Stephen Downes: How I Use AI It's popular in some circles to argue that we are unleashing AI as a completely untested technology with possibly dangerous implications on society. My own experience is different. Ever since I studied int... Read More April 4, 2023 Community Resources, News
L&D Global Sentiment Survey 2023: The Return to Data 2023 marks the 10th year of the L&D Global Sentiment Survey. It also appears to mark a transitional year for learning and development, world-wide. This is the year that L&D returns to a focus on da... Read More March 6, 2023 Community Resources, News
OEB22 Speaker Guy Shtub: My Experience at the OEB Conference in Berlin January 30, 2023 Meet the OEB Speakers, News In late November I was invited to speak at the OEB learning technologies conference in Berlin. You can read more about the talk I gave in this blog post. In this post, I’ll share some of my experiences from the conference and what I lear... Read More
Will an AI take your job? Diving into ChatGPT’s learning ecosystem The topic that’s sparked countless conversations coming into 2023 is ChatGPT. These seven letters now appear on every social media platform, people are obsessing over it across blog posts, and the L&a... Read More January 26, 2023 News
Post-pandemic Online Learning, from Crisis to Competence I have worked for over 14 years helping educators teach students online. The focus of my work has been BigBlueButton, an open source project with the mission to create the world’s most effective virt... Read More November 15, 2022 Industry Insights, News
Embrace the Shift in 2023 November 15, 2022 Industry Insights, News Here at Speexx, we’re preparing to say goodbye to 2022 and gearing up for 2023. We’re ready to ‘Embrace the Shift’ in business, talent acquisition, tech, and ourselves with our annual thought leadership event, Speexx Exchange. Here are the topics we’ll b... Read More
Flashy or Effective? We Need to be Honest when Evaluating New Tools Think back to your early school days for a moment. Were you overjoyed when your teacher gave you homework? Did you appreciate the instructor that demanded more work or pushed you outside of your comfort zo... Read More November 14, 2022 Industry Insights, News
How to Get the Most Out of OEB Global 2022 On November 23-25 this year, OEB Global returns as the cross-sector conference for digital learning and teaching. This international showcase will host a highly anticipated assembly of speakers, innovative... Read More November 4, 2022 News
The Quantum Internet, Nano-Tagging and the Future of Higher Education November 2, 2022 Community Resources, Meet the OEB Speakers, News In hindsight, when we look back to the 1990s, we obviously had to become digitally literate because the means of communication went digital, and communication is central to the way that we all work. In the 2020s, decision-making is going digital, and so f... Read More
How to Drive Active Learning in Asynchronous Classrooms What is active learning? Active learning asks students to engage deeply to increase learning outcomes. The goal is to structure learning around activities that drive comprehension and connect students w... Read More November 2, 2022 Industry Insights, News