Data-Informed, Not Data-Driven: Rethinking Metrics for a More Human L&D Jeff Bezos once said, "When the data and the anecdotes disagree, the anecdotes are usually right." It's a jarring statement in an age obsessed with analytics, but it captures something essential about lear... Read More October 22, 2025 Community Resources, News
The Future of Assessment: A Blueprint for Learner Evaluation in an AI World Introduction The recent widespread availability of generative AI has thrown into question all assessment processes, including tasks like essays and exams which have long formed the basis of learner evaluati... Read More October 22, 2025 Industry Insights, News
Rethinking Learning for a Mobile, Skills-Driven Future October 22, 2025 Community Resources, News Exploring lifelong learning, microlearning, and the evolution of skills recognition at OEB25 Education no longer follows a straight line. The pace of technological change, shifting job markets, and new expectations for flexibility are reshaping how we lear... Read More
Rethinking the Human in the Loop Why testing the “we’ll always need teachers” claim helps us design better learning The conference theme “Humanity in the Intelligent Age” echoes the common refrain these days that there must always be a hum... Read More October 9, 2025 Community Resources, News
Meet the OEB25 Speakers: Keynote Adam Salkeld We are thrilled to welcome Adam Salkeld as keynote speaker for the OEB Annual Debate. Adam is the Co-Founder and Director of Digital Learning Associates, a former BBC producer who now brings broadcast-qual... Read More October 9, 2025 Meet the OEB Speakers, News
Weaving Futures: Leadership in an Intelligent Age October 7, 2025 Community Resources, News This summer, travelling inland from Spain’s Costa Blanca, I watched the mountains shift from slate blue to golden ochre to deep violet. Valleys suddenly opened up between the crags, where olive groves and almond terraces clung to the slopes and whitewashe... Read More
Recognising the Invisible: Why Informal Learning Is Key to Professional Development Introduction If the workplace had a status update, we would read: constantly under revision. The only constant in work right now is the need to keep learning. New technologies, hybrid workplaces, and shifti... Read More October 7, 2025 Community Resources, News
Leadership in the Public Sector on the Eve of a New Intelligence Revolution There are moments when technological advances not only transform how we work, but fundamentally challenge the very essence of leadership.Today, we find ourselves again at such a crossroads: artificial inte... Read More October 7, 2025 Community Resources, News
How the Success of L&D Depends on the Position It Holds October 2, 2025 Community Resources, News Structure in a messy world When you travel, whether across the world or just through your own country, you’ll notice that most villages and cities weren’t built with a master plan in mind. Often, a church appeared first, then a doctor, a few shops, and gra... Read More
Recycled Learning: How AI Can Democratise Education for the World’s Most Underserved Learners Introduction: The Urgency of Rethinking Access In a world where over 244 million UNESCO children are still out of school, and millions more attend school without access to quality instruction or future-... Read More October 2, 2025 Community Resources, News
