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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
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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
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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

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
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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

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

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

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

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