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ULearn ticks the boxes again

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-262" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2012&sol;02&sol;SN&lowbar;16&lowbar;-&lowbar;ULearn11&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SN 16 - ULearn11" width&equals;"200" height&equals;"150" &sol;>Ulearn11&comma; hosted in Rotorua in October&comma; was a resounding success on every level&comma; according to organisers at CORE Education&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>More than 1&comma;500 people attended the three-day conference&comma; which focused on education&comma; innovation&comma; and collaboration&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>CORE Education director of development Nick Billowes said ULearn provides an opportunity to improve knowledge and expertise in new technologies&comma; seek inspiration from world-leading educational thinkers and discover strategies for integrated learning&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;While ULearn has a heavy technology component&comma; the content&comma; speakers and workshops are deeply embedded in things wider than ICT&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Delegates were treated to an excellent array of international speakers and a wide range of exhibitors with the latest technology to stimulate a good deal of thinking on how to make learning more effective&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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