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
Exploring the Underbelly of Digital Literacies Professor Mark Brown National Institute for Digital Learning Dublin City University Digital Literacy is essential for successfully living, learning and working in today’s increasingly digitalised ... Read More May 29, 2017 News
Ethics in Artificial Intelligence: what the future holds – speaking to Inge de Waard May 11, 2017 News Dr Inge de Waard works as a strategic instructional designer for InnoEnergy Europe and is an avid enthusiast for open science. Her focus and knowledge spans many areas in the digital learning sphere: from MOOCs to individual online learning types, self-directe... Read More
How gamification can enhance workplace learning: An insight into İşbank’s strategy game Developing an engaging workplace-training programme when your staff are spread out all over the country - or the world - can be a real challenge. Burak Samantir and Niyazi Arda Aygul from "İşbank”, Turkey’s... Read More May 10, 2017 News
How to become a Self-Taught Techie – talking to Jessica Bell about technology, education, and internationalisation Jessica Bell’s degree is in International Relations, yet she works as a front-end web developer at the Washington Post and teaches coding at General Assembly. As a self-taught developer Jessica knows how it fee... Read More May 10, 2017 News
Disinformation and Discernment – OEB to Tackle ‘Fake News’ May 10, 2017 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. By Harold Elletson One of... Read More
Grilling the Experts – what two of edtech’s most controversial figures can expect in Iceland 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 lea... Read More May 9, 2017 News
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
Mind the Gap April 26, 2017 News 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 potential to decrease the gap but only with the right ... Read More
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
