E-Learning in pole position, and other stories From east to west and north to south, Around the World is dedicated to discovering news from across the seven continents. Yes, seven continents – for this week the largest global e-learning conference brings yo... Read More November 14, 2013 News
Attack of the cyborg cockroaches, and other stories While technology-supported learning is a worldwide movement, it takes on a dazzling variety of different forms everywhere it is practised, from the hi-tech parks of Singapore to the dank gap behind the fridge i... Read More November 7, 2013 News
The Around the World Hallowe’en special October 31, 2013 News from a 1931 exhibition at Berlin's Arbeiterschütz-Museum, teaching about correct body posture in daily life Ghost schools, zombie universities, skeletons and evil spirits: it’s all here this week in an extra-cobwebby edition of Around the World. But we’re ... Read More
E-Learning in a cold climate, and other stories cyber-security in 1943 Around the World considers no destination too remote for education and online learning. Nevertheless, even we are surprised this week at news that the high-speed cables may soon even ... Read More October 24, 2013 News
India’s financial five-year-olds, and other stories Last week, Around the World promised you the very last article you'd ever have to read on MOOCs. Well... we lied – see below for the whole story, along with e-health news from West Africa, e-government developm... Read More October 18, 2013 News
Educating Rigveda (and other stories) October 9, 2013 News Kenya and Nigeria are two of the crucibles of Africa’s tech revolution: yet the news from each of them this week presents a stark contrast. As do the findings of the OECD Survey of Adult Skills – good news for Finland and Japan, less so for the US and UK. All ... Read More
Censorious sensibilities – and other stories Turkey’s deep internal divisions revealed themselves again this week, this time in educational institutions. Meanwhile in neighbouring Syria, teachers and pupils struggle on in the face of a conflict that shows... Read More October 4, 2013 News
Into the wide blue Curaçao… and other stories There’s been some sky-high thinking in the Caribbean this week – in stark contrast to what’s happening in decidedly more down-to-earth Detroit. Meanwhile, more exciting initiatives came to the fore in Malaysia ... Read More September 26, 2013 News
Malta’s wiki projects falter: and other stories September 19, 2013 News Around the World is your first port of call for international e-learning news. With a mix of stories from across the globe, we aim to reflect the diversity and ingenuity of online education. This week, universities in the UK are making waves – and in Burma, se... Read More
India’s menstrual mythbusters, and other stories Here at Around the World, we often find that the most unusual and interesting innovations are not to be found in the obvious places. That's just one of the reasons we are always on the lookout for interesting s... Read More September 12, 2013 News
