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The Universite Paris Sud is the largest campus in France with about 27,000 students and 3,500 employees. In 2011 public reform of the medical studies department doubled the number of students enrolled in courses. After an extensive search process the university implemented Mediasite in September of 2011, deciding to webcast the lectures in high quality video and to make the content available on-demand. For the university, Mediasite offered the most reliable platform with its integrated environment and ease of integration for its large 350-seat classrooms.

"We appreciated the automation of Mediasite with the templates and the presentations pulled directly from the recorders to the central server with no human help needed," said Eric Briantais Morisson, head of the university's instructional technology department.

Currently, 90 percent of the medical school and nursing courses are recorded with Mediasite. Those courses create about 400 hours of webcasts each semester.

"The advantage of the recorded presentation is that the students may interact with it at their own pace. It's a second chance for someone that hasn't caught the entire message during class. For our medical classes, it's a big help, because students receive a great deal of knowledge each class, and with Mediasite, they can go back and review," Briantais Morrison said.

According to Briantais Morrison, Mediasite has become a study platform for students, and the majority of views come two months before final exams. Between September 2010 and June 2011, there were 115,000 views from 1,500 students.As a state owned university, one of Universite Paris Sud's missions is to share scientific knowledge. In the future, the university hopes to fulfill this by expanding its Mediasite usage to include webcasting live scientific seminars to the public.

"Sonic Foundry is pleased to support The Universite Paris Sud as it responds to the student demand for lecture capture," said Rob Lipps, Executive Vice President of Sales at Sonic Foundry. "The amount of student views the webcasts receive is a testament that educational technology platforms like Mediasite can make a real impact on learning. We're honored to be the lecture capture partner for Universite Paris Sud."

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.

Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO, http://www.sonicfoundry.com/) is the trusted market leader for enterprise webcasting and lecture capture, providing video communication solutions for education, business and government. Powered by the patented Mediasite webcasting platform and Mediasite Events group, the company empowers people to transform the way they communicate online, using video webcasts to bridge time and distance, accelerate research and improve performance. Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.

Certain statements contained in this news release regarding matters that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Because such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties pertaining to continued market acceptance for Sonic Foundry's products, its ability to succeed in capturing significant revenues from media services and/or systems, the effect of new competitors in its market, integration of acquired business and other risk factors identified from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61851 Cultura e Tempo Libero/Culture and Leisure, Formazione e Lavoro/Education and Employment, Economia e Finanza/Economy and Finance, ICT / ICT, Altro/Miscellaneous, http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61751 global@prnewswire.co.uk (Hult International Business School)
"In the book I help people to lead a better digital life today and show them how small changes can shape what their digital legacy will look like 100 years from now," said Qualman (http://www.socialnomics.net/), Professor at Hult International Business School (http://www.hult.edu/). "All the time we're leaving a digital footprint, but there's also a digital shadow -- that's the stuff that other people write about you. So even if you avoid new technology all together, what you do offline will be posted online by others -- creating a digital shadow. In the U.S. 92% of children under two-years-old already have a digital shadow."

Digital Leader is on sale now.

Erik Qualman is author of Socialnomics and a blog of the same name.


About Hult International Business School

Hult is the world's most international business school with campuses in Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, and Shanghai. The School offers a range of business-focused programs including MBA, Executive MBA, Master and Undergraduate degrees. Hult's one-year MBA program is ranked in the top 30 in the world by The Economist and among the top 100 by the Financial Times. http://www.hult.edu.]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61751 Formazione e Lavoro/Education and Employment, ICT / ICT, Altro/Miscellaneous, http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61735 global@prnewswire.co.uk (Praemium Erasmianum Foundation)
Apart from being a widely-read author and a great thinker, Dennett is an eloquent teacher who addresses the questions of our time with great audacity. He is optimistic about science and demonstrates in his work the importance of knowledge, critical thinking, and an open attitude to 'other' ideas. He is a source of inspiration to both his colleague-scientists and to a larger audience.

The Erasmus Prize is an annual award for a person who has made an exceptional contribution to culture, society or social science. The prize money is a sum of Euro 150.000.

The award ceremony will take place in the autumn of 2012 on a date to be announced.

Note for the editors: this press release can be found on http://www.erasmusprijs.org/]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61735 Formazione e Lavoro/Education and Employment, ICT / ICT, Politica e PA/Politics and Public Affairs, Altro/Miscellaneous, http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61725 global@prnewswire.co.uk (IEEE)
Tsinghua Science and Technology is the widely respected flagship journal of one of China's foremost collegiate institutions, Tsinghua University. Published bimonthly, the journal provides contributions from all over the world and presents up-to-date scientific achievements in computer science, electronic engineering, and other IT fields. Subscribers can access more than 1,800 articles, with a backfile to 1996. To learn more please visit http://www.ieee.org/go/tupjournal.

Journal of Systems Engineering and Electronics is considered one of the core journals in China's systems engineering field. The journal is published bimonthly and promotes academic exchanges of new technology worldwide. It reports the latest developments and achievements in systems engineering, electronics technology, other related research areas, and encourages various academic views. Subscribers can access more than 1,800 articles with a backfile to 1990. To learn more please visit http://www.ieee.org/go/biaijournal.

"Partnerships with these prestigious institutions significantly expand the breadth of our digital library and enhance its value to the global research community," said Anthony Durniak, Staff Executive for Publications at IEEE. "It is just the latest step in our ongoing work to ensure that IEEE Xplore remains one of the leading resources for engineering and technology information in the world."

The IEEE Xplore digital library comprises more than 3 million documents, including content from IEEE's own 154 journals and magazines, papers from more than 1,200 annual conferences, and over 2,000 technology standards, as well as content from partners, such as IBM, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and VDE, a publishing house for electrical engineering and information technology.

About IEEE: IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, is dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Through its highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities, IEEE is the trusted voice on a wide variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers, and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power, and consumer electronics. Learn more at http://www.ieee.org.]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61725 Formazione e Lavoro/Education and Employment, ICT / ICT, http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61574 global@prnewswire.co.uk (DYMO/Mimio)
- Intelligent Activity Builder Feature Maximizes Efficiency and Appeal of Instruction

DYMO™/Mimio® debuts their most innovative educational software yet - MimioStudio™ 9 software featuring the ground-breaking MimioStudio ActivityWizard - at the 2012 BETT tradeshow in London, 11 - 14 January. An intelligent solution for generating interactive, high-quality activities and lessons in minutes, MimioStudio ActivityWizard makes it easier than ever for teachers to provide students with multiple learning opportunities based upon proven instructional design principles.

Educators will get a first look and hands-on demonstrations of the newest generation of MimioStudio and its ActivityWizard creation tool, available for Europe, Middle-East and Africa in March. DYMO/Mimio's teaching experts will also host educational seminars at the DYMO/Mimio stand, C76 in the Grand Hall.

A uniquely intelligent activity creator, the MimioStudio ActivityWizard allows teachers to generate exercises targeted for specific ages and grade levels, across core subjects including languages, arts, math, science and social studies. The ActivityWizard automatically populates the activity template with relevant facts from an extensive knowledge engine. Teachers can be confident they are building appropriate exercises into their lessons.

"The launch of MimioStudio 9 software with the new ActivityWizard establishes an entirely new standard for creating exercises and lessons by automating the exercise-creation process, saving a teacher time and minimizing errors," says Manny Perez, General Manager, DYMO/Mimio. "The software brings a new level of simplicity to interactive teaching. Teachers only need to learn a single software program to control all of their MimioClassroom products."

MimioStudio 9 software seamlessly integrates with the complete MimioClassroom suite, including the MimioTeach™ interactive system, which converts any dry erase board into a fully-interactive whiteboard; MimioVote™ assessment system; MimioView™ document camera; and MimioPad™ wireless tablet and MimioCapture™ ink recording system.

A truly universal solution, MimioStudio 9 software is compatible with Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems, and is available in 33 languages, including Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Arabic, French, German, Italian and UK English.

MimioStudio 9 Software - Interactive teaching made easy:

Connect your interactive classroom - Integrates MimioTeach, MimioVote, MimioView, MimioCapture and MimioPad devices seamlessly for a truly user-friendly interactive technology classroom experience
Maximize learning appeal and effectiveness - Offers a built-in knowledge engine for teachers to generate high-quality, engaging teaching exercises across core subjects in minutes
Save teachers valuable time - Includes MimioStudio Gradebook to automatically record student answers, eliminating the need for teachers to hand-grade tests when used with the MimioVote student assessment system
Collaborate and share - Imports files from other interactive teaching technologies so teachers can use content they already have
Universal solution - Available for download at http://www.mimio.dymo.com in 33 languages, with compatibility for Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems
Attendees at the BETT tradeshow will experience DYMO/Mimio's innovative and award-winning family of products and learn how they can transform a conventional classroom into an engaging learning environment. The four-day show will include a live workshop on the topic of "Effective Instruction in the Digital Classroom," hosted by Joe Layng, Senior Learning Scientist. The workshop will take place on Thursday, 12 January at 14.30h in the APEX room.

To receive notification of the availability of the new MimioStudio 9 software with ActivityWizard, visit http://www.mimio.dymo.com/BETTpress to register for the DYMO/Mimio newsletter. To learn more about DYMO/Mimio, visit http://www.mimio.dymo.com. You can also follow DYMO/Mimio on Twitter @MimioTechnology and via Facebook at facebook.com/DYMO.Mimio. Download lesson plans and connect with other educators at http://www.mimioconnect.com and view helpful how-to videos by Mimio Masters on the DYMO/Mimio YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/dymomimio.

DYMO/Mimio was named the 2011 winner for "Best Educational Use of a Device-Specific Application" in the CODiE Awards, a 2011 red dot Award winner for product design, a 2011 IDEA Awards finalist, Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence winner in 2011, Scholastic Administrator's "Best in Tech 2009 & 2010," one of District Administration's "Top 100 Products" in 2010 and 2011, Scholastic Instructor magazine's Teacher's Pick "Best of 2009," and the 2009 ECOO Vendor Excellence Award winner in both "Best Education Solution" and "Best Technology Product."

About Newell Rubbermaid

DYMO is the master brand name for the Newell Rubbermaid technology portfolio. In a world that demands greater productivity and measures it at every opportunity, DYMO provides businesses, educational institutions and consumers with innovative and easy ways to share, manage and organize information with improved efficiency and satisfaction.

Our DYMO brands are organized into four solutions:

DYMO® / Labeling Identification Solutions include DYMO hand-held label makers, PC connected label and postage printers, plus Industrial labeling tools (http://www.dymo.com).
DYMO™ / CardScan® Contact Management Solutions include CardScan business card scanners and contact management software (http://www.cardscan.com).
DYMO™ / Endicia® Postage Technologies include Endicia online shipping and mailing services (http://www.endicia.com), as well as customized postage (http://www.pictureitpostage.com).
DYMO™ / Mimio® ITT (Interactive Teaching Technologies) include Mimio interactive whiteboard technology, digital ink recorders, document cameras, student response systems and engaging lesson plan content (http://www.mimio.dymo.com).
These complement Newell Rubbermaid's strong portfolio of leading global brands, which also includes Rubbermaid®, Sharpie®, Graco®, Calphalon®, Irwin®, Lenox®, Levolor®, Paper Mate®, Waterman®, Parker®, Goody®, Rubbermaid Commercial Products® and Aprica®.]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61574 Formazione e Lavoro/Education and Employment, Altro/Miscellaneous, http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61545 global@prnewswire.co.uk (The Johnson School at Cornell University)
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INSEAD is among the top-ranked graduate business schools worldwide. Dutta himself has served visiting professorships in Haas School at UC Berkeley, Oxford Internet Institute at University of Oxford, and Judge School at University of Cambridge in England, as well as advising several governments with their national information and innovation policies and has consulted with leading international organizations. He has lived and worked in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, including stints as an engineer with GE in the U.S. and Schlumberger in Japan.

"Professor Dutta's appointment is a natural fit with Johnson's increasingly global outlook," said Skorton. "He has expertise in new and emerging media, he has studied the conditions that promote innovation and he has extensive experience on the international stage. Among other qualities, these prepare him well to oversee the education of our next-generation business leaders and entrepreneurs. Johnson students, Cornellians who take courses at Johnson and, in the very near future, aspiring entrepreneurs at our new tech campus in New York City will benefit from this appointment."

"I am delighted to welcome Dr. Dutta to the position of dean. His global focus and his outstanding research in the areas of innovation and technology position him well to lead the school today and in the future," said H. Fisk Johnson '79, MBA '84, PhD 86, CEO and chairman of S. C. Johnson.

Dutta is the Roland Berger Chaired Professor in Business and Technology at INSEAD. He is the co-editor and author respectively of two influential reports in technology and innovation, the Global Information Technology Report (co-published with the World Economic Forum) and the Global Innovation Index (to be co-published with the World Intellectual Property Organization). Both reports have been widely used by governments around the world in assessing and planning their technology and innovation policies.

Dutta is a member of the Davos Circle, an association of long-time participants in the Annual Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum and has engaged in a number of multi-stakeholder initiatives to shape global, regional and industry agendas. In addition to teaching and research, he has published twenty books and monographs. He has held several deputy dean-level management responsibilities at INSEAD, including handling global executive education with total annual revenues of $110 million. He is on the advisory boards of several international business schools. He has co-founded two firms and is on the board of several start-ups.He will succeed Joseph Thomas, who is stepping down after a five-year term as dean. During his tenure, Thomas launched the school's long-term strategic plan and led the creation of the Emerging Markets Institute, as well as the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute. Thomas will return to teaching and research.

"This appointment is an exciting opportunity for me, in part because of Johnson's commitment to global perspectives, entrepreneurship and innovation, and business sustainability, but also because as an early adopter of approaches such as performance learning, the school itself exemplifies innovative thinking in business," said Dutta. "I am excited about the close connections the school has to the broader university and especially the opportunities available through collaboration on the tech campus. I am eager to take up the leadership position building on the strong foundations laid by Dean Thomas."

"Having excelled in a premier management school in academia and in administration after being a top technology researcher, Professor Soumitra Dutta brings a rare combination of vision, aspiration, networking, management, engineering rigor and excellence to Johnson," said N.R. Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus of Infosys Limited, and an Emeritus Member of the Cornell University Board of Trustees.

"Professor Dutta is highly respected in the academic and business communities globally, and will transfer a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Johnson. Booz & Company is proud to have built a working relationship spanning two decades with Professor Dutta through a number of joint initiatives pertaining to strategy, innovation, and dissemination of technology centric models," said Joe Saddi, MBA '83 and Chairman of Booz & Company.

"I am delighted that Professor Dutta will be joining us," said Thomas. "His extensive research on global business and the conditions that encourage innovation make him the right leader to carry forward our strategic plan, and I look forward to working with him as he assumes his new role as dean of Johnson."

"I'd like to extend a sincere thanks to Dean Joe Thomas for his leadership and dedication to the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management," said H. Fisk Johnson. "In addition to his many accomplishments as an academic professional, he's been a friend to my family and we're incredibly grateful for all that he's done."

Dutta received a B.Tech. in electrical engineering and computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology and an M.S. in business administration, an M.S. in computer science and a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California at Berkeley. He is married to Lourdes Casanova, a native of Spain. She currently is a lecturer in INSEAD'S strategy department, where she specializes in international business, with a focus on Latin America and multinationals from emerging markets. The couple has a daughter, currently studying at Oxford University.

About Johnson at Cornell University

Founded in 1946, Johnson at Cornell University offers both a two-year and accelerated Masters of Business Administration program, as well as two executive MBA programs designed for mid-career professionals. There are 320 students from 32 countries in the regular- and accelerated MBA Class of 2012, and 366 students in the executive programs. Johnson also offers dual degree and certificate programs with law, industrial and labor relations, engineering, medicine, health administration and real estate. With 52 full-time tenured and tenure track faculty, 20 regular non-tenure track complimented by adjunct, Emeritus or visiting academics-many of whom come to Cornell from successful careers in the business world-the school offers superb instruction using a collaborative, immersive approach in which students apply what they learn to business challenges at real companies. ]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61545 Formazione e Lavoro/Education and Employment, http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61474 global@prnewswire.co.uk (ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b.H. & Co. KG)
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The businessman and entrepreneur from Hamburg Prof. Dr. h.c. Werner Otto, founder of the mail-order company OTTO and the shopping center development company ECE, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at the age of 102 in the presence of his family in Berlin.

Werner Otto was one of the last living post-war trade pioneers, who had considerable influence on the Federal Republic's economic, socio-political and social development due to their visionary power, distinctive inventiveness, and entrepreneurial courage.

Maren Otto, wife of Werner Otto: "My husband was very fortunate to grow old in a harmonic and loving family. He consciously did something for his health and lived in a disciplined manner. But his probably most important principle of life was to still have objectives in old age.

We are deeply grateful that our family was spared major misfortunes."

Dr Michael Otto, entrepreneur, Chairman of the Otto Group Supervisory Board and eldest son of Werner Otto: "My father lived a fulfilled life. His deeds and decisions were consistently future-orientated and he accomplished a great deal as an entrepreneur. He saw the human being as the focus of all his actions and his social commitment was outstanding. I will miss a valued and intimate discussion partner."

Alexander Otto, youngest son of Werner Otto and ECE CEO: "My father was a real visionary, who was fortunate enough to be able to realize his ideas in good health and with thirst for action and who was often successful in doing so - whether with the otto group, ECE or other activities in the USA. But most of all, he was a good father who always inspired and encouraged me."

Werner Otto, born on August 13, 1909 in Seelow (Margraviate of Brandenburg), Germany, as son of a merchant, moved with his family as refugee to Hamburg after the Second World War. There, he founded his first shoe company. "When the sector borders were eliminated and shoes in good quality were introduced to the market by shoe companies that were traditionally located in south-west Germany, my company without specialist staff was not viable. This is why I closed it down. At least, I still had 6,000 Deutsche Mark and the factory halls," remembers Otto.

Then Otto had the idea that changed his life: why not sell shoes produced by others? And this in a mail-order business. With start-up capital of 6,000 Deutsche Mark and four employees, the unparalleled story of success started in 1949 with the result of the otto group as the world's largest mail-order group. Basis if this unique development was the consistent implementation of Werner Otto's corporate convictions. He gave priority to a clear innovation-oriented corporate strategy, the establishment of an efficient management and the consistent multiplication of the own strengths. In this way, he avoided the cardinal error many founders make: considering oneself as indispensable in the long term in the daily business and to interfere in too many details. Already in 1965, Werner Otto transferred the management of the company to Günter Nawrath, who was no member of Otto's family. In 1981, Werner Otto's son Dr. Michael Otto continued to head to company. In this way, Werner Otto gave himself the freedom for his second entrepreneurial career.

As of 1965, he established another successful company: ECE - economically and in terms of personnel completely independent from the OTTO mail-order company. Today, ECE is the most important development, construction, and management company for shopping centers in Europe. ECE develops and constructs not only shopping centers but also large office blocks, logistics centers, and other commercial large-scale real estate - always with the aim to effectively contribute to the vitalization of city centers as well as to careful urban regeneration. In 2000, Werner Otto's youngest son Alexander Otto took over the management of ECE.

In 1962 Werner Otto took the step to North America and developed industrial parks and residences in Canada. From 1973, at the age of over 60, he started setting up a US real estate group: the Paramount Group in New York.

Werner Otto always felt it was his duty to use the opportunities he enjoyed thanks to his successful enterprise to give back to society.

In order to be able to help targetedly and efficiently and to relief human misery, he founded the "Werner Otto" Foundation in 1969. The medical foundation supports in those cases in which the state does not provide financial help at all or not sufficient. Another important project of the Werner Otto Foundation is the scientific treatment center for centre for childhood cancer diseases at the pediatric university hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, which has saved the lives of many leukemic children. Moreover, for the advancement of medical research is a prize awarded every two years for outstanding scientific achievements by Hamburg researchers and doctors.

Inspired by a report of the family's excellent pediatrician about excellent successful healing processes in the USA, Werner Otto founded the "Werner Otto Institute" on the area of the Alsterdorf Foundation in Hamburg in 1974. It is the first and up to now only institute dedicated to the early detection and treatment of developmentally challenged or disabled children and teenagers. Since 1966, there is also the "Werner Otto Scholarship to promote young medical and scientific students at the University of Hamburg". In the "Werner Otto House" in Berlin, hearing-impaired children and adolescents are taught to hear again after a Cochlear Implant operation.

Werner Otto has remained true to his principle of fulfilling his social responsibilities in other areas as well. For example, he donated a new museum building at Harvard University, the Werner Otto Hall, to showcase the expressionist art of German-speaking artists.

In his native town of Seelow, where 50,000 people died in the last major battles at the end of the Second World War, Werner Otto had the church spire re-erected and the nave restored. In Potsdam, Belvedere Palace on Pfingstberg hill was restructured and revived with Otto's help. He funded an additional modern stage for the Konzerthaus Berlin. In Hamburg, Otto supported the redesign of the Jungfernstieg promenade.

On the occasion of his 100th birthday, Werner Otto and his wife Maren founded in 2009 the "Werner and Maren Otto Foundation for the promotion of old-age care" in particular in Berlin and Brandenburg.

Werner Otto has received several awards and decorations for his entrepreneurial and social commitment, including the Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Honorary Commemorative Medal in Gold and the Hamburg Senate's Mayor Stolten Medal, the honorary title of Professor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Berlin Senate's Ernst Reuter Medal as well as the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's Social Market Economy Prize for his business practices. He is an honorary doctor and honorary senator of the University of Hamburg and a Laureate of the Hall of Fame in the "Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" history museum in Bonn. On the occasion of his 100th birthday, he was awarded the honorary citizenship of Berlin in 2009.

Werner Otto's actions will remain example and challenge at the same time. His standards of value will be carried on in the companies founded by him.

Information for journalists:

On the Internet, comprehensive information material can be downloaded under http://www.werner-otto.info:

this press release
Prof. Dr. Werner Otto's curriculum vitae
photos (printable for download)
numerous quotes by and about Prof. Dr. Werner Otto (in German)
complete text of the Werner Otto biography "Der Jahrhundertmann" (in German only)
Audio material for radio (in German)
Time code list for TV material and contacts for ordering the material for Beta SP (in German)
corporate history and history of otto group and ECE
historic pictures of ECE and otto group (printable for download)
links to the Internet pages of the Werner Otto Foundation and the Werner and Maren Otto Foundation
contacts]]> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:45:00 +0100 http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61474 Formazione e Lavoro/Education and Employment, ICT / ICT, Altro/Miscellaneous, http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61367 global@prnewswire.co.uk (Glass Puppy Inc.)
For a limited time, Glass Puppy will be making the Magic Keyhole - WORLD app available to schools, kindergartens, libraries, children's organizations and institutions for free.

Magic Keyhole - WORLD incorporates reading comprehension, vocabulary and basic geography, while providing an enjoyable way for children to learn as they are taken on a virtual journey to 10 unique environments and places from around the world. Each location is named and introduced with an informative rhyme which can be read aloud by an adult, or narrated by the friendly pre-recorded voice, with each word highlighted as it's spoken.  Included in each scene are interactive representations of people, landmarks and animals. Magic Keyhole - WORLD continually rewards curiosity as kids explore the app, with vivid illustrations, memorable verse and eye-catching animations to stimulate a child's ability to learn new things, and features hidden treasures and surprises to enhance memory retention and attention span. Fun puzzle games based on the environments help reinforce what's been learned, while developing spatial awareness.

While most children's learning software is limited to certain devices, Magic Keyhole - WORLD runs on a wide range of devices that families already own, and has been carefully crafted to be engaging to children and parents alike. The kids and teachers who tested it didn't want to stop playing with it.

About Glass Puppy Inc.

Glass Puppy Inc. is an independent developer and marketer of original content for every major computing and mobile platform. The product lines range from games and utility applications, to children's educational & interactive programs. A dedicated team of IT professionals combines great creativity with unparalleled technical expertise. The company focuses on creating fun, exciting and engaging apps that entertain, inform and inspire at the same time, while bringing unique, amazing products to the marketplace.

For further information:

For more information and to download a comprehensive Press Kit, go to http://www.glasspuppy.com/, email mailto: Media@GlassPuppy.com or call +1-416-640-3788]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0100 http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61367 Formazione e Lavoro/Education and Employment, Altro/Miscellaneous, chimica e farmacia / Chemistry and Pharmacy, meccanica / Mechanics, http://www.immediapress.it/sito/rss/gira.php?id=61350 global@prnewswire.co.uk (EUN Partnership aisbl)
European business leaders and education policy makers have launched today an €8.3mn initiative to inspire students to study science at university - a much needed skill set if the region's economy is to recover and flourish by 2020.

InGenious is a new European coordinating body for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education which brings together the collective wisdom of the European Commission, 30 Ministries of Education involved in European Schoolnet and major international companies such as Volvo, Shell, Philips, BASF, Nokia, Microsoft and Intel.

Founded by European Round Table of Industrialists and European Schoolnet, InGenious will:

- Demonstrate how science and technology skills can help young people get jobs

- Enhance the relevance of school science by showing how cutting edge science and technology contributes to students' lives

- Fight stereotypes by giving a more realistic view of scientific jobs, and encouraging women and minorities to consider scientific careers

Lack of scientists threatens Europe's economic recovery

At present Asian countries train twice as many scientists compared to European member states, and three times as many engineers[1].

This training gap is threatening the future of Europe's economic recovery due to the lack of qualified scientific and technical human resources - the key drivers of scientific progress and innovation. Although the number of graduates in the fields is now increasing slowly, their academic achievement falls well behind that of their Asian counterparts according to PISA statistics.

Unless this gap is addressed, companies operating in Europe will need to recruit scientific and engineering talent from other regions, or even close facilities in Europe in favour of other regions. This will have a negative impact on salary levels and local economies - high level R&D is typically a well-paid and resource-intensive activity.

Maire Geoghan-Quin, European Commissioner for Science, Research and Innovation, highlighted the scale of the problem in a recent speech to the Tyndall Institute in Ireland:

"We cannot risk our future growth and competitiveness by cutting back now on the investment in education, research and innovation that is necessary for long-term and sustained recovery," said Ms Geoghan-Quinn.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Western European students the least likely to study science, maths and engineering

An indicator[2] developed by the European Round Table of Industrialists demonstrates that those countries where students are least likely to choose science, maths and engineering are France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK.

At the same time, even Europe's highest scientific achievers - Finnish students - are still outperformed by Chinese students in Shanghai and Hong Kong according to OECD figures[3].

In the recent Eurydice report on science education[4], Androula Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education and Youth, noted:

"Many international reports identify the potential shortage of human resources in key scientific professions and call for modernising science teaching in school. How is it possible to raise the motivation of pupils, to increase their interest in science, and at the same time, to increase attainment levels?"

InGenious invites companies, educational organisations and federations to join this exciting partnership, and work together to collectively address the challenge of science and technology skills in Europe. The partnership enables existing players to upgrade, pool and enhance their activities in science and technology education through long-term cooperation. For information on how to join InGenious, visit: http://ingenious-science.eu/web/guest/ap-info

Key data on science and technology education


- Data on the supply development indicator and background information on the set up of InGenious - the European coordinating body for STEM education can be found in the ERT "Mathematics, science and technology report" http://ert.eu/ERT/Docs/01717.pdf

- Data on national policies, practices and research in STEM education can be found in the new Eurydice report http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/thematic_reports/133EN.pdf

- PISA 2006 report on science competency and achievement http://www.oecd.org/document/2/0,3343,en_32252351_32236191_39718850_1_1_1_1,00.html

About InGenious

InGenious is the platform of the European Coordinating Body in Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education. It is a joint initiative launched by European Schoolnet (http://www.eun.org) and the European Roundtable of Industrialists (http://www.ert.eu) aiming to reinforce young European's interest in science education and careers and thus address the future skills gap. It is financed under the European Commission's 7th Framework Research Programme.

About European Schoolnet

European Schoolnet (http://www.europeanschoolnet.org) is a network of 30 Ministries of Education from across the European member states, leading educational innovation at European level. As a major international think tank, European Schoolnet operates key European services in education on behalf of the European Commission, member Ministries.

The Coordinating Body in Maths, Science and Technology (Grant agreement Nº 266622) is supported by the European Union's Framework Programme for Research and Development (FP7). The content is the sole responsibility of the Consortium Members and it does not represent the opinion of the European Union and the European Union is not responsible or liable for any use that might be made of information contained herein.

1. http://ert.eu/ERT/Docs/01717.pdf

2. http://ert.eu/ERT/Docs/01717.pdf

3. http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3746,en_32252351_46584327_46584821_1_1_1_1,00.html

4. http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/thematic_reports/133EN.pdf




For more information, please contact:

Alexa Joyce, InGenious Project manager, alexa.joyce@eun.org, tel. +32-485-52-30-60

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Based on its pedagogical expertise of inquiry-based science education methods, European Schoolnet developed guidelines that show teachers how they can integrate societal aspects in chemistry education and concrete applications of the discipline in the school programme. The guidelines propose an innovative and multi-disciplinary approach to chemistry teaching and will confront youngsters early on in their chemistry education with real life cases (http://chemistryallaboutyou.eun.org).Moreover, EPCA already organized a students' workshop on the occasion of its Annual Meeting in October 2011: EPCA invited 14 award winning students in chemistry and related fields from all over the world to join representatives of the chemical industry. The workshop opened new horizons for their careers as the students understood that they could enjoy wide-ranging and varied careers in the chemical sector.

Both initiatives underline EPCA's commitment to raise the profile of the chemical industry among the general public and more specifically among youngsters. They create a bridge between the chemical industry and the educational world helping youngsters to potentially prepare for a future in chemistry.


About EPCA

EPCA is a non-advocacy body bringing together more than 600 global companies working in or for the petrochemical industry. It serves as network, platform to meet, exchange information, transfer of learning and think tank for its member companies and stakeholders all over the world.

EPCA's membership stands for an aggregate of member companies' turnover of more than 3.2 trillion EUR and 3.5 million employees worldwide.


About European Schoolnet

European Schoolnet is an international non-profit organisation and a network of 30 Ministries of Education in Europe and beyond. EUN brings about innovation in teaching and learning to its key stakeholders : Ministries of Education, schools, teachers and researchers. European Schoolnet's activities include Policy, research and innovation, School services and Learning resource exchange and interoperability.


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