Exciting Keynotes at World Learning Summit Final Call: Submit your papers and register now! This is your last chance to submit your scientific paper to LINQ and WLS: The call is still open until 15th of April 2017. “Don't miss the opportunity to benefit from the extended deadline: Submit your paper and save your participation today!”, says Christian M. Stracke from the Open University of the Netherlands, LINQ chair and co-organizers of the summit. "We also emphasize the opportunity for PhD students to meet and … [Read more...]
World Learning Summit 2017
Program and speaker details on World Learning Summit is now coming into place. Please reserve the dates June 6th - June 10th. Pre-summit event on the evening of June 6th. Main event June 7th through June 9th. Post summit workshops on June 10th, for those interested. As announced on the close of WLS 2016, Cathy Casserly will be joining us again for June 2017. … [Read more...]
Pleased to announce Martyn Farrows for WLS
We´re honored to have Dr. Martyn Farrows from Learnovate, Dublin, join our program for June 14th-16th. Check out Learnovate here. Martyn brings over 15 years’ experience in learning technologies to the role of Centre Director at Learnovate. He has successfully delivered a wide variety of research and product development projects and has been engaged as an expert consultant to government agencies and departments on the use and deployment of technology-enhanced learning. Martyn has worked with a variety of web tech … [Read more...]
Dag Morten Dalen to World Learning Summit
Vice rector for education affairs at BI Norwegian Business School is confirmed for our panel discussions, June 14th and June 15th: Dag Morten Dalen has been at BI since 1998. He has a background from working at the Frisch Center, and also the Parliament – Stortinget. He will add and important dimension – so we´re excited about that. An economist with a PhD from the University of Oslo, Dag Morten will help us shed light on the economic and institutional aspects of education´s digital future. We tend to pay a lot of … [Read more...]
Maria Amelie to the World Learning Summit
Some of you will remember the story of Maria Amelie, from when she made a media splash in 2011. To some she is a new name. Most do not know that since 2011, Maria has made a space for herself as a blogger, a bookwriter, a journalist and a speaker. And we are very, very fortunate to have her join us at the upcoming summit in Kristiansand, June 14th. Less well known by her real name, Madina Salamova, Maria came to Norway via Finland with her family, in 2002. The family´s application for visa and residence was rejected, … [Read more...]