Virtually Possible Once regarded as simply platforms for next level online socialising, where users immerse themselves in a 3D life outside of reality, virtual worlds are now being utilised to benefit people IRL (in real life). C... Read More May 19, 2014 News
BRICS and mortarboards This week in Around the World, the innovation that could bring computing within reach of the world’s poorest, and the innovator setting out to prove the case for online learning in Nigeria. News of an infrastru... Read More May 15, 2014 News
ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN on stage at re:publica Berlin MOOCs and MOOPs were the acronyms of the hour, with Donald Clark presenting the OEB session ‘Re:framing Learning’ yesterday at a partner conference re:publica 2014 in Kreuzberg, Berlin. He gave re:publica audie... Read More May 8, 2014 News
Something pixelated in the state of Denmark Whither Denmark? In this week’s Around the World, find out about the connections students and teachers are making in India, Africa, London and elsewhere. Learn how scientists are stepping in to help the res... Read More May 8, 2014 News
Out of Kontakt This week, a mixed bag from Around the World: human rights find support in Indonesia, and millions of Indians benefit from online news; but in Russia, it appears that state control is affecting social media fre... Read More April 24, 2014 News
Oink! Male chauvinism and pigs this week, with news of a deep-set bias in how Wikipedia is created and a game helping to reduce the health risks associated with swine (it's not Backgammon). Meanwhile, the US Gove... Read More April 10, 2014 News
Mine of mismanaged information The mine housing some of the United States Office of Personnel Management There’s a bit of a sci-fi feel to Around the World this week. Automatic barmen and party-bots have both made the cut – as has the su... Read More April 3, 2014 News
>:-(O! Africa tops the bill in this edition of Around the World – take a look at the top tech entrepreneurs on the Continent, and the highly innovative school that has made waves on the international design scene. Plu... Read More March 27, 2014 News
ICTrees In the popular imagination, “desertification” in the Sahara conjures up an image of inexorable walls of sand advancing, as the climate warms, southwards into the Sahel. In reality, the situation is... Read More March 21, 2014 News
Antisocial networking As MOOCs move into their second phase, the knives are coming out: questions have been raised about their effectiveness, their openness – and now, about ownership and copyright. News has also come in this week a... Read More March 20, 2014 News
