Meet The OEB2019 Speakers: Richard Straub

OEB Plenary Keynote Speaker Richard Straub is Founder and President of the Peter Drucker Society Europe and of the Global Peter Drucker Forum. He is also Associate Director of EFMD, a leading network of Bu... Read More

June 14, 2019

Meet the OEB Speakers, News

Looking Ahead to 2040 and Beyond: Some Hesitation

Thinking about forecasting, here’s a draft section from Bryan Alexander’s upcoming book. Consider it with some throat-clearing and/or humility: If exploring the near- and medium-term futures of col... Read More

June 14, 2019

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Are We so Busy in Today’s Workplace that Learning is Losing Out?

Have we become so busy that there is always something that takes priority over our own development? Last year, when I was doing interviews with testers of our learning prototypes, it felt like this was the... Read More

June 14, 2019

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Blockchain: The Move from Freedom to the Rigid, Dominant System in Learning

In this post Inge de Waard gives an overview of current Blockchain options from industry and looks at its impact on universities as well as philosophises on its future. Background and project As I am... Read More

June 14, 2019

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The Virtual Classroom Journey

Carin de Weme, Senior Global L&D adviser at AkzoNobel, describes in this article how she introduced and improved virtual classrooms at AkzoNobel and why virtual classrooms should be part of the toolset... Read More

June 13, 2019

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More than Human: John Searle, Transhumanism and the Blended Approach

What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world. ... Read More

June 14, 2019

Industry Insights, News

To Improve Education – Focus on Pedagogy Not Technology

It’s an exciting time for technology in education. Global tech companies such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft are promoting adaptive teaching systems to give each student a personal tutor that responds to ... Read More

May 10, 2019

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The Changed and Changing Role of L&D Functions

From intervention delivery to performance support and growth enablement Changing times require an adaptive way of enabling people to perform. Unfortunately today’s way of developing people focus on tale... Read More

May 10, 2019

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The Usefulness of “Useless Knowledge”

In 1939, Alexander Flexner wrote an article in Harper’s magazine entitled The usefulness of useless knowledge. Flexner is a famous education reformer and founder and first director of the Institute for Adv... Read More

May 10, 2019

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Now, AI Makes Online Courses Even Smarter

The educational system is broken - and unfair. For decades, learning was limited by geographic location and finding the means to continue with higher education. Online learning and massive open online cour... Read More

May 10, 2019

Industry Insights, News

Meet the OEB2019 Speakers: Laura Czerniewicz