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Reflections on the Online Educa Berlin Learning Conference
January 2006
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Gunnar Brückner
Ted Cocheu
Jay Cross
Dick Davies |
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Ron Edwards
Kristian Folkman
Eilif Trondsen
Harry Wittenberg |
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About This Report
Every year, nearly 2000 people gather in Berlin, Germany, for the annual Online Educa conference, making it one of the largest learning and learning-technology conferences in the world. This year, 73 countries were represented because the conference draws professionals from far beyond Europe and brings people together from industry, academia, and government to network and share experiences in learning and the use of technology in learning.
This LoD Travel Report, providing some personal perspectives on the conference, is a result of the networking that took place during the conference when eight of us—four from Europe and four from the United States (including some veterans of many previous conferences and some others who attended for the first time)—agreed to collaborate in putting together some personal observations and reflections about what each of us saw and experienced during the conference. This report can be useful for people who have not attended the conference but might be interested in going to it in the future. It can also be interesting for people who have attended, as a way to benchmark their own views about the conference.
We welcome feedback about this report and the program, and we encourage you to contact us with any questions or suggestions. For more information, contact Eilif Trondsen, director, Learning-on-Demand (LoD) Program; telephone: +1 650 859 2665; fax: +1 650 859 4544; e-mail: etrondsen@sric-bi.com. We appreciate your support of our program and look forward to working closely with you as a Learning-on-Demand sponsor.
Table of Contents
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| A Global Meeting Place for Learning Professionals |
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Selected Observations and Comments |
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Cross-Border Collaboration in eLearning |
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| Reflections of an Informal Learner |
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| Perspectives of a First Timer |
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| Ich bin Berliner Jeden Dezember |
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| A Historical and Critical View |
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Educational Events |
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Ambience and Pertinence in the Business World |
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OEB Conference |
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Upcoming Issues |
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The Still-Great Aspects of OEB |
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| Perspective of a Mobile Learner and Gamer |
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eLearning for Security |
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Enterprise eLearning |
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Mobile Learning |
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Games for Learning |
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eLearning for Developing Countries |
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| A Nordic Perspective on OEB |
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General Impression |
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Impressions of Selected Presentations |
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| Reflections of a First-Time, American Attendee |
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The Conference |
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As a Presenter |
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As an Attendee |
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| Profiles of Contributors |
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