Empowering Tomorrow’s Learning Professionals: OEB 30 Under 30 Programme This year's OEB Conference had the pleasure of hosting a 30 Under 30 Programme. This programme was designed to recognise and celebrate young professionals whose work embodies the spirit of open, sustainabl... Read More December 17, 2024 News
Meet the OEB24 Speakers: Keynote Jane Bozarth Through a series of intriguing questions, here we delve into Jane Bozarth's inspirations and insights. From reminiscences of influential educators to pivotal life lessons, and from the impact of AI to the ... Read More November 18, 2024 Meet the OEB Speakers, News
Meet the OEB24 Speakers: Keynote Martin Bean November 18, 2024 Meet the OEB Speakers, News Martin Bean is a distinguished leader in the field of education, known for his innovative approach and dedication to expanding access to learning. Here, we interview Martin Bean about his career and experiences. Who, or what, was your most important te... Read More
Beyond borders: Uniting Global Voices for International Collaboration The main challenges explored by OEB 2024 share key commonalities: their global, borderless nature, demand for innovative thinking and call for brave exploration into the unknown. The exact solution to thes... Read More November 18, 2024 Community Resources, News
Today’s Technology: A Help or Hindrance to Learning? Before entering the world of professional development in higher education, I spent many years as a lecturer in physics, teaching amongst other things the development and applications of solid-state electro... Read More November 8, 2024 Community Resources, News
Navigating the Learning Technology Odyssey: 2010-2024 — Weathering the Waves November 8, 2024 Community Resources, News The years 2010 to 2024 have brought a turbulent current of technological shifts in education, with few calm harbours in sight. Like Odysseus, we’ve encountered alluring new lands and unanticipated challenges that have tested the resilience of institutions... Read More
Digital Credential Interoperability: Unblocking Universal Adoption Digital credential standards and services are perceived to be the most powerful facilitators of bridging the gap between skills supplied by education providers and the skill sets demanded by the job market... Read More November 8, 2024 Community Resources, News
Enabling educators to assess authentic student work in the age of Generative AI When I was a teacher with around 25 students, I could often tell if students handed in work that was not original based on my knowledge of their writing style. When in doubt, I had a conversation to measur... Read More November 11, 2024 Community Resources, News
Navigating the Learning Technology Odyssey: The 2000s – Charting New Territories in Learning October 30, 2024 Community Resources, News In 1999, Cisco's CEO, John Chambers, predicted that “education over the Internet is going to be so big, that it is going to make e mail look like a rounding error”. As we celebrated the millennium and ventured into the 2000s, our digital journeys sh... Read More
Out of the box – revisiting the art of great conversation The Marlene Bar at the Hotel Intercontinental is the beating heart of learning for those attending OEB. It always has been for the past 30 years. It’s here that we engage freely with fresh thinking, new pe... Read More October 30, 2024 Community Resources, News
