Transforming training in a large organisation With over 55,000 employees and 5.4 billion pieces of mail delivered each year, Correos is the largest postal service in Spain. Like many in the global postal sector, the company has undergone massive changes in... Read More September 9, 2014 News
Wearables part 1: Glass in class Teacher Adam Winkle While many classrooms and workplaces are yet to tap the full potential of tablets and smartphones in come the wearables. And with so many opportunities left to explore from the palm of y... Read More September 1, 2014 News
What’s the missing link for Europe’s young, educated and unemployed? The necessity of the college degree is beginning to be questioned. With youth unemployment in Europe at 24% in 2013 and thousands of graduates coming out of university every year without jobs to go into, there ... Read More August 29, 2014 News
Erik Schmitt: ‘Yes use video, but learn about it’ VIDEO EDUCA 2014 is delighted to welcome back Erik Schmitt, the award-winning Berlin filmmaker. This year he will be leading two Pre-Conference Workshops as well as two of his popular Video Labs. With a number ... Read More August 29, 2014 News
Learning: an unexpected journey We don’t have to be conscious to learn. Our grey matter, our neural pathways absorb sequences of light and sound the moment we’re awake, and when we’re asleep we do the same too, and often we don’t even realise... Read More August 27, 2014 News
E-Learning Tool of the Month: Lessons in social media Image: Social Media for Education Platform Social media can provide powerful opportunities to connect with and engage students, but making the most of the right platforms, appropriate for your style of teac... Read More August 27, 2014 News
Next stop, the past Image: Video still from method article video in the journal Frontiers in Psychology This week in Around the World, ‘time travel’ is enabling people to rethink bad life choices; India on track to meet knowle... Read More August 22, 2014 News
Time of change: capacity building in emerging markets Lagos Business-School Business education has always occupied a unique space in the academic environment. Precariously straddling, and frequently hopping between, practical application and academically rigo... Read More August 22, 2014 News
Can students create their own curriculum? When students are given the opportunity to create material for classroom use, it can enhance their feelings of “empowerment, ownership and sense of purpose,” according to research into how educators and decisio... Read More August 20, 2014 News
Planning for the 2020 future workplace Fast-forward to 2020, the not too distant future, and try to envisage your workplace. If you’re struggling to imagine any significant changes then let Jeanne Meister, Founding Partner of the Future Workplace, h... Read More August 20, 2014 News
