Meetings
NABSE meetings include a re-run of New Quality Arrangements - Raising the Standards on 1 March 2001, and E-Commerce in the Curriculum both at KPMG, Birmingham - see
nabse@completesupport.co.uk
The e-Learning Age, a one day conference on the impact of new technology on post-16 education, will be held in London on 29 March. Details from Neil Stewart Associates on 020 7698 3025 or on
www.neilstewartassociates.com
The 20th World Conference of ICDE, the International Council for Open and Distance Education, will be held from 1-5 April 2001 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Details on www.icde.org
The 75th Anniversary DETC Meeting will be held in San Francisco from 8-11 April 2001. Details on www.detc.org
The e-learning Manchester Conference and Exhibition, organised by the Venture Marketing Group takes place at the G-MEX Centre from 24-25th April 2001. The corresponding London event will be on 6-7 June 2001. Details from Deborah Sibthorpe on 020 8394 5264
Flexible Learning 2001, the Annual BAOL Conference, takes place from 26-27 April 2001 at the University of Warwick. Details from BAOL on www.baol.co.uk
The 13th Gulf Education and Training Exhibition will be held in Dubai from 24-27 April 2001. Details from Candace Pitkin on 01442 878 222.
Adult Learners' Week, the NIACE initiative, takes place this year from 12-18 May, see www.niace.org.uk
An Applied Distance Learning Conference will be held at the Hilton London Metropole Hotel, from Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd May 2001. Details from Jan Tucker at jan@andrich.com
The 2001 Conference of EADL, the European Association for Distance Learning, will be in Antwerp from 30 May to 1st June. Hosted by BIS, the theme is Winning the Future; see www.eadl.org
The 10th Anniversary Conference of EDEN, the European Distance Education Network, will be held in Stockholm from 10-13 June 2001. The theme is Learning without Limits: Developing the Next generation of education. Details on www.eden.bme.hu
WOLCE 2001 will be from 10-11 October 2001
Online Educa Berlin, the 7th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training, is in Berlin from 28-30 November 2001, see www.online-educa.com
Organisations
CEDEFOP, the European training initiative, has launched a new online survey into the extent of e-learning in Europe, see www.trainingvillage.gr
Bernard O'Driscoll will become chair of the Guidance Council, succeeding Rodney Buse in September 2001.
Avril Willis has been appointed as Director of Quality and Standards at the Learning and Skills Council. Ken Pascoe will be Director of Opreations, whilst Geoff Hall will be Director of Learning Programmes.
FEDA has changed its name to the Learning and Skills Development Agency, see www.LSagency.org.uk
Last month, Lifelong Learning Minister Malcolm Wicks announced a major consultation into the future of National Training Organisations. A "clearer and stronger role for NTOs" is promised, together with a £45 million cash boost. See www.dfee.gov.uk
The University for Industry moved late last year to Dearing House, 1 Young St, Sheffield S1 4UP.
Publications
Brandon Hall, a leading e-learning analyst, has issued two major reports reviewing learning management systems and virtual classroom software. Whilst American and pricey, both have had good reviews.
Meanwhile market intelligence firm IDC have published two reports on e-learning in Europe, predicting the market will grow to $4 billion by 2004. Details of both items in elearning news, 17 January 2001
The Learning and Skills Council Operations Guide was published in December; amendments have also subsequently been published. Details are on www.post16.org.uk
The LSC website has now been launched as well, but is still under development, see www.lsc.gov.uk
QAA have recently published two guides on the frameworks for higher education qualifications, one for Scotland, and one for the rest of the UK. Details on www.qaa.ac.uk
TrainingZone have now published some of the results of the Training Trends 2001 survey. Details on www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/35977
The latest issue of UfI update, issue 6, also contains up-to-date statistics on the numbers and takeup of learndirect courses. Copies from e-mail: ufiupdate@ufi.com
And finally
Good to see that distance learning has reached Taransay, where one of the BBC programme castaways has not only studied an OU course, but sat her OU exam on the island, with one of her fellow interns acting as invigilator.
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