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
Microlearning: hungry for knowledge nuggets Photo: Michigan Engineering The overall concept of microlearning isn’t a new thing; that is, the principle of learning in small and repetitive steps has long been applied to areas such as language learning ... Read More August 15, 2014 News
A second chance for early school leavers Using methods such as personalised course design and support networks an online learning community in Ireland is helping to integrate disengaged youth back into the education system. ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN writer ... Read More August 15, 2014 News
Enter the dome of science This week in Around the World, spherical technology surrounds Russian students with knowledge; six-year-old Brits are more tech-savvy than adults and Indian teacher breaks truancy record. To find... Read More August 11, 2014 News
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