OEB (formerly ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN) is an annual international conference on technology-supported learning and training (e-learning) launched in Berlin, Germany in 1995.
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Since its inception, all OEB conferences have taken place in Berlin’s central district Mitte in November or early December of each year. The first OEB was hosted at the Berlin Congress Center (bcc); it then moved to the Hotel InterContinental Berlin in 1996 where it has taken place for the subsequent years. In 2015 the conference underwent a rebrand that included a formal name change from ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN to OEB.
The conferences were organised by ICWE GmbH and supported by the German Federal Minister of Education and Research and the European Commission (Directorate-General for Education and Culture). Each year the conference attracts around 2,000 learning and training professionals from over 100 countries.
Delegates are high-level decision-makers from the education, business and government sectors, making OEB an important networking venue for experts, practitioners and newcomers of e-learning and distance education alike. Training specialists hold lectures and seminars and lead discussions and workshops in which current trends and the latest developments are introduced. The kinds of interactive, knowledge sharing sessions at OEB include Pre-Conference Workshops, Pre-Conference Seminars, Presentation Sessions, Research Domain Presentation Sessions, Discovery Demos, Knowledge Exchange Sessions, Discussions and Debates, LAB Sessions and Learning Cafés.
The event is held entirely in English and is accompanied by an exhibition at which international e-learning manufacturers, suppliers and service providers present their latest products and services.
Business EDUCA
Introduced in 2010 as part of the conference programme, Business EDUCA offers participants a range of sessions through which to discuss research, needs and trends in corporate learning. Business EDUCA attracts strong interest from HR and learning practitioners from companies across the world, as well as researchers and educationalists. Examples of some of the themes covered in Business EDUCA include: discovering top strategies to implement and embed workplace learning, learning from examples of best – and worst – practice from other organisations, as well as developing techniques for nurturing exceptional leadership.
Video EDUCA
Video EDUCA offers a rich mix of practical sessions, workshops, masterclasses and lively discussions on all aspects of using video in learning. Participants in Video EDUCA have the opportunity to interact with leading international film and television directors, producers, executives and technicians to share ideas and learn from the professionals.