Why Thinking About Alternative Futures Matters We are living in an increasingly complex and interconnected world where powerful forces (drivers) are influencing and reshaping the foundations of society and, therefore, education and research. These driv... Read More October 30, 2025 Community Resources, News
When the Puzzle Is the Training: Designing Escape Rooms as Experiential Learning Escape rooms aren’t new, and neither is the idea of leveraging them for classrooms or professional development. What is fresh is treating escape rooms not as a trendy wrapper for content but as a deliberate ex... Read More October 30, 2025 Community Resources, News
Free and Alive: Business Education in the Age of AI October 22, 2025 Community Resources, News “The one who is best prepared for the future is the one who is free and alive in a world of uncertainty.” — Ingemar Hedenius, Swedish philosopher. When Hedenius wrote those words in the mid-20th century, he could not have imagined the rise of AI. Yet h... Read More
Rethinking Acceptable Use Policies for Smart Device Integration in Irish Secondary Schools Introduction Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) have become essential frameworks for guiding how students and staff engage with digital technologies in schools. By setting out clear expectations, they establish... Read More October 22, 2025 Community Resources, News
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
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
