Mind the Gap
Obstacles in knowledge or engagement can present difficulties in reaching audiences, particularly when the training being provided is specialised. As training and learning take on new mediums, there is pote... Read More
We’ll figure it out: David Price talks people-powered innovation
David Price, learning futurist and co-founder of We Do Things Differently
Under the hashtag ‘we are not waiting’, citizen hackers are challenging the status quo. Frustrated by the slow pace at which the health... Read More
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 in an Australian home. Read on for stories about e-... Read More
Can you hear me now? Telemedicine and the future of care for the deaf
Nicky Newnham, born profoundly deaf, was given hearing aids when she was a year old and they worked – for a time. But in her mid-twenties, Newman’s hearing started to decline further, and she began to struggle ... Read More
Can virtual reality keep us safe during disasters?
The United Nations recently commemorated the International Day for Disaster Reduction, an annual effort to raise the profile of disaster preparedness. This year, the day’s focus was on society’s most vulnerable... Read More
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 developments in Saudi Arabia and other stories in global e... Read More
Michelle Obama has egg on her face, and other stories
Around the World, our weekly round-up of international education news, is back with more stories from near and far. This week big data hits the global healines – click here for our own interview with big data e... Read More