Meet the OEB25 Speakers: Kerri O’Neill We’re delighted to welcome Kerri O’Neill, Chief People Officer at Ipsos UK & Ireland, to the OEB25 keynote stage.An award-winning executive with two decades of experience in HR, cultural transformation... Read More August 11, 2025 Meet the OEB Speakers, News
The Deep Learning Dilemma: Why Higher Education Needs to Rethink Thinking We don’t like to think. That may be blunt, but it’s the truth. Our brains are wired for autopilot – to take the path of least resistance and avoid cognitive overload whenever possible. That wor... Read More August 4, 2025 Industry Insights, News
Theatre Without Walls: Immersive Learning as Living Performance August 4, 2025 Community Resources, News I recently stepped into the dreamscape of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ at London’s Bridge Theatre. My intention was to introduce Shakespeare to my grandchildren! In this bold staging, the onlookers did not sit quietly in rows in the dark—they stood at the ... Read More
Meet the OEB25 Speakers: Keynote Niall Winters We’re delighted to welcome Professor Niall Winters to OEB25.A practitioner-researcher at the intersection of education, technology, and social justice, Niall brings a distinctive and deeply considered pers... Read More July 9, 2025 Meet the OEB Speakers, News
Mission Ready: Educator Competencies for new learning Universes British astronaut Tim Peake* recently wrote:“We stand on the brink of what will be the most adventurous and exciting decade yet in the history of space flight.” Peake was reflecting on risky and competi... Read More July 9, 2025 Community Resources, News
“Education Unchained” July 7, 2025 Community Resources, News Never give up! This year again, we will return to Online Educa Berlin with an updated version of ‘Education Unchained’. Settling for less As kids, we were told what to do, what to learn, and how to behave. As adults, we are still told what to do... Read More
The Flipped Classroom, Rewired: A Neuroeducation Perspective on Active Learning Why flipping isn’t enough The flipped classroom has become a cornerstone of modern teaching. Swapping passive lectures for active sessions sounds promising but in practice, many flipped models struggle to d... Read More July 9, 2025 Industry Insights, News
The Learning Tree: Branching into Possibility I live on the edge of Epping Forest, just outside London. This ancient woodland, more than 1,000 years old, has weathered centuries of change. In the 19th century, as London sprawled, it faced destruction.... Read More June 3, 2025 Community Resources, News
Meet the OEB25 Speakers: Keynote Avinash Chandarana June 3, 2025 Meet the OEB Speakers, News Having joined mci group in 1998 as Director of Talent and Development for MCI Brussels, Avinash has played a central role in shaping the organisation’s talent strategy over the years. His journey from a local leadership role to Global Learning and Develop... Read More
Bridges, not Pedestals: Stories that build Classrooms I am on the phone with my mum. The line is patchy—as usual—but we are managing to fill in the blanks between the static. I have won something, and she is proud of me, she says. Bursting, actually. She does... Read More June 3, 2025 News
