Robot revenge: Aussies beat Germany in Brazil This week in Around the World, farmers in Senegal fight theft with mobile technology, the Swiss remain the big cheese in innovation and Australia thrashes Germany in robot football finals in Brazil. ... Read More July 25, 2014 News
iPad allergies and the government of ‘weirdos’ This week in Around the World, Japan calls for tech-savvy ‘weirdos’ for government-backed innovation; a UK teacher’s heartfelt letter to students draws international attention and research by pediatricians in t... Read More July 18, 2014 News
Learning to drive lifelong success McKinsey and Company’s Global Chief Learning Officer Dr Nick van Dam Organisations around the world are experiencing sweeping, rapid changes in what they do, how they do it and even why they do it. Masteri... Read More July 16, 2014 News
Think you know the e-learning tools of the trade? Are smartphones the future of e-learning? Do MOOCs live up their promise? Should teachers upload YouTube videos longer than six minutes? If you answered ‘no’ to all of these questions, perhaps you're already a... Read More July 14, 2014 News
What do we want? Web literacy, now! Mozilla's Open Badges Is the web of the future a weird and wild place, chaotic and slightly frightening; or is it a happier place where strangers collaborate to teach and learn from one another? A bit of bo... Read More July 14, 2014 News
Big data and the Internet of (School) Things The ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) with its data collection potential and promising business forecast – McKinsey Global Institute reports that the IoT business will deliver $6.2 trillion of revenue by 2025 – is gen... Read More July 14, 2014 News
Future jobs: Humans need not apply By 2020, connected and intelligent products are predicted to become the largest "user group" of the Internet, estimated at 24 billion devices. These products won't just enrich the lives of consumer... Read More July 7, 2014 News
What’s the media got to do with education? When I decided to register for the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2014, I did so with slight apprehension. The theme, “From Information to Participation: Challenges for the Media”, sounded interesting – espe... Read More July 7, 2014 News
Student tip: E-learning Tool of the Month This month we introduce you to the first edition of the OEB News Portal Tool of the Month – each month we will highlight an e-learning tool worthy of attention. What better way to kick things off than to hear f... Read More June 27, 2014 News
Well colour me 3D In this week’s Around the World, an inspiring tech-first to come out of Cape Town, expect more nerds strutting the streets of London; meanwhile, in Japan, you’re more likely to be faced with creepy robot newsre... Read More June 27, 2014 News
