New ideas driving the global edtech boom By the OEB News Team Innovative start-ups, technological advancements and the demand for additional skills continue to fuel the growth of the global edtech industry. According to a whitepaper by Am... Read More July 21, 2016 News
Independent market news and analysis By Bob Little With the online learning technologies developing faster than ever before and being influenced by technologies that are newcomers to the sector, it’s no wonder that those in this secto... Read More July 21, 2016 News
How technology can actually change education By Roger Schank You can’t read something about education these days without reading about how technology will change everything. Sorry to be a downer, but technology will change nothin... Read More July 21, 2016 News
Digital society at a crossroads: Do we want learners or consumers? Digital literacy is just as important as reading, writing and maths. This is the message the Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit organisation supporting open source projects, wants to spread as it powers forward... Read More March 9, 2016 News
OEB 2015 Friday Plenaries The Friday plenaries brought together expert speakers from around the world to share their perspectives on a pertinent issue facing technology supported learning and training, through insightful keynote speeche... Read More December 16, 2015 News
Future Work and Future Workers At OEB 2015, questions regarding shifts in technological change were prevalent, and one key area of focus was how this change will affect the world of work; an essential issue for educators and trainers who are... Read More December 16, 2015 News
The OEB 2015 Debate: “the forgotten basics” Under the chairmanship of Dr Harold Elletson, the motion posed in this year’s plenary debate was 'This House believes 21st Century skills aren’t being taught - and they should be’. The future of education and t... Read More December 16, 2015 News
Video EDUCA 2015 2015 has been an amazing year in the world of video. One example, Facebook reported a rise in video views, between April and November 2015, from 4 billion views per day to 8 billion. That is some shift. That is... Read More December 16, 2015 News
Business EDUCA: curiosity, tenacity and creativity core L&D skills for 2016 In OEB 2015’s Business EDUCA track this year, Learning and Development leaders from businesses around the globe explored strategies and tactics to impact the performance of organisations and the individuals wit... Read More December 16, 2015 News
Future Trends: AR/VR, personalisation and hybrid learning spaces The prospects for education in a rapidly changing world defined the agenda of OEB 2015, the global, cross-sector conference on technology supported learning and training. Accelerating the shift will mean taking... Read More December 16, 2015 News
