Harold Elletson (1960-2023) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Harold Elletson, an esteemed member of the OEB Council for 17 years and former British parliamentarian. In 2006, Harold joined the OEB Council an... Read More July 18, 2023 News
Beyond Functionality: Reigniting the Joy of Learning As I observe my toddler stacking blocks, he starts giggling as the tower he’s building falls. He points to a block and says “azul” and is delighted that he remembers the word for blue in Spanish. Everythin... Read More July 18, 2023 Community Resources, News
Finding a Place for Humans in an AI-Driven Assessment and Learning Space July 18, 2023 Industry Insights, News Using artificial intelligence (AI) in businesses can create trillions of dollars for the global economy. The trust in this technology and the adoption rate among organizations worldwide in their business processes are rising. In the middle of these change... Read More
Creating an Ecosystem of Design What comes to mind when you think of design in education? In education, we might think of learning design or instructional design to support learning through intentional activities supported by a range of ... Read More June 13, 2023 Community Resources, News
Digital Learning in Fragile Contexts: Higher Education in Emergencies On yet another one of those sweltering days in Kakuma refugee camp in North West Kenya a group of university students collects data on access to micro-credit for female entrepreneurs who have found refuge ... Read More June 12, 2023 Community Resources, News
Being Right and Wrong and Working Together June 8, 2023 Community Resources, News One evening in December 2016, I was one of a group of Online Educa conference attendees headed to Berlin’s Tegel airport. (Ah, Tegel, impossibly small and crowded, yet so very convenient!) The taxi was taking us on our first step back to our homes ... Read More
Meet the OEB23 Keynotes: Brent Anders Barbara Moser-Mercer is Professor and Director of InZone, University of Geneva. Her research has focused on cognitive and cognitive neuro-science aspects of the interpreting process and on the hu... Read More June 8, 2023 Meet the OEB Speakers, News
Meet the OEB23 Keynotes: Margaret Korosec Margaret Korosec is an innovative strategic leader bringing creativity, intentionality, and systems perspective to her leadership in scaling online and digital education. She is the Dean of Online and Digi... Read More June 5, 2023 Meet the OEB Speakers, News
Meet the OEB23 Speakers: Keynote Helen Lee Bouygues May 16, 2023 Meet the OEB Speakers, News Helen Lee Bouygues, confirmed keynote for OEB23 and Founder of the Reboot Foundation, shares some insight into her career and life. She founded the Reboot Foundation with the mission to develop tools and resources to help people cultivate a capacity for c... Read More
Bryan Alexander: Instructors after AI Bryan Alexander is an internationally-known futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of how technology transforms education. Here, Bryan shares his insights into... Read More May 11, 2023 Community Resources, News