OERs and MOOCs: Old Wine in New Skins? Neil Butcher is Director at Neil Butcher and Associates and OER Strategist at OER Africa, an Initiative of the Southern African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE). As an expert in OERs, and believer in th... Read More June 26, 2013 News
Michael Grigsby (7 June 1936 – 12 March 2013) It is with regret that we announce the death of the documentary filmmaker Michael Grigsby. Michael gave a rousing keynote speech at OEB 2012 and was an enthusiastic leader of the VIDEO EDUCA sessions on storyte... Read More March 21, 2013 News
Learning about the latest learning trends and methods The Language Learning: Methods and Tools session at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2012 allowed experts to present their research and findings on the latest language learning technologies and systems in use today. ... Read More February 12, 2013 News
Crowding together: how can crowd resources help your business? In business we are frequently told that success depends upon us standing out from the crowd. Whether you are selling a product or a service, you have to prove yourself to be better than all the rest. There are ... Read More January 16, 2013 News
Video is the new language of learning When questions pop up inside our head we no longer grab a heavy encyclopaedia volume, but we do a search on the Internet instead. People in different age groups approach this search in different ways: the young... Read More January 15, 2013 News
Distance learning and the virtual classroom: learning from what works Distance Learning is not a new concept in education, but the way that it is delivered has changed dramatically from the days of correspondence courses or even the inception of The Open University in 1969, which... Read More January 15, 2013 News
Collaborative learning and creative collaboration Collaboration in practice and content is increasingly accepted as a component of forward-looking educational thinking. In this session on the last day of ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2012, the presenters took a broad lo... Read More January 15, 2013 News
A world of difference: the demands of global diversity Any teacher knows that within a single class, student diversity can be vast. Globally, that picture is much the same and developers and policy makers must be equally attentive to the variety of needs presented ... Read More January 15, 2013 News
Crowdsourcing solutions to common business challenges at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN In the ‘Business EDUCA Opening Conversation’ at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2012, delegates shared their common challenges where they hoped to find fresh insights from attending Business EDUCA. A gues... Read More January 4, 2013 News
OEB – My Story It was the first time I attended the OEB as speaker. And it was a very useful experience for me and my organization. As a speaker I had to think carefully about what to say, how to say it and why I... Read More December 18, 2012 News
