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This category includes articles on Europe related to global education, including online education, the e-learning community, and education technology. This initiative is a collection of original content pieces led by E-learn magazine, a community openness initiative by Blackboard Inc., a United States based company. Through worldwide community engagement, E-Learn brings together contributions by the education community, which include interviews, research pieces, roundtables, and special topics from university educators, community colleges, teachers and other leaders in education. E-Learn offers the latest in education trends and technology to higher education professionals and anyone in the education community interested in the most current topics in education, including best practices, perspectives and insights on personalized learning, with the objective of achieving student academic success through virtual learning and academic support. Blackboard also offers technology tools such as Moodlerooms, Blackboard Learn, Ally and Blackboard Collaborate, to aid innovative learning models and processes that address today’s educational challenges.

Success Stories

Technical Institute of Professional Studies: Facilitating Access to the Job Market Since 1977

Find out how this Spanish institute of professional studies has adapted to online education through Open LMS. Learn which tools were adopted and some practical recommendations for any institution looking to incorporate eLearning into their curriculum.

Liliana Camacho
10/02/21
Success Stories

How ITS-ICT Piedmont Pivoted to Online Learning Just in Time for Lockdown

Italy  In February 2020, as the possibility of a national lockdown in Italy was becoming more evident, ITS-ICT Piedmont Director, Giulio Genti, contacted Learning Solution, an eLearning platform solutions company based in Torino, Italy, and Open LMS Channel Partner, to…

Liliana Camacho
05/01/21
Interviews

Digital Transformation: How to Adopt a Continuous Change Mindset

An Interview With Oriol Pujol, Universitat de Barcelona

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Oriol Pujol and E-Learn Team
05/01/21
Infographics

5 Trends Transforming Education in the COVID-19 Era

COVID-19 has accelerated the digital transformation of many sectors, including education. With extended quarantine measures and the temporary closures of schools and universities, educational institutions globally have had to strengthen their digital teaching and learning ecosystems in order to continue…

Manuel Rivera
07/10/20
Roundtables

5 Global Perspectives on the Future of Digital Learning

Quick Take: How has COVID-19 changed the way we teach and assess students? See what education professionals from around the world have to say about how they’ve adapted and what they anticipate for the future.

Abbey Smith - Author
Abbey Smith, Katja Laingui, Hiroto Shibayama, Andrea Wood, Kristin Harrison and Carmenza Montañez
06/10/20
Infographics

9 Important Things We’ve Learned About Distance Learning in Lockdown

United Kingdom For all of us, the last six months (March-August 2020) have been a challenge for our working and home lives. Corporate learning is no exception. We describe the journey we have been on with our clients in three…

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LEO Learning
03/10/20
Success Stories

How to Transition to a Successful Virtual Learning Environment

United Kingdom Since the emergence of COVID-19, many higher education institutions across the globe have been presented with significant challenges. In particular, institutions that had mainly relied on traditional, in-person teaching models have had to quickly pivot and adopt online…

Abbey Smith - Author
Abbey Smith and Peter Stone
03/10/20
Interviews

Strategy Builders: How Corporate Universities Can Support Business Growth Through Learning and Development Management

Quick take: As businesses continue to face ongoing challenges, finding the right strategy for employee learning and development is crucial. A specialist shares her views on how corporate universities can successfully fulfill this role supported by online learning.

Cristina Wagner
Cristina Wagner and Annick Renaud-Coulon
09/08/18
Infographics

Six Drop Out Causes and Solutions to Keep Higher Ed Students in School

Quick Take: Keeping students from dropping out depends on a retention strategy that is based on understanding why they are choosing to leave school in the first place.

Leonardo Tissot
Leonardo Tissot
31/07/18
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BENELUX: Affordable Tuition and Welcoming of International Students

Quick Take: Looking for a multicultural experience when studying abroad? One of the three Benelux countries might be the right choice for you.

Leonardo Tissot
Leonardo Tissot
31/05/18
Research

What Skills Will We Need for the Jobs of the Future?

Quick take: As markets, jobs and activities evolve, new skills become needed. Companies will have to work in collaboration with individuals and education institutions in order to develop these capabilities.

Priscila Zigunovas
08/05/18
Cartoon

Learning Methods

E-Learn Team
10/04/18
Cartoon

Demystifying Learning Analytics

E-Learn Team
03/04/18
Research

Everyone Can Learn Better with Universal Design for Learning

Quick Take: Do you know about UDL? Universal Design for Learning is an approach to curriculum that gives students equal opportunities to learn and succeed.

Leonardo Tissot
Leonardo Tissot
13/03/18
Cartoon

The E-Learning Gamification

E-Learn Team
26/02/18
Interviews

Ethical Concerns With Learning Analytics: What You Should Be Aware of

Quick take: Adopting learning analytics strategies may come with some ethical and legal concerns. Educational institutions should be prepared to deal these appropriately.

Cristina Wagner
Cristina Wagner
01/02/18
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France: An Ideal Home for International Students

Quick Take: France is known for welcoming international students to their high standard universities and Grandes Écoles. Now, the government is investing more each year in order to continue providing a remarkable educational experience for French students as well.

Leonardo Tissot
Leonardo Tissot
31/01/18
Infographics

How Is Education Being Assessed Worldwide

Assessment plays a major role in education, as a student grading and support mechanism, but also in program improvement. All over the world, there are varying perspectives and approaches, and regions are taking action in different forms of assessment, both…

Sebastián Pulido
11/01/18
Success Stories

Facing Challenges in Education Through Technology

Paris, France. When implementing a new LMS, solutions need to be simple but also adaptive and open. That is one of the main challenges Eric Briantais faces as the Pedagogical Innovation Director at Paris-Sud University, where the institution’s context and…

Sebastián Pulido
21/12/17
Infographics

7 Trends You Should Invest on to Become Student-Centered Institution

Quick Take: Is your institution student-centered? Investing in a student-focused approach can ensure a better educational experience and increase student engagement. Virtual student services, the use of mobile technologies and cognitive solutions are examples of initiatives that extend beyond campus reach

Priscila Zigunovas
21/11/17
Column

Student-Centered Learning: The Driver of Our Learning Path

The concept of student-centered learning (SCL) goes back to 1968 when massive student protests took place against the elitism of universities demanding them to be open for all society. Political recognition of SCL was gained in 2009 through the Leuven/Louvain-la-Neuve…

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Gohar Hovhannisyan
15/11/17
Featured country

United Kingdom: quality and opportunities for students

Despite all of the concerns Brexit has raised for UK’s universities, such as funding issues, the land of hope and glory remains a great choice for students who want to attend some of its most renowned and best-ranked higher education institutions.

Leonardo Tissot
Leonardo Tissot
31/10/17
Success Stories

Education That Gets You Ready for the Real World

Quick Take: Few universities teach their students basic abilities for their future career, such as how to find a job before graduating. Thus, these abilities become purely empirical knowledge.

Christina Gómez
21/08/17
Success Stories

From Copenhagen to the World

Copenhaguen, Denmark The decision to adopt a digital platform as a new training method, promises to bring future graduates closer to the career they want. Copenhagen Business Academy is Denmark’s largest business academy. A few months ago, this academic institution…

Alejandra Hamann
21/12/16
Success Stories

University of Warwick: Empowering Learners Through Self-Determined Learning

Coventry, United Kingdom. In today’s globalized world, speaking more than one language has become an important skill for business and in life. More people are learning a different language as a means to travel, effectively communicating with others, and as…

Christina Gómez
22/11/16
Success Stories

Innovation in Learning: The Essence of Pompeu Fabra University

Barcelona, Spain Pompeu Fabra University believes in strong, interactive teaching, and that is why it has partnered with Open LMS, the online platform that will enable it to expand its learning and performance strategies.

Ángela Palacios
28/09/16
Interviews

Interview with Frédéric Dardel de l’Université Paris Descartes

Our desire at the University is to encourage innovative careers, especially double degrees that cover a broad array of topics and reach superior levels of knowledge compared to those of a single discipline.

Fréderic Dardel and E-Learn Team
05/07/16
Success Stories

Online Training Helps Bring the World Together

London, England For over 50 years, The American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) has been committed to cross-cultural exchange. Under the guidance of founder Sir Cyril Taylor, AIFS operates as a social enterprise based in Stamford, Connecticut. The organization maintains…

Gabriella Restrepo
01/06/16
Success Stories

Middlesex University, Collaborative Learning

London, United Kingdom With a history that dates back 130 years, Middlesex University is an educational institution that arose from multiple colleges and training institutions in North London, England coming together. Today, it is a world-class institution with campuses and partnerships that…

Jenny Acosta and Manuel Rivera
07/01/16
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