An overview of OEB 2011 The 17th annual ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, the world’s largest e-learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors took place from November 30th to December 2nd, 2011, and with the theme of ... Read More January 6, 2012 News
Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador at OEB On Thursday December 1st, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Germany, Prof. Dr. med. Ossama bin Abdul Majed Shobokshi, officially opened the exhibition booth of Saudi Arabia’s National Center for e-Learning and Di... Read More December 1, 2011 News
Going the distance in open education Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institutions perhaps more than others rely on innovative thinking in the development and implementation of e-learning programmes for their large student bodies. International co... Read More November 25, 2011 News
Introducing iLearn4Free: educational apps for little learners English is a foreign language for 95% of the world’s children. Yet almost all digital literacy tools for young children are written in English. Mobile learning is therefore out of reach for all but those very f... Read More November 25, 2011 News
Personalised learning cultures: an interview with Jeff Borden Jeff Borden In spite of the increasingly prevalent role of technology in all facets of our lives, the uptake of learning technologies remains limited. OEB 2011 keynote speaker Jeff Borden argues in favour o... Read More November 25, 2011 News
Virtual patients for real medical students Teaching hospitals the world over face increasing difficulties in sourcing real patients who exhibit every conceivable ailment which medical students need to learn to diagnose and treat. An e-learning approach ... Read More November 25, 2011 News
Secrets of game-based learning The rationale behind game-based learning has instant appeal: interactive play that engages learners while simultaneously immersing them in the subject matter they must master. In designing and selecting suitabl... Read More November 25, 2011 News
Arabian prints: the Saudi Digital Library The National Center for E-Learning (NCeL) of the Saudi Ministry of Higher Education was launched five years ago and has grown to become a fundamental part of the country’s open and distance learning agenda. Of ... Read More November 25, 2011 News
Evolving workplace cultures of learning: an interview with Martin Moehrle Martin Moehrle An advocate of ongoing and personalised learning, OEB keynote speaker Martin Moehrle believes that enterprises can enhance performance by fostering a culture of learning and curiosity in whic... Read More November 25, 2011 News
It’s all about learning Today there are many online and offline tools available for teachers seeking to enhance the quality of their teaching material, didactic methods and approaches to assessment though some of these resources remai... Read More November 16, 2011 News