Into the wide blue Curaçao… and other stories There’s been some sky-high thinking in the Caribbean this week – in stark contrast to what’s happening in decidedly more down-to-earth Detroit. Meanwhile, more exciting initiatives came to the fore in Malaysia ... Read More September 26, 2013 News
What’s so big about big data? Big data has become the hot topic of the moment. The BBC and the Guardian have published whole series of articles and programmes about how it is changing lives, cityscapes, mapping and even art. It is reportedl... Read More September 25, 2013 News
Languages & Business Forum: in conversation with Ian McMaster and Timothy Phillips The Languages & Business Forum promises to be one of the most original events taking place in connection with ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2013. Its facilitators, Tim Phillips and Ian McMaster, have thrown ordinary ... Read More September 24, 2013 News
Malta’s wiki projects falter: and other stories Around the World is your first port of call for international e-learning news. With a mix of stories from across the globe, we aim to reflect the diversity and ingenuity of online education. This week, universi... Read More September 19, 2013 News
India’s menstrual mythbusters, and other stories Here at Around the World, we often find that the most unusual and interesting innovations are not to be found in the obvious places. That's just one of the reasons we are always on the lookout for interesting s... Read More September 12, 2013 News
Other people’s apples are no longer forbidden fruit – and other stories Around the World returns with a selection of five top education stories from the last week – and one more frivolous offering. Whether in e-learning, e-health, e-government or e-anything else, new initiatives ar... Read More September 5, 2013 News
Michelle Obama has egg on her face, and other stories Around the World, our weekly round-up of international education news, is back with more stories from near and far. This week big data hits the global healines – click here for our own interview with big data e... Read More August 29, 2013 News
A walk down Silicon Allee Another one of Berlin's excellent uses of silicon San Francisco has Silicon Valley. Tel Aviv has Silicon Wadi. London’s tech start-ups cluster round Old Street tube station, a place known with typical Engli... Read More August 28, 2013 News
“We urgently need to safeguard free will in the age of big data” Dr Viktor Mayer-Schönberger is the Oxford Internet Institute’s Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation. The focus of his research is the role of information in a networked economy, and he has published ... Read More August 27, 2013 News
Communication, Collaboration and Interaction: an interview with Eilif Trondsen Eilif Trondsen is Research Director at Strategic Business Insights, formerly Stanford Research Institute. He describes himself as a “Scandihoovian” – originally from Norway, he went to California to visit Silic... Read More August 27, 2013 News