At regular intervals, IPKeurope hosts “Eco-C Erlebnis Days”: these are public events covering one specific topic, showcasing an atypical perspective on interesting Eco-C related issues. The headline of these events, which are regularly attended by representatives from renowned Austrian businesses, is a crystal clear indication of its nature and serves to set the tone for the activities that fill these days.

As any good speaker knows, every word has two sides to it: objective, and subjective or implied. The former is simple and straightforward, and could simply be summed down to the first three definitions offered by a dictionary. However, the second, which is personal, contextual, and altogether subject to the whims of speaking and listening, introduces a healthy dose of uncertainty to the simple search for understanding. And that is why the name of these events cannot be translated into English: “Erlebnis“ becomes “Experience“, and is thus reduced to a learning process, only useful for a recruiter to determine one’s skills, or a manager wishing to know who to assign to a task. But the ECo-C Erlebnis days were more than that.

The German term “Erlebnis” comes from “leben”, which means “to live”. It thus implies an experience that reaches and holds the attention of the mind and senses, encompassing every corner of one’s awareness in a rich, satisfying way. An Erlebnis is remembered with fondness and pride, as a learning experience and more.

“More” is exactly what happened on the premises of the IPKeurope in Vienna, on the 21st of April 2010. The registered attendees of the ECo-C Erlebnis day had the opportunity to test one of the Eco-C’s most innovative teaching materials, the Eco-C E-learning centre, on a new device, described by its creator Steve Jobs, as “magical and revolutionary”: the ipad.

Although the item itself is not yet sold in Austria where the event took place, it is a simple fact that when it is, the E-learning centre / ipad combination will be a match made in a communicator’s heaven. Again according to Steve Jobs, the ipad concept was launched as something of a cross between the iphone, the ultraportable ebook, and e-readers like Kindle. It is, in short, the very nexus of portability, connectivity and readability. And, as it happens, these are precisely the characteristics that Eco-C students, teachers, and fans would appreciate the most: the possibility to access the e-Learning centre on the go, in relative comfort, and further one’s expertise without straining either one’s eyes, or one’s back, is of truly priceless value.

Please contact your Eco-C Training Centre for information on scheduled Erlebnis Days.

A list of licensed Eco-C Training Centres in Austria may be found HERE.