It was great meeting Jutta in person at this year IMS 2008 conference in Austin, TX.

At UOC, we share the vision that Jutta so clearly exposed during her IMS 2008 presentation (ppt). We believe that disabilities or special capabilities are context or individual dependant, for everyone! And that these circumstances need to be accounted for in the design and development process. 

UOC’s efforts toward designing for engagement and for the individual (see this Joy of Learning website and also MyWay project - winner of Best Mobile Learning Solution), demonstrate our desire to transform the way we have been tackling education, specifically online education, and believe that innovations in learning and technology can help us achieve just that: a learning environment that is optimized for each learner, is inclusive and transformable.

We look forward to collaborating with Jutta and her team on the The Fluid Project, and other projects from the Adaptive Technology Resource Center led by Jutta Treviranus.

NMC Summer Conference 2008 - Eva de Lera will be participating at this year’s Summer conference which will be held June 11-14 in Princeton, New Jersey.

She will be presenting the ENJOY Guidelines and also joining other Horizon Report 2008 Advisory Board members. UOC has also collaborated with NMC and Educause in translating the world renowned report into Spanish and Catalan.

Please contact her if you plan on attending this event.

EDEN 2008 - Irene Manresa, a graphic designer from the User Experience Group at the Office of Learning Technologies, will be presenting the ENJOY Guidelines for designing engaging e-learning environments at the upcoming EDEN 2008 in Lisbon.

Please feel free to contact her if you plan on attending the conference.

UPA 2008 - Marc Sanmarti and Eva Gil will be presenting a couple of Posters at the upcoming UPA 2008 international conference in Baltimore.

1. Rebuilding telemedicine devices through user requirements, by Eva Gil, Albert Farré-Cobos, Daniel López-Gómez, Israel Rodríguez-Giralt y Yann Bona-Beauvois.
2. The ENJOY Guidelines: Guidelines for designing engaging environments, by Eva de Lera, Magí Almirall, Marc Sanmartí y Eva Gil.

Please contact them if you plan on attending the conference.

It was great having an opportunity to speak to Martha Cleveland-Innes from Athabasca University.

UOC interviewed Martha during her visit. Here’s the link to the interview.

We presented the first version of the ENJOY Guidelines at the iLearning Forum 2008 in Paris. For more information about the ENJOY project please contact Eva de Lera.

We are looking for institutions or companies who also believe that the design of the elearning environment has a direct impact on the students’ motivation and ability to learn. The project is looking at elements beyond the classroom environment that intervene, participate and have an effect in the overall learning experience. Social as well as personal aspects (interests, desires, etc.) are some of the aspects being integrated into the project.

For more information please contact Eva de Lera.