03-09. to
03-14-08 |
eLearning Readyness
in Rwanda |
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| Kigali/Vienna.
common sense conducted the second part of the eLearning program "KIST
eLearning Specialist" at the Kigali Institute of Technology in the
capital of Rwanda on behalf of GTZ. Approx. 30 participants were certified
during a public project presenattion at the end of the workshop. They
had developed pilot modules that will be offered on the institutes LMS
site. |
| 03-10-08 |
Tool for eLearning Decision Makers
published |
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| Eschborn/Vienna.
The question "eLearning - is it for us?" is often asked by decision
makers in companies and training institutions. A WBT especially for this
target group has now been produced and published by common sense on behalf
of GTZ. The module answers the most important questions that arise in
eLearning implementation phases. |
| 03-07-08 |
common sense
implements eLDI 2008 |
|
| Bonn/Vienna.
common sense will implement the 2008 version of the "eLDI" -
eLearning Development und Implementation Programme on behalf of InWEnt.
This is the fifth implementation in a row, this year with major organisational
re-structuring, with African and Asian partner organisations. The seven
month long programme will be offered in English and Spanisch, and starts
with workshops in May, 2008, in Africa, Asia and South America.
|
| 03-01-08 |
TATCOT Spinal
Orthotics Online Programme Roll-Out |
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| Moshi/Vienna.
After a successful pilot phase, the eLearning project at the Tanzania
Traininig Centre for Orthopedic Technologies (TATCOT) will be rolled out.
common sense has supported the pilot phase on behalf of InWEnt through
consultancy and training. Now the cs team will be available for coaching
during the roll-out phase. Three new modules (Pathology, Anatomy, Material
Technology) are being offered since March 2008. In addition, the TATCOT
eLearning Team was extended by new staff.
|
01-18 to
01-22-08 |
eLearning @
KIST, Rwanda |
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| Kigali/Vienna.
In a region of East Africa that was shaken by civil war and genocide just
a little more than 10 years ago, institutions are now actively assessing
the possibilities of eLearning. One of these organisations is the Kigali
Institute of Technology (KIST). One of the objectives is the development
of Rwanda to an IT Hub in the centre of East Africa. common sense supports
the eLearning development in Rwanda through training and consultancy on
behalf of GTZ.
|
12-10 to
12-14-07 |
TATCOT Spinal
Orthotics |
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| Moshi/Vienna.
At the foot of Africa's hightest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, common sense
assessed the pilot phase of the Spinal Orthotics eLearning programme at
the Tanzania Training Centre for Orthopedic Technologies (TATCOT). The
programme is the first of its kind in the field of Orthopedic Technologies
in Africa and was supported by InWEnt. The piot phase ended with a face-to-face
workshop with approx. 20 participants in Moshi, Tanzania.
|
| 11-28 to 11-30-07 |
Online Educa
2007 |
 |
| Berlin/Vienna.
UNEP team members Gerry Cunningham and MariaEugenia Arreola presented,
along with common sense director Arndt Bubenzer, the results of the first
UNEP eLearning pilot projects. In only 8 month, the UNEP team, supported
by common sense, has set up an eLearning team, created and implemented
the first modules. In the UN-Panel of Online Educa 2007, several UN agencies
prsented their eLearning projects..
|
| 11-12 to 11-17-07 |
eLDI-IDeL-eLDI |
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| Windhoek/Lima/Manila/Vienna.
This November, common sense is conducting three parallel workshops on
three continents in two languages. 75 participants of the InWEnt Programs
eLearning Development & Implementation (eLDI) and Implementacion y
Desarollo del eLearning (IDeL) are coached during the production of course
pilots for their own institutions. The regional workshops took place in
Windhoek (Namibia), Lima (Peru) and Manila (Philippines).
|
| 11-05-07 |
Kick-off
for UNEP eLearning |
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| Nairobi/Vienna.
The UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) eLearning project enters
a new phase. Starting 5th of November, UNEP offers their first tutor supported
eLearning pilot courses on their new eLearning platform. Course content
and structure was developed by the UNEP eLearning team in co-operation
with common sense as part of the "midwife" project. The UNEP
eLearning project is part of MENTOR, a portal that strives to mainstream
environmental information through IT. |
| 10-29-07 to 05-04-08 |
Management
of Medicines in International Health |
|
| Bonn/Vienna.
From today onwards, 39 health professionals take part in the Internet-based
course program “Management of Medicines in International Health”.
The course aims at introducing the rational management of medicines in
public health services and is hosted by InWEnt gGmbH in cooperation with
the University of Leeds and the European Network for Education in International
Health (tropEd). The facilitator from common sense supports participants
and expert tutors. common sense is also responsible for course management,
administration of the course workspace and course evaluation. |
10-20 to
12-06-07 |
eLearning
in Practice - Central Asia |
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| Bishkek/Almaty/Bonn/Vienna.
On the basis of the results of the Central Asia fact finding mission,
common sense developed - on behalf of InWEnt - a new eLearning package
"eLiP - eLearning in Practice". The practical program, with
many examples and checklists, will guide course managers, instructional
designers, content developers and tutors in their work. Universities and
training institutions from different central asian countries participate
in the eight-week long blended learning program with workshops in Bishkek. |
| 08-01-07 |
DATEV
- CBTs PMS und LOBE |
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| Nuremberg/Vienna.
common sense upgrades the CBTs "Personal-Managementsystem classic
- PMS" and LOBE of DATEV. DATEV is the indisputable number 1 in Europe
for data processing, service and software for tax consultants, accountants,
lawyers and their clients. In Germany more than two thirds of all companies
use DATEV Accounting through
their tax consultants; monthly wages and salaries are calculated for every
fourth employee using DATEV systems, making it the standard in German
industry and commerce.
|
05-27 to
12-10-07 |
HIV
& AIDS: Benchmarks for Health Professionals |
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| Nairobi/Bonn/Wien.
Bereits zum zweiten mal führt common sense das Blended Learning-Programm
"HIV & AIDS: Benchmarks for Health Professionals in Africa"
im Auftrag der Abteilung Gesundheit von InWEnt durch. Das Programm wird
intensiv online begleitet und zusätzlich von einer Expertenrunde
vom Institute of Tropical Medicines, Antwerp betreut. Im Dezember 2007
findet der abschließende Workshop in Nairobi statt. |
05-27
to
06-03-07 |
Focus
Central Asia |
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| Bishkek/Vienna.
On behalf of InWEnt and financed by the German Federal Foreign Office
(Auswaertiges Amt), Julia Jaeger (common sense) participated as eLearning
consultant in a Fact Finding Mission in Central Asia. Members of the InWEnt
elearning team and Julia visited several education institutions in three
countries (Kyrgystan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan). Objective: assessing the
potential for future eLearning cooperation for InWEnt in the region.
|
05-30 to
06-01-07 |
UNEP
Authoring Workshop |
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| Nairobi/Vienna.
The educational and technical experts of the United Nation Environment
Programme were trained in the use of open Source Software for content
production in an intensive workshop in Nairobi. Objective: the UNEP staff
will develop environmental eLearning content for its new MENTOR eLearning
project. Mo Daschuetz and Arndt Bubenzer introduced several tools from
the common sense Open Source Toolkit.
|
05-28 to
05-30-07 |
eLearning
Africa |
 |
| Nairobi/Vienna.
common sense used the platform of the only international eLearning conference
on the African continent, "eLearning Africa" for networking
with former participants, educational institutions and government representatives
on issues related to media-based learning. The three members of the common
sense team from Germany, Austria and Scotland were extremely busy for
three days, discussing project ideas and delivering information on common
sense in eLearning.
|
05-09 to
05-15-07 |
TATCOT
- eLearning for Orthopedic-Technologists in Tanzania |
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| Moshi/Vienna.
At the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the town of Moshi and its
Hospital KCMC, with one of the very few training centres for orthopedic
technologies in the country. common sense supports a team of instructors
in the development of an eLearning/blended learning program on "Spinal
Orthotics". InWEnt, Dept. of Health is project partner of TATCOT
and contracts common sense for this project.
|
05-07 to
05-15-07 |
IDeL
2006 - 2007 - Final Workshop Bogota |
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| Bogota/Vienna.
The first longterm Spanish-language program IDeL - "Implementation
y Desarollo del eLearning" concludes with a workshop in Bogota at
the begining of May, 2007. Sven Aden of the common sense team for Latin-
and South America conducts this successful workshop on behalf of InWEnt.
|
04-29 to
05-01-07 |
common
sense Team Event, Oberleis |
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| Oberleis/Vienna.
"common sense - we make the road by walking" - this could be
the motto of this years' team event conducted in Lower Austria. This retreat
assists the common sense team every spring to focus on the tasks ahead,
to integrate new team members or to discover new avenues. The team was
supported by the Canadian-Swiss coach Katharina Jost from Lunenburg, Nova
Scotia, who accompanies the development of common sense since 2003.
|
03-20 to
04-02-07
|
eLDI
2007 - Program Kick-off Africa |
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| Pretoria/Vienna.
The eLDI "eLearning Development and Implementation" Program,
carried out by common sense on behalf of InWEnt, is offered in a "new
and improved" version in 2007. The eight months long blended learning
project has been streamlined and many additional features were added.
Participants work with the common sense Open Source Toolkit, sort of a
digital toolbox for eLearning course production. The initial workshop
took place in Pretoria, directed by Julia Jäger, with support from
NOLnet, Namibia's Open Learning Network.
|
03-20 to
04-02-07
|
eLDI
2007 - Program Kick-off Asia |
|
| Manila/Vienna.
In parallel to the eLDI Kick-off in Africa, a similar workshop took place
for participants from Aisa. Arndt Bubenzer facilitated this workshop jointly
with Pilippine tutor Juvy Gervacio in Manila, also on behalf of InWEnt.
|
03-20 to
04-02-07 |
IDeL
2007 - Program Kick-off South America |
|
| Lima/Vienna.
And while workshops were being conducted in Asia and Arica, the common
sense team for Latin- and South America (Alexandra Hefner and Sven Aden)
facilitated a Spanish language "taller" for the IDeL (also "new
and improved") in Lima on behalf of InWEnt.
|
| 03-20-07 |
DATEV
- Training Program "ANLAG" |
|
| Nuremberg/Vienna.
common sense updated the DATEV CBT "ANLAG". DATEV is the indisputable
number 1 in Europe for data processing, service and software for tax consultants,
accountants, lawyers and their clients. In Germany more than two thirds
of all companies use DATEV Accounting through
their tax consultants; monthly wages and salaries are calculated for every
fourth employee using DATEV systems, making it the standard in German
industry and commerce.
|
02-25 to
02-27-07 |
SANTREN Workshop - eLearning & Environment |
|
Johannesburg/Vienna.
common sense assists the development of three new online courses from
the enviromental sector. The courses are being developed with experts
from Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mocambique and South Africa and deal with
"Coastal Zone Management", "Cleaner Production" und
"Landuse/GIS". All modules will have a strong Disaster Risk
Management component and are being developed on behalf of InWEnt.
|
|
02-22
to
02-24-07 |
UNEP
eLearning Project, Nairobi |
 |
|
Nairobi/Vienna. A three-day eLearning strategy workshop in Nairobi was
the official kick-off for UNEP eLearning project. In the future, UNEP
will offer continuing education and training using WBT and blended learning
approaches through their eLearning portal MENTOR, especially from the
field of "Early Warning" and "Environmental Assessment".
common sense supports the UNEP eLearning project through a "Midwifing"-process,
enabling the team in Nairobi to independently develop their own eLearning
content.
|
02-12 to
02-15-07 |
common
sense at LEARNTEC 2007 |
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| Karlsruhe/Vienna.
Very satisfied with this years' LEARNTEC was the team of common sense.
Fair and congress were conducted at very professional new venue at the
"Neue Messe" for the first time. common sense will continue
to support the LEARNTEC in the future as official Austrian partner.
|
| 02-12-07 |
common
sense Relaunch |
 |
|
Karlsruhe/Vienna. Just before the start of the LEARNTEC 2007, common sense
presents the relaunch of its website and newly designed flyers.
|
| 01-22-07 |
eLearning @ UN-Headquarters, Nairobi |
|
| Nairobi/Vienna.
The UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) eLearning implementation
project starts with Arndt Bubenzer's presentation of eLearning models
and their introduction into the training organisation. common sense will
work in this project as eLearning expert.
|
| 01-18-07 - 01-25-07 |
eLDI
Africa Workshop II in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
|
Addis Ababa/Vienna. common sense facilitates
the second workshop of the eLDI Africa (eLearning Development & Implementation)
course. The course is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic
Cooperation and Development and is organised by InWEnt Bonn. 20 African
experts for education are developing pilot eLearning courses for their organisations.
The production of media-based content is realised solely with open source
tools to enhance the sustainability of the training programs.
|
| 12-12-06 |
eLearning
for United Nations Environment Programme |
|
| Washington/Berlin/Vienna.
common sense acts as consultant for the UNEP (United Nations Environment
Programme) during the implementation of their eLearning platform MENTOR
and the creation of pilot courses. In cooperation with InWEnt Berlin,
common sense participates in the first stakeholder meeting in Washington
in December 2006.
|
| 12-03-06 |
Workshop
for Authors of the CD-ROM "Logistics. Basic Knowledge" |
 |
| Bremen/Vienna.
common sense trains logistics experts in the didactic and technical application
of the open source authoring tool eXeLearning. Experts create specific
content for the CD-ROM "Logistics. Basic Knowledge" and get
support from common sense with the eLearning side of their project. The
publisher of this CD-ROM is InWEnt Bonn; it is to be distributed in the
regions SADC and EAC in Southern Africa.
The five modules of the CD-ROM include the topics transport management,
logistics areas, planning of logistics systems, quality management, controlling
and logistics marketing.
|
| 12-01-06 |
Successful
Completion of an eLearning Project with the Indonesian- German Institutes
(IGI) |
 |
Jakarta/Vienna. The certification of
20 trainers as "IGI eLearning experts" completed a successful
IGI training of trainers (with eLearning content supplied by InWEnt) and
the production of six pilot courses on behalf of the GTZ. Up-to-date open
source eLearning tools were used to create SCORM-compliant modules for professional
education in Indonesia. The content ranges from fish-breeding over CNC technology
to computer hardware. The content will be available starting 2007 on the
cooperative open source eLearning platform Moodle in about 20 institutes.
www.igi-alliance.com/eLearning
|
| 11-20-06 |
eLDI
06 Workshop II in Lima, Peru |
|
Lima/Vienna. common sense conducts the
second workshop of their eLDI (eLearning Development & Implementation)
course in this year in Lima, Peru. Financed by the German Federal Ministry
for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and organised by InWEnt Bonn
and Lima, 16 specialists from educational institutions developed prototypes
of course program for their respective organisation. A new feature of this
year: common sense uses only open source tools for the production of media-based
content to increase the sustainability of the education program. The tele-akademie
of the University of Applied Sciences Furtwangen participates in this project
as certifying partner.
|
| 11-01-06 |
eLearning for the Areas in Sri Lanka hit by the Tsunami |
 |
Colombo/Vienna/Mannheim. On behalf of
InWEnt Mannheim, common sense researched the possibilities of helping the
areas hit by the Tsunami in 2004 by implementing eLearning courses for professional
training. In a face-to-face workshop in Colombo, common sense assesses -
together with ministry experts, teacher trainers and the regional administration
- the eLearning potential of the areas hit by the Tsunami, especially the
re-developing coastal regions.
|
| 10-01-06 |
eLearning
in South America |
 |
Bonn/Vienna/San José. common
sense trains eLearning trainers outside the English-speaking world. Since
autumn 2006, common sense supports the course program IDeL (Implementación
y Desarrollo del eLearning) where educational experts from Latin- and South
America develop pilot courses and set up regional eLearning centres.
common sense carries out this blended learning program on behalf of InWEnt
Mannheim and Bonn between October 2006 and May 2007 for about 25 participants.
The start-up workshop takes place in San José, Costa Rica.
|
| 09-21-06 |
LEARNTEC
Forum Austria: E-Learning - Knowledge Management - Milestones
of an Innovative Learning Culture? |
|
Karlsruhe/Vienna. On September 21st,
the LEARNTEC - International Convention and Trade Fair for Educational and
Information Technology - holds some great presentations and a complementary
exhibition for the interested public. About 90 visitors from businesses,
colleges, non-profit organisations and politics visit the first LEARNTEC
Forum Austria in the "Imperial Riding School" of the Vienna Renaissance
Penta Vienna Hotel. common sense organised this event together with the
Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH, the WIFI Vienna and the German Chamber
of Commerce in Austria.
|
| 05-24-06 |
eLDI
Africa in Addis Ababa |
 |
Addis Ababa/Vienna. In Africa, the demand
for train-the-trainer courses in the eLearning section grows so quickly
that the successful InWEnt program eLDI is offered especially for African
participants. This blended learning program is implemented between May 2006
and January 2007 by common sense. The first workshop takes place jointly
with the trade fair "eLearning Africa" in the Ethiopian capital
Addis Ababa. The participants are mainly from Ethiopia, but also from Kenya,
Zambia and South Africa. The program is carried out by InWEnt in cooperation
with NoLNET and the GTZ.
|
| 04-28-06 |
eLearning
for Indonesian-German Institutes |
|
Jakarta/Vienna. common sense supports
the Indonesian-German Institutes, an alliance of apporximately 20 vocational
training institutes in Java, in implementing eLearning. The first workshops
in April 2006 in Bandung and Jakarta for decision-makers and future eLearning
staff built the basis for the development of several pilot courses. The
project is funded by GTZ and KfW and will run until the end of 2006.
|
| 04-21-06 |
First
Aid with common sense |
 |
Vienna. The Austrian Red
Cross offers a new, interactive WBT on First Aid for the Austrian public
(available at www.erste-hilfe.at).
The WBT was produced by common sense on behalf of the Austrian Red Cross
for their current national First Aid campaign. Additionally, common sense
acts as co-sponsor of this campaign.
|
03-27-06 -
04-02-06 |
First eLDI-Workshop 2006 in
Feldafing / Lake Starnberg |
Feldafing/Vienna. In 2006, common sense
reruns the successful blended learning program "eLearning Development
& Implementation" (eLDI) for trainers and educators from Asia,
Africa and South Amerika on behalf of InWEnt. The initial workshop in Feldafing,
Lake Starnberg, is the kick-off for a 8-months online phase. During this
intensive online training, all participants prepare eLearning products for
their own organisations.
|
| 03-01-06 |
eLearning Multipliers Program
for Latin- and South America |
|
Bonn/Vienna. On behalf of InWEnt, common
sense conducts an interactive, tutor-supported online training on eLearning
issues for educators in Latin and South America. The training is conducted
in Spanish, with participants working on topics ranging from Instructional
Design to eLearningManagement.
|
|
| 02-15-06 |
Successful
LEARNTEC 2006 |
|
Karlsruhe/Vienna. common sense is highly
satisfied with the results of this year's LEARNTEC 2006 International eLearning
Fair and Congress in Karsruhe, Germany. Workshops on "narrative eLearning"
and interactive presentations at the common sense booth were well received
by expert visitors. From many discussions and lively dialogues with high-ranking
decision-makers common sense could state an accelerated interest in specialised
consultancy services.
|
| 02-01-06 |
Course Development
Disaster Risk Management and Environment |
|
Johannesburg/Vienna. Experts from several
Southern African universities are currently producing three online courses
on environmental issues and on Disaster Risk Management, financed by the
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
common sense is supporting this development of regionally relevant
knowledge in the SADC region (Southern African Development Community) through
2006, on behalf of InWEnt Berlin.
|
|
| 11-01-05 |
eLearning
Strategy for NoLNET Namibia |
 |
| Windhoek/Vienna.
Together with the stakeholders of NoLNET (Namibia Open Learning Network
- public and private educational institutions in Namibia, Southern Africa),
common sense develops an eLearning Strategy and trains eduational staff
for the implementation of eLearning. This process will lead to the operation
of a Namibian eLearning Center (eLC), supported by InWEnt. common sense
has so far conducted trainings and strategy workshops in Gaborone, Botswana,
and Windhoek, Namibia.
|
| 09-01-05 |
Staff
Induction by eLearning - South Africa |
 |
Pretoria/Vienna. On behalf of the Department
of Water and Forestry in Pretoria, South Africa, common sense has produced
an interactive induction course for new departmental staff.
During a workshop in Pretoria, common sense presented the the finalised
"DWAF Induction Course" WBT.
The course is story-based and leads the learners through the content (forestry
background, departmental structure and processes, etc.) in a narrative fashion.
|
| 07-05-05 |
common
sense on "LEARNTEC Steering Commitee Austria" |
|
Karlsruhe/Vienna. common sense has
been called onto the Austrian steering committee of the LEARNTEC, the leading
eLearning fair and congress of the German-speaking area (Austria, Germany
Switzerland). LEARNTEC is a yearly event (February) in Karlsruhe, Germany.
common sense is assisting LEARNTEC in its positioning on the Austrian market
through conducting regional events and marketing.
|
| 06-13-05 |
Web-Based
Training for Country of Origin-Researchers |
 |
Vienna. common sense assists ACCORD,
the Austrian Center for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation
at the General Secretariat of the Austrian Red Cross, with the instructional
and technical design of a web-based training course for COI Researchers.
ACCORD and its international partners collect and structure country information
with a specific focus on the needs of asylum lawyers, professional and volunteer
refugee counsels as well as persons deciding on claims for asylum and other
forms of international protection.
|
| 06-05-05 |
Guide
for eLearning Decision Makers |
 |
| Vienna/Essen/Berlin.
common sense develops a web-based training module for eLearning decision-makers.
In cooperation with MMB Institute for Media- and Competency Research common
sense produces the WBT "Guide for eLearning Decision Makers".
Basis for the WBT: a printed manual of the LERNET project.
LERNET is part of the action program „Innovation and Jobs in the Information
Society of the 21st Century,“ and stands for the development of web-based
learning solutions for mid-sized enterprises and public administration.
LERNET is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour
in Berlin.
The WBT will be available free of charge from the LERNET Website (http://www.lernet.info)
as of August 2005 in German and English. The WBT will also be used in
international trainings at InWEnt.
|
05-20-05 -
05-21-05 |
common
sense goes Lake |
 |
Vienna/Purbach. The common
sense team enjoys the first days of summer on and around the "Neusiedler
See", a large lake in eastern Austria. Wine tasting, picnics, sun bathing,
speedboat tours accross the lake and lots of excellent food and drink supported
the annual team building process.
|
| 06-05-05 |
common sense produces WBT
Courses for Department of Water and Forestry, South Africa |
Pretoria/Gaborone/Vienna. common sense
develops four Web-based induction modules for new staff on behalf of the
South African Department of Water and Forestry. The modules follow a storyline
approach and allow for a quick introduction to the work and structure of
the Department.
|
04-18-05 -
04-22-05 |
First eLDI Workshop 2005 in
Mannheim, Germany |
|
Mannheim/Vienna. common sense facilitates
the first workshop of the 8-months course "eLearning Development &
Implementation" (eLDI) for educational experts from Asia, Africa and
South America on behalf of InWEnt. The workshop is the starting point for
a 7-months online course with intensive cooperation and collaboration between
the learners, leading to eLearing implementations in the participants' organisations.
The program is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
and Development.
|
|
03-01-05 -
06-01-05
|
common sense produces four
new WBTs for eLearning Multipliers |
|
Furtwangen/Vienna. Together with the
content experts from tele-akademie in Furtwangen, Germany, common sense
is producing four new Web-based Training modules for the use in different
training programs. Topics: Instructional Design, eLearning Content Development,
Interactivity in eLearning, Basic eLearning Technology.
|
|
| 03-01-05 |
Frame Contract for International
eLearning Coaching |
|
| Bonn/Vienna.
common sense signs a frame contract with InWEnt's eLearning Center in
Bonn for the coaching of partner organisations during eLearning implementation
and production activities worldwide.
|
|
02-21-05 -
03-20-05 |
Tutoring und Support Course
for GTZ |
|
Vienna/Eschborn. common sense successfully
manages and supports the course"Tutoring & Support of Virtual Learning
Communities" with 40 participants from Uganda and India on behalf of
the GTZ, the "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit"
(German Technological Cooperation). The module is carried out on the GC21
of InWEnt.
|
|
02-15-05 -
02-18-05 |
common
sense satisfied with LEARNTEC 2005 |
 |
Karlsruhe/Vienna/Freiburg/Gaborone.
The team of common sense is highly satisfied with information exchange and
new contacts at this year's most important eLearning event in mainland Europe.
Numerous interesting contacts were established. There was a steady flow
of visitors at the common sense booth in the Stadthalle.
Additionally, partners from eDegree South Africa, Johannesburg were present
at the booth and established additional contacts to the European eLearning
scene.
|
02-14-05 -
02-15-05 |
common sense presents Blended
Learning Projects at the International LEARNTEC Forum |
|
Karlsruhe/Vienna. common sense presents
different blended learning procects from development cooperation at the
International LEARNTEC Forum in Karlsruhe, Germany. In addition, common
sense is corporate sponsor of this high ranking conference.
|
|
01-25-05 -
01-30-05 |
SANTREN Workshop in Livingston,
Zambia |
|
Livingston/Vienna. common sense supports
the "Southern African Network for Training and Research on the Environment"
(SANTREN) in planning its eLearning roll-outs, together with the team of
the South African eLearning Portal eDegree and InWEnt, Berlin.
|
|
11-20-04 -
12-05-04 |
eLDI
Workshop in Semarang, Indonesia |
 |
Semarang, Indonesia/Vienna.
Financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
(BMZ), organised by InWEnt - Capacity Building International- and Gadja
Mada University, Yogyakarta (Indonesia): common sense conducted the eLDI
(eLearning Development & Implementation) workshop with 17 participants
from education and training institutions worldwide. After 6 months of online
training, the participants of this face-to-face workshop developed short
eLearning pilot courses for their individual institutions.
|
| 12-01-04 |
eLearning for Department of Water
and Forestry, South Africa |
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Pretoria/Vienna/Gaborone. common sense
adds on to its feasibility study produced earlier in 2004 at the Department
of Water and Forestry and supports a large-scale eLearning implementation
at the Ministry, cooperating with a South African consultancy partner.
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10-24-04 -
11-02-04 |
Evaluation of GIS - Online-Course
in West- und East-Afrika |
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| Vienna/
Cape Town. common sense evaluates an extensive blended learning course
in the field of Groundwater Ressources and GIS (Geographic Information
Systems), conducted by InWEnt on behalf of the German Federal Ministry
for Economic Cooperation. The participants of this program come mainly
from West- and East Africa. The evaluation is carried out as extensive
online survey, combined with in-depth interviews with participants at
a face-to-face workshop in Cape Town, South Africa.
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| 10-21-04 |
Circle3:
Experts - Exchange - eLearning |
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Vienna.
Cocktails und conversation were the ingredients of the first circle3 network
event, organised by common sense on the 21st of October in the beautiful
Vienna bar "Halbestadt" by Austria's well-known Barkeeper Erich
Wassicek. The lively little group of participants was comprised of HR-
and training specialists from the telecommunication field, from medical
technology, foods, paper production, university and NGOs. Objective: close
networking and exchange between experts in HR and training in Austrias'
top organisations.
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| 07-10-04 |
eLearning Feasibility Study in South
Africa |
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Pretoria/Vienna/Gaborone.
common sense is carrying out an eLearning feasibility study for the South
African Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. The objective of the
feasibility study is to answer the question if the implementation of eLearning
for the highly distributed staff of the Chief Directorate Forestry is
sensible and sustainable.
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| 07-01-04 |
WBTs eLearning Content Development
und eLearning Tutoring |
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| Bonn/Vienna.
For the first time, the Web-based Training courses "eLearning Content
Development" and "Tutoring & Support of Virtual Learning
Communities" are being offered to education and training specialists
worldwide. common sense manages both courses on behalf of InWEnt, Bonn.
The online course "eLearning Content Development" was developed
in close cooperation with the tele-akademie in Germany. Participants from
more than ten countries around the globe participate in these courses,
which are being offered on InWEnt's Global Campus 21.
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05-19-04 -
05-22-04 |
SANTREN eLearning Evaluation in
Botswana |
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Gaborone/Vienna.
common sense supports the first conference of the Southern African Network
for Training and Research on the Environment (SANTREN) in Botswana by
providing input on eLearning course evaluation. Arndt Bubenzer presented
the results of an online evaluation of approximately 100 participants
of the first four SANTREN online courses on behalf of InWEnt. These courses
were produced in the SADC region, outlining environmental problem areas
native to the region.
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04-22-04 -
05-01-04 |
Workshop eLearning Development and
Implementation "eLDI" |
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Bonn/Vienna. During the last week in
April, common sense facilitated part of the first face-to-ace session of
the "eLDI" blended Learning course. During the 8-months program,
participants from Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe prepare for eLearning
implementations in their own organisations. The course program is financed
by InWEnt, Capacity Building International.
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04-03-04 -
04-07-04 |
common sense eLearning Future Forum |
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Uelvesbuell/Vienna. During a 4-day
long forum in northern Germany, the entire common sense team, joined by
expert guests, developed new concepts, discussed strategies, organisational
aspects and market potential of eLearning projects. The question: "eLearning
with common sense: Quo Vadis?" was addressed by the team, supported
by the knowledgable coach and facilitator Katharina Jost, from Lunenburg,
Nova Scotia, Canada.
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| 03-01-04 |
common
sense awarded eLearning Training Contract in Bremen |
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| Bremen/Vienna.
common sense was awarded with an eLearning contract by the Government
of Bremen, Germany. The Government of the federal state of Bremen seeks
to enhance eLearning knowledge among companies and enterprises located
there. In 2004, common sense will offer three 2-day long trainings for
decision-makers
and key eductaional staff on eLearning implementations in companies.
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02-17-04 -
02-25-04 |
common
sense Consultancy Activities in Namibia and RSA |
Windhoek/Johannesburg/Gaborone/Vienna.
common sense meets with representatives of the Namibian Office of the Prime
Minister and the University of Namibia in Windhoek to discuss project ideas
and joint eLearning implementation projects. Another discussion took place
in Johannesburg with representatives from InWEnt on an eLearning project
for SME.
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02-09-04 -
02-12-04 |
common sense as Sponsor of the International
LEARNTEC Forum |
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Baden-Baden/Ettlingen/Vienna. The international
conference "International LEARNTEC Forum" takes place from February
09 to 12 in Baden-Baden and Ettlingen, Germany. common sense participates
as sponsor of this event.
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02-10-04 -
02-13-04 |
LEARNTEC 2004: common sense at Booth
118 |
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Karlsruhe/Vienna. common sense presents
itself at the 2004 LEARNTEC in Karsruhe, Germany, one of the most important
trade shows in the European eLearning sector. From February 10 through
February 13, common sense staff will be available for discussion in booth
118 of the Stadthalle, at the Karlsruhe conference center.
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| 01-11-04 |
common
sense Website Relaunch |
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Worldwide. After four years of eLearning
activities, we want to offer a new face to the world, showing our new ideas,
our new staff, our new offices and a lot of new energy. A new website for
common sense has been developed and produced in record time.
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| 12-17-03 |
common sense Office-Pre-X-Mas |
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Vienna. After almost six months of getting
used to the new offices and the new location, friends, partners and customers
of common sense celebrate the move and the busy year 2003 with the annual
pre-x-mas event.
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| 12-13-03 |
common
sense evaluates eLearning in Ouagadouou, Burkina Faso |
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Ouagadougou/Vienna. Arndt Bubenzer evaluates
the eLearning project "Integrated Groundwater Management" on location
in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
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| 12-10-03 |
Final Workshop of Red Cross Pilot
Phase |
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Tulbingerkogel/Vienna. The Austrian
Red Cross and common sense conduct the final workshop of the eLearning pilot
phase and prepare the roll-out to the whole organisation of 50,000 staff.
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11-23-03 -
12-04-03 |
eLTM-Workshop
in Pretoria |
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Pretoria/Vienna. 17 participants from
10 countries produced pilot courses for their educational institutions in
Asia, Africa and South America during a 10-days workshop in Pretoria, South
Africa. The workshop was part of the six-months course „eLearning Training
and Management“, produced and facilitated by common sense on behalf
of InWEnt Bonn.
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| 11-21-03 |
Austrian Red Cross Online-Tutor-Day |
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Vienna. Julia Jäger and Arndt Bubenzer
facilitate the online Tutor day of the Austrian Red Cross in Vienna. The
online tutors have successfully supported Red Cross pilot eLearning courses
and are now exchanging ideas and experiences and offer their input for future
project adjustments. The tutors also assist in the development of a tutor
handbook for the Red Cross.
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09-24-03 -
11-15-03 |
Tutoring
Workshop at InWEnt |
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Bonn. For the first time,
common sense facilitates the blended learning course "Support and Tutoring
of Virtual Learning Communities" with an intercultural, international
group of participants. After a six-weeks online phase, supported by Julia
Jäger, 17 future online tutors from 9 countries discuss their tasks
during a workshop in Bonn, Germany.
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| 07-15-03 |
common sense
moves Shop |
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Vienna. common sense moves
into new offices in a convenient Vienna city location. From now on, the
friendly and bright atmosphere of the turn-of-the-century building will
motivate the common sense team even more to work through nights, days and
weekends…
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| 06-20-03 |
Tutoring
Workshop and Online Course in Cape Town |
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Vienna/Cape Town/RSA. common sense facilitates
the online training "Tutoring and Support of Virtual Learning Communities"
and a week-long workshop for the SANTREN project on behalf of InWEnt, financed
by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation.
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| 06-01-03 |
Staff Training for Austrian Red Cross |
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Vienna. common sense trains a group
of representatives from all Austrian States as eLearning multipliers on
behalf of the General Secretary of the Austrian Red Cross. The participants
undergo a three-onths training, with three online modules and several face-to-face
modules at the Danube University in Krems.
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| 03-25-03 |
Content
Development Workshop in Maputo, Mocambique |
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Maputo/Gaborone/Vienna. common sense
staff from Gaborone (Botswana) and Vienna (Austria) facilitates the course
development workshop for environmental content and training experts in Maputo,
Mocambique from March 17 - 21, 2003. Participants come from Tanzania, Malawi,
Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Objective: The production of four eLearning/blended
learning courses on current environmetal issues in Southern Africa and beyond.
The project is part of the SANTREN network project and is funded by InWEnt
on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation.
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| 03-01-03 |
In the United Nations Year of Water
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Berlin/Vienna/Ouagadougou/Hanoi/Dar
es Salam. In the UN Year of Water, commun sense staff supplies consulting
services and eLearning training for the "Integrated Groundwater Management"
project of InWEnt, International Training and Development. Target group:
Water experts from West Africa, East Africa and Southeast Asia.
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| 03-01-03 |
"Learning
with e?" and "Tutoring" for the Austrian Red Cross |
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Vienna. common sense is realising two
online courses for the Austrian Red Cross. The course "Learning with
e?" motivates staff and volunteers for the participation in future
Red Cross eLearning programs. The course "Tutoring" trains Red
Cross staff who will tutor future eLearning courses.
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| 03-01-03 |
eLearning Training & Management |
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Bonn/Vienna/Gaborone. common sense implements
the second "eLearning & Training Management" course for participants
from the education and training sector in Southeast Asia, Southern Africa
and Middle East. The project is funded by InWEnt International Training
and Development on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation.
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| 12-20-03 |
common sense and Austrian Red Cross
at LEARNTEC in Karlsruhe |
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Vienna/Karlsruhe. Arndt Bubenzer, common
sense, presents the complex Austrian Red Cross eLearning project at the
11th European Conference for Educational and Information Technology - LEARNTEC
- in Karlsruhe, Germany, on February 7, 2003, supported by the Instructional
Director of the Austrian Red Cross, Bernhard Reiter.
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| 01-19-03 |
common sense Regional Representation
in Botswana |
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Gaborone. Daniela Giannini is representing
common sense in the SADC region, stationed in the capital of Botswana, Gaborone.
She is assisting the University of Botswana in instructional and media design.
Furthermore, she will be supporting more effectively the common sense project
partners and course authors in Southern Africa
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| 12-20-02 |
Support for eLearning Course Authors
in Zambia/Botswana/Malawi |
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Gaborone/Lusaka/Blantyre. Daniela Giannini
and Arndt Bubenzer conduct intensive coaching meetings with SANTREN experts
in January 2003. The content experts are currently developing environmental
course content for the Southern African Network for Training and Research
on the Environment, on behalf of InWEnt.
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| 11-13-02 |
common sense at Online Educa 2002
in Berlin |
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Berlin. Arndt Bubenzer from common sense
speaks at the 8th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning
and Training, Online Educa, in Berlin. He participates in the Parallel Session
FOCUS 24 - "E-Learning: Making a Contribution to Effective Development
Strategies". There, he presents the course "eLearning Training
& Management" as a best practice example for blended learning in
international development.
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| 10-24-02 |
eLearning
workshop in Brunei Darussalam |
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Bandar Seri Begawan. On behalf of and
together with the German Foundation for International Development (DSE,
after a merger now called InWEnt), common sense is facilitating an international
eLearning workshop in Brunei Darussalam from October 24 to November 5, 2002.
The workshop is final part of the "eLearning Training & Management"
course funded by the DSE/InWEnt. During the course, the 17 participants
from Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, Middle East and Africa develop concepts
for their own eLearning courses. common sense set up a special learning
scenario which led the participants through the necessary steps and provided
tutorial support. The participants' concepts are finalised with the active
assistance and coaching of the workshop team and are presented at the end
of the workshop in Brunei Darussalam.
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| 10-22-02 |
SANTREN Instructional Designer/Editor
III in Malawi |
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Lake Malawi. Daniela Giannini and Arndt
Bubenzer from common sense are leading the first "Instructional Designer/Editor
III" workshop at Lake Malawi. The workshop is part of the Southern
African Network for Training on the Environment (SANTREN) training program
which is carried out on behalf of the Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft (CDG, after
a merger now called InWEnt). During the workshop, the African participants
develop a concept for the transformation of their content from script-based
instruction to Web-based instruction. The consultants from common sense
will continue to coach the workshop participants during the next months
and do actively support the production of eLearning courses on environmental
topics in Southern Africa.
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| 10-21-02 |
Europ@ Online - Europe on the Move |
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Stuttgart. common sense is producing
the Web-based course "Europ@ Online" on behalf of the Political
Education Centre in Stuttgart (Germany). This course deals with politics
concerning the European Union and its further enlargement. The course "Europ@
Online" starts on November 4, 2002, with 250 participants from Germany
and other countries (e.g. Czech Republic and Poland).
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| 05-30-02 |
Austrian
Red Cross starts up eLearning Initiative with common sense |
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Vienna. The training experts of the
Austrian Red Cross in Vienna are preparing an eLearning pilot course and
a large scale roll-out - alongside with the eLearning specialists from common
sense.
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| 04-01-02 |
common sense at the ICTE-Conferenz
in Potchefstroom, RSA |
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Johannesburg. common sense is presenting
its successful course product "Instructional Designer / Editor"
at the "International Conference for Technology and Education"
at Potchefstroom University in South Africa on behalf of CDG and the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation. The course program is being presented
as best practice model for eLearning within the SADC-Region (Southern African
Development Community).
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| 03-25-02 |
common sense as Consultants at SANTREN
Board Meeting in Gaborone, Botswana |
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Gaborone. common sense supports the
Southern African Network for Training on the Environment (SANTREN) during
the eLearning roll-out of environmental training material on behalf of the
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and the Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft,
Berlin. Arndt Bubenzer participated as expert at the SANTREN Board Meeting
in Gaborone, Botswana, in March 2002.
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| 01-23-02 |
TKMOAMS
- Tate Kalungu Mweneka Omukithi wo "AIDS" Moshilongo
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Shetu Windhoek.
Windhoek. common sense supports the Namibian NGO TKMOAMS in its work
which consists of HIV care and information on a local and regional level.
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| 01-11-02 |
eLearning Training & Management
for Middle East and Asia |
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Bonn. common sense develops - alongside
with the content provider tele-akademie - the half-year long online course
program "eLearning Training & Management" for the German Foundation
for International Development (Deutsche Stiftung für internationale
Entwicklung, DSE) in Bonn. Target group: participants in the Middle East
and Asia. |
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