From 18 to 21 September 2012, experts from business and science were discussing the subject of "21st Century Learning for 21st Century Skills" as part of the Seventh European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2012) on the campus of Saarland University, Saarbrücken. The internationally oriented European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2012, 18 to 21 September 2012, Saarbrücken) has succeeded in attracting eminent keynote speakers whose contributions enriched the conference programme, which consisted of workshops, consortia of doctoral students, poster and paper sessions, demo shootouts and a special industry track.