Navigating the Learning Technology Odyssey: The 2000s – Charting New Territories in Learning In 1999, Cisco's CEO, John Chambers, predicted that “education over the Internet is going to be so big, that it is going to make e mail look like a rounding error”. As we celebrated the millennium an... Read More October 30, 2024 Community Resources, News
AI in L&D: The Immaturity Model Adoption rates for AI in L&D are growing. But what does that mean? The adoption of AI for L&D takes many different forms. Our research shows that the greatest area of use is for the internal effici... Read More October 30, 2024 Community Resources, News
Striking the Right Balance: Big Data and Educational Data Mining under GDPR and the AI Act October 30, 2024 Community Resources, News For over a decade in higher education, I’ve seen first-hand how digitalisation is transforming data governance. From digital assessments and automated grading to sophisticated plagiarism detection, the world of education is increasingly driven by data. Bi... Read More
Education Unchained “Failure to unchain is an option!” Jef Staes This year, I will host a Spotlight Session titled Education Unchained at Online Educa Berlin. Drawing from my background as a Software Designer in Digital Te... Read More October 16, 2024 Community Resources, News
Learning Analytics and AI: Questions of Ethics and Trust For most of my career with USA state government I was housed in, under, or adjacent to the Human Resources (HR) department. I found this to a bit of both blessing and curse. The curse: Much of my work had... Read More October 16, 2024 Community Resources, News
Navigating the Learning Technology Odyssey: 30 Years of Adventure October 15, 2024 Community Resources, News The Odyssey, written by Homer, primarily focuses on water journeys as Odysseus, the hero, tries to return home after the Trojan War involving exploration and survival, numerous challenges, mythical creatures, and gods who either help or hinder his progres... Read More
OEB as a Moment of Calm: Eye of the Storm As educators, we often find ourselves amidst a whirlwind of change, where centuries of traditional learning intersect with emerging paradigms. To thrive in this “eye of the storm,” it is essential to lever... Read More October 15, 2024 Community Resources, News
The Courage to Consider the Role of Student Data in Education As technology continuously reshapes how we learn, teach, and engage with ideas and information, we continue to confront challenging questions about the role of data in education. This year's OEB conference... Read More October 15, 2024 Community Resources, News
Innovative Futures for Higher Education at OEB24 September 20, 2024 Community Resources, News The world of higher education is at a crossroads. Technology is advancing rapidly, the population is changing, and we're facing global polycrises. As these forces transform the way we live, work and learn, we see a new urgency for well-known systemic chal... Read More
Micro-credentials: small change with a big impact The European Commission (EC) in its 2020 report on Micro-credentials highlighted the lack of clarity surrounding micro-credentials and thus has attempted to standardize these awards. As a result, the Counc... Read More September 20, 2024 Community Resources, News
