The Metaverse in Education When we talk about the Metaverse, images of VR headsets generating vibrant avatars often come to mind. It’s a world that uses augmented reality solutions and decentralised technology to drive connection an... Read More February 15, 2022 News
Back to our Future: Key Role of the ‘Online Human’ We’ve had the proverbial major ‘disruptor’ because of you-know-what. Now for rapid evolution to achieve the learning world’s new potentials. Here I explore a bit - looking back for looking forward! Thre... Read More February 15, 2022 Community Resources, News
Cultivating Learning Boldness February 15, 2022 Community Resources, News The theme of OEB in 2021 was learning resilience. In the post pandemic world, we talked about it as the secret to overcoming the past and the key to the future. For me, resilience is essential for flexibility and sustainability in our role and interven... Read More
New Dimensions in Learning: How Technology Changes Future Landscapes Leading experts, thinkers, innovators and practitioners from North America and Europe will examine and discuss the future of learning at the upcoming OEB MidSummit, a new event that will take place fo... Read More May 30, 2017 News
Disinformation and Discernment – OEB to Tackle ‘Fake News’ These days, it seems as though ‘fake news’ is everywhere. It is nothing new, though. In fact, it has been with us for a very long time – at least since the invention of printing and probably for much longer. ... Read More May 10, 2017 News
Grilling the Experts – what two of edtech’s most controversial figures can expect in Iceland May 9, 2017 News Two of the Edtech industry’s best known and most outspoken commentators face a grilling in Iceland in June. By Harold Elletson Roger Schank and Donald Clark will be interrogated by leading internet analyst and writer Andrew Keen about... Read More
A MidSummit Night’s Dream The mid-Atlantic venue of OEB MidSummit and the convergence of new eruptions in learning are perfectly captured in the unique Icelandic setting. Located midway between Europe and America, Reykjavik is the perfe... Read More April 26, 2017 News
University in transition There is a sense of the university as an idyll: cut off from the world, unchanging. In today’s rapidly evolving world, though, nothing could be further from the truth. Universities – and the people who run them... Read More March 16, 2017 News
New ideas driving the global edtech boom July 21, 2016 News By the OEB News Team Innovative start-ups, technological advancements and the demand for additional skills continue to fuel the growth of the global edtech industry. According to a whitepaper by Ambient Insight, investments in learning and technol... Read More
Independent market news and analysis By Bob Little With the online learning technologies developing faster than ever before and being influenced by technologies that are newcomers to the sector, it’s no wonder that those in this secto... Read More July 21, 2016 News
