The shaky future of higher education In the opening session of ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2012 keynote speaker Sir Michael Barber argued an avalanche was coming to disrupt the future of higher education. He spoke about the falling value of a bachelor deg... Read More December 18, 2012 News
OEB 2012: talking about an education revolution An avalanche is set to transform the traditional university model, according to Sir Michael Barber, Pearson’s Chief Education Adviser. Speaking before an audience of over 2000 participants from an estimated 100... Read More November 30, 2012 News
Tweets of the Week 19th – 23rd November November 23, 2012 News With less than a week to go before ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2012, the focus this week is on the theme of this year’s conference: “Reaching Beyond Tomorrow”. We look at some ideas that focus not only on the short term innovation of incorporating technology, but on h... Read More
How “progress” can inhibit learning Exciting and innovative learning technologies are produced every day, each with the capability to enhance the ease with which education can be administered and accessed. But are we really paying attention to th... Read More November 22, 2012 News
Talking About a Revolution with Sir Michael Barber New approaches to learning like MOOCs, gamification and flipped learning have dominated discussion over the past year and are threatening to shake up education systems across the world. But is there really a re... Read More November 22, 2012 News
Tweets of the Week- 12th-16th Nov November 19, 2012 News This week, our links will focus on differing concerns people have that are related to the technological progress that is happening in global education. Some are concerned about how it will affect and detract from “real-life” education that is gained throug... Read More
The future of education is in the content, not the container Technology’s evolution and increasing prevalence is opening up new realms of possibilities for educators all over the world. Ahead of his ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN keynote speech on Friday 30th November, the ONLINE... Read More November 15, 2012 News
The Rise of the MOOC: The Future of Higher Education? Higher education is a sector that has thus far embraced – but arguably has not been fundamentally altered by – the growth of the Internet. This has been rapidly changing over the last few years with the rise of... Read More November 1, 2012 News
Pre-Conference Workshops and Seminars November 1, 2012 News On Wednesday 28th November, OEB will be hosting a series of tailor-made pre-conference workshops that will provide participants with practical knowledge and insight from leading international experts, as well as the chance to network with like-minded professio... Read More
