Edtech tool of the month: SmileUrbo SmileUrbo is an award-winning, interactive role-playing game with a difference. Imagine this scenario in your town: unemployment is rising, young people are leaving, and infant mortality is increasing. The ... Read More November 26, 2015 News
This House believes 21st-century skills aren’t being taught – and they should be This year’s OEB debate will tackle one of the biggest issues plaguing decision-makers, educational institutions, businesses, and learners themselves: the universal rise in youth unemployment, accompanied by the... Read More November 26, 2015 News
John Higgins on filling the skills gap: “Schools are a long way behind” By John Higgins, Director General of DIGITALEUROPE How to overcome the skills mismatch is an issue of worldwide concern. And in Europe, where around 22.6 million people are unemployed and the deman... Read More November 26, 2015 News
Training Press Releases launches in Germany and the Netherlands Photo credit: Fotolia Training Press Releases has launched German and Dutch-language versions of its newswire service. OEB interviewed Training Press Releases’ founder Rob Clarke about how the media is chan... Read More November 25, 2015 News
There’s always time for change mobile apps concept. Mobile apps concept. Flat design vector illustration. Human hand with mobile phone, tablet, laptop and interface icons It’s unbelievable to think that the 21st OEB is almost upon us. Bu... Read More November 25, 2015 News
Getting to grips with the grammar of video “If we learn how something works, we can control it” Every language has its grammar and video is no exception. In this year’s Video EDUCA Masterclass, television producer and media expert Adam Salk... Read More November 24, 2015 News
Robots: the next powerful learning tool The world’s first 3D-printed humanoid robot, Poppy, is making its way into schools, universities, and even dance classes. Created by an innovative French research team led by Dr Pierre-Yves Oudeyer, Poppy is ve... Read More November 24, 2015 News
Should we really fear artificial intelligence? "Is a machine going to take my job?" This question is becoming an unsettling reality for many. Over the next twenty years or so, it is expected that machines will make greater inroads into the work currently ... Read More November 12, 2015 News
Who’s in the Spotlight? The OEB Spotlight Stage is back for 2015. It again features an inspiring programme of creative thinkers and innovators who will present their ideas in unique, interactive formats. Hear from entrepreneurs who ha... Read More November 12, 2015 News
We’ll figure it out: David Price talks people-powered innovation David Price, learning futurist and co-founder of We Do Things Differently Under the hashtag ‘we are not waiting’, citizen hackers are challenging the status quo. Frustrated by the slow pace at which the health... Read More November 12, 2015 News
