What’s the media got to do with education? When I decided to register for the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2014, I did so with slight apprehension. The theme, “From Information to Participation: Challenges for the Media”, sounded interesting – espe... Read More July 7, 2014 News
Student tip: E-learning Tool of the Month This month we introduce you to the first edition of the OEB News Portal Tool of the Month – each month we will highlight an e-learning tool worthy of attention. What better way to kick things off than to hear f... Read More June 27, 2014 News
Well colour me 3D In this week’s Around the World, an inspiring tech-first to come out of Cape Town, expect more nerds strutting the streets of London; meanwhile, in Japan, you’re more likely to be faced with creepy robot newsre... Read More June 27, 2014 News
Tech scores with robots in Brazil This week in Around the World, it’s cheap chips for India’s mobile market as Mozilla prepare to launch a $25 smartphone. The tech game-changers hit Brazil, with drone spies and exoskeletons defending the World ... Read More June 20, 2014 News
Searching for the next forward-thinkers In the spirit of sharing views and ideas we ask you to ponder the question: Are we lost in a digital wonderland? If this conjures up ideas of ways to wade through the global knowledge society then this year’s G... Read More June 19, 2014 News
Africa unlocked Click here to get your free copy of the Report! Opening a window on the continent’s education future The eLearning Africa Report 2014, launched yesterday by the His Excellency Edward Ssekandi, ... Read More May 29, 2014 News
Digital literacy and lots of it – OEB interview with Howard Rheingold Howard Rheingold, the critic, educator and expert in "virtual communities" (a term he coined himself), wants to teach people how to be more mindful about how they spend their time online. ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN is... Read More May 22, 2014 News
What are the e-kids up to now!? Put Popeye’s spinach aside – apparently it’s technology that makes our kids grow up big and strong. Well, helps them flex their creative brain muscles anyway! With children sometimes even being abl... Read More May 22, 2014 News
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
