in the centre of Amsterdam, the 'grachtengordel', that forms part of the Unesco cultural heritage.

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lecture Wim Westera in Aachen

Posted Thu, 10/11/2011 - 09:03 by win

On 18 November 2011 Wim Westera (CELSTEC) will give a guest lecture at RWTH Aachen University. The lecture is titled Serious gaming and Hightech Entrepreneurship. The audience consists of teachers and students in Informatics of the RWTH and invited specialists from a number of companies in the field of technology.

Serious games

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Christian Glahn elected for the executive committee of IAmLearn

Posted Thu, 27/10/2011 - 10:57 by jvv

Programme Learning Media

At the Annual General Meeting of the International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn), that took place in Beijing, China, dr. Christian Glahn, assistant professor at CELSTEC of the Open Universiteit, was elected as a Member of the association's executive committee.

About IAmLearn

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Open Universiteit co-organizer of mLearn Conference 2012 in Helsinki

Posted Thu, 27/10/2011 - 10:51 by jvv

Programme Learning Media

At the 10th mLearn World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning, that took place from 18-21 October 2011 in Beijing, China, the location for next year's conference was announced. The upcoming mLearn conference 2012 will be held in Helsinki, Finnland.

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Online masterclass: How do I use serious games in my class?

Posted Tue, 18/10/2011 - 13:21 by win

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2011 Nov 4 (All day)

November 4th 2011 the third Online masterclass takes place. Theme is 'How do I use serious games in my class? The masterclass is given by prof. dr. Wim Westera, researcher at CELSTEC and director of the Learning Media programme. The masterclass is in Dutch.

Announcement podcast

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29 September: Webinar - Social Media in Education

Posted Thu, 22/09/2011 - 12:24 by win

Event date:

2011 Sep 29 (All day)

29 September 2011 CELSTEC’s Marion R. Gruber chairs an eduhub webinar about Social Media in Education. She was invited to do so by SWITCH.

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