Maybe It’s Not About the Skills: Rethinking How We Prepare for What’s Next Picture the scene. You’re sitting in a leadership meeting, reviewing the results of your organisation’s latest skills gap analysis. There’s talk of reskilling for AI, strengthening digital capabilities, an... Read More August 26, 2025 Community Resources, News
Stop Innovating, Start Building Sustainably: Why Foundations Matter More Than Additions Organisations love to talk about innovation. In education, healthcare, and the public sector, new initiatives are often framed as the next big step forward: a new program, a new tool, a new “floor” added t... Read More August 26, 2025 Community Resources, News
Digital Wellbeing in Higher Education August 26, 2025 Community Resources, News The rapid digital transformation of higher education presents both opportunities and challenges affecting the well-being and mental health of students, faculty, and staff. Ahead of the OEB conference, we (Tina Basner and Channa van der Brug from Hoc... Read More
Meet the OEB25 Speakers: Keynote Yong Zhao Professor Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas and a globally recognised scholar on education, globalisation, and technology. He is the author of nearly 40 books, and h... Read More August 26, 2025 Meet the OEB Speakers, News
Meet the OEB25 Speakers: Keynote 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 August 4, 2025 Industry Insights, News 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 works just fine when we’re navigating familiar routin... Read More
Theatre Without Walls: Immersive Learning as Living Performance 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 ... Read More August 4, 2025 Community Resources, News
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 July 9, 2025 Community Resources, News 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 competitive first space flights to purposeful missions ai... Read More
“Education Unchained” 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 ... Read More July 7, 2025 Community Resources, News
