Learning technology news

We had a rip-roaring time at Learning Technologies 2012. The stands were bigger, there were even more people and a buzz greater even than previous years. We had a lot of interest in the eLN and particularly in our Campaign for Effective eLearning which we launched at the show. The campaign literally had the shirt from our Chair Rob's back when he presented on the campaign. It you missed it don't worry - we'll create a shortened online version of the presentation soon.

It was particularly good to see the number of stands openly touting serious games approaches, and mobile learning was BIG on everyone's agendas. The Learning Without Frontiers exhibition was a great inspiration. You want learner engaement? The Lego tent was filled with adults and children utterly aborbed by playing, building and learning. Best Learning Tech yet I'd say : )

If you've been here before you may have noticed a bit of a change. We have a shiny new-look eLN web site - ta-da! A few things may not work as they should, so if you find anything that needs fixing - please let us know by emailing chair@elearningnetwork.org. We will continue working on the site over the coming weeks.

Clive Shepherd has been given the highest honour that the eLearning Network can award - a lifetime membership. During his four years as Chair of the eLN, Clive has worked tirelessly to refresh and reinvigorate the eLN. The shape of the eLN today owes a great deal to his commitment and vision. All Board places are unpaid and the Chair's role is a particularly demanding one. Clive gave, and continues to give generously of his time and ideas. The lifetime membership is a recognition of all that Clive has done for the eLN. 

Well folks, election time is over and we have new eLN Board members to welcome as well as a number standing down.

On behalf of the eLN we’d like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Clive Shepherd, Claire Line, Carole Bower, Cat Oxley and Katherine Chapman who are standing down from the Board. Thanks to you all for your ideas, energy and enthusiasm over the years. We’d like to give particular recognition to Clive’s work in revitalising and reinvigorating the eLN and also to Claire who has made a huge contribution to eLN over the many years of her involvement. You will all be missed and do stay in touch. You’ll always have the eLN tattoo to remember us by.

Re-elected we have:

Rob Hubbard  and  Viv Cole and new to the Board we have:

Martin Baker,       Kate Graham,            Richard Hyde,             Mark Jones and    Alan Nelson.

We can’t wait to start working with the new Board members to make 2012 - our 25th year - one to remember.

Last night saw a glittering celebration of the best of the elearning industry: the 2011 e-Learning Awards. With a record 250 entries there were 39 winners. The eLN are privilidged to judge the awards and were impressed by the high quality of entries this year. Well done to all the winners and also those short-listed. You can see the full list of winners here.

Our sister organisation ALT have now made the keynote and speaker sessions available from their 2011 conference. You can access them  here 

Of particular interest are likely to be Miguel Brechner's talk about OLPC in Uruguay, John Naughton's talk about why predicting the future for technology is fraught, and Anne Marie Cunningham's "On being public...how social media reshapes professional identity". Enjoy!

For those who didn't make it to our latest ELN event, Converting Classroom Courses, Craig Taylor has put together this highlights package to showcase some of what went on during the day.

You can also catch up with the Twitter backchannel and we'll have the speaker presentations online shortly.

Rob Hubbard has taken over from Clive Shepherd as Chair of the eLearning Network. Rob has worked in the elearning industry in a number of roles for over 12 years, founding his own company LearningAge Solutions Limited in 2005, and has been an elected member of the eLearning Network (eLN) Board for the past three years.

Rob Hubbard comments ‘I am honoured to have been voted in as the new Chair of the eLearning Network. Clive has worked tirelessly to further the work of the eLN and will be a tough act to follow. We wish him well in his future endeavours and look forward to his continued involvement. It’s an exciting time for elearning and, as elearning professionals, we can benefit so much from sharing experience and knowledge amongst our community. With the support of the highly dedicated eLN Board, I hope to lead our organisation to new heights in our 25th anniversary year.’

Clive Shepherd, the outgoing Chair, comments ‘My four years as chair have been highly rewarding. I have worked alongside some extremely capable people on the eLN board and I am delighted that one of those, Rob Hubbard, has been elected to move things forward in the coming year. These are exciting times for e-learning and the eLN is certainly going to be needed to support the fast-growing body of e-learning specialists and enthusiasts.’

About the eLearning Network The eLearning Network (eLN) is an international membership organisation for professionals in the elearning and training industry. The eLN provides a well-regarded event programme, networking both on and off-line, a mentoring scheme and online resources to its 3000 members and is run by an elected Board of elearning industry experts.

About Rob Hubbard Rob is an elearning consultant and a great enthusiast of all that technology can offer to enhance a learning environment. He has a breadth of experience within the elearning industry having led and managed projects for many premier organisations in the UK and beyond. He founded LearningAge Solutions Limited in 2005 to master his own destiny and is hugely enjoying the journey he is on. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience with others and delights in serendipity.

It’s been another record breaking year for entries to the E-Learning Awards with nearly 200 submissions received last week. Keep an eye out for the shortlist which will be published

in September.  But, while we’re waiting, take a look at the list of organisations challenging to pick up an Award this year.

The eLearning Network is responsible for setting the awards criteria and managing the judging process. We have more than 20 judges sitting down now to conduct the shortlisting process.

The winners will be unveiled at the Awards Gala Evening at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square on 10 November 2011.

Clive Shepherd has been given the highest honour that the eLearning Network can award - a lifetime membership. During his four years as Chair of the eLN, Clive has worked tirelessly to refresh and reinvigorate the eLN. The shape of the eLN today owes a great deal to his commitment and vision. All Board places are unpaid and the Chair's role is a particularly demanding one. Clive gave, and continues to give generously of his time and ideas. The lifetime membership is a recognition of all that Clive has done for the eLN. 

Well folks, election time is over and we have new eLN Board members to welcome as well as a number standing down.

On behalf of the eLN we’d like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to Clive Shepherd, Claire Line, Carole Bower, Cat Oxley and Katherine Chapman who are standing down from the Board. Thanks to you all for your ideas, energy and enthusiasm over the years. We’d like to give particular recognition to Clive’s work in revitalising and reinvigorating the eLN and also to Claire who has made a huge contribution to eLN over the many years of her involvement. You will all be missed and do stay in touch. You’ll always have the eLN tattoo to remember us by.

Re-elected we have:

Rob Hubbard  and  Viv Cole and new to the Board we have:

Martin Baker,       Kate Graham,            Richard Hyde,             Mark Jones and    Alan Nelson.

We can’t wait to start working with the new Board members to make 2012 - our 25th year - one to remember.

The voting is now open to elect the eLN Board for 2012. We have eight people standing and seven places available:

• Alan Nelson
• Craig Taylor
• Kate Graham
• Mark Jones
• Martin Baker
• Richard Hyde
• Rob Hubbard
• Viv Cole 

Voting has now closed.

Last night saw a glittering celebration of the best of the elearning industry: the 2011 e-Learning Awards. With a record 250 entries there were 39 winners. The eLN are privilidged to judge the awards and were impressed by the high quality of entries this year. Well done to all the winners and also those short-listed. You can see the full list of winners here.

Our sister organisation ALT have now made the keynote and speaker sessions available from their 2011 conference. You can access them  here 

Of particular interest are likely to be Miguel Brechner's talk about OLPC in Uruguay, John Naughton's talk about why predicting the future for technology is fraught, and Anne Marie Cunningham's "On being public...how social media reshapes professional identity". Enjoy!

As a member of the the eLN board, you will have the opportunity to help determine the direction of the eLN through 2012.

Being an eLN board member is a rewarding activity and a wonderful source of professional development. While board membership is unpaid, it represents an opportunity to raise your profile within the industry and to achieve widespread recognition for your contribution to elearning.

We are now seeking applications from full eLN members to join the 2012 board. Note that associates must upgrade to level 1 or higher membership before applying.

Nominations will close on 11th November at 5pm.

Nomination form

Code of conduct for eLN board members

For those who didn't make it to our latest ELN event, Converting Classroom Courses, Craig Taylor has put together this highlights package to showcase some of what went on during the day.

You can also catch up with the Twitter backchannel and we'll have the speaker presentations online shortly.