OEB 2015 pre-conference workshops: What to expect The 21st edition of OEB will kick off on Wednesday, December 2, with a day of interactive workshops. Exploring a diverse range topics such as mLearning, design and delivery, digital storytelling, and personal l... Read More November 12, 2015 News
“Peak indifference”: Cory Doctorow on surveillance in education In 1989, the former “East Germany” had one informer for every sixty people. Now the NSA has the ability to “eavesdrop” on the whole planet, with one spy for every 10,000 people. This is the comparison given by ... Read More October 27, 2015 News
Time for change: Addressing 2050’s work challenges today Founder and director of Future Impacts Consulting Cornelia Daheim The Millennium Project’s ‘Future Work/Technology 2050’ study warns of “massive long-term unemployment” if the nature of work and economic sy... Read More October 27, 2015 News
The “New Renaissance”: Ian Goldin on managing complexity Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford “We are living in a time of the most progressive change in the history of humanity,” observes Ian Goldin, Professor of Glob... Read More October 27, 2015 News
The Monthly Meep: Deconstructing a constructive journey In the beginning there was a thought. A funny thought. A thought about a guy called “Pants Man”, which really needed to be a story — a visual story — a comic story. A guest article by Bryan Mather... Read More October 27, 2015 News
Supporting everyday learning – the new work of workplace learning professionals Image: Fotolia Everyday learning is the learning that takes place everyday, as individuals do their jobs – individually or working with their internal colleagues, as well as connecting with others in (onlin... Read More October 27, 2015 News
Revolutionary times: In with the new school It was 1981 and I was 11 years old. I convinced my parents to buy me my first computer: a Commodore VIC 20. It cost $300 and I paid for half of it with my paper route earnings. It was a computer built into a k... Read More October 27, 2015 News
How to transform passive watchers into active learners Image: Fotolia The educational video market remains in a period of profound change due to faster and less costly technology developments for video creation, distribution and consumption. This has brought wi... Read More October 27, 2015 News
Edtech tool of the month: ToonSpaghetti We last heard from startup TechSpaghetti when they pitched their creative education approach to the OEB 2014 audience. We’ve caught up with the teacher and entrepreneur duo to hear about the successful launch o... Read More September 24, 2015 News
Universities must ‘be bold’ to avoid the battle of the e-learning brokers Delft University of Technology Vice-President Anka Mulder Universities need to be bold, engage in global collaboration and develop solid structures to ensure open and online learning can reach the next leve... Read More September 23, 2015 News
