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\"Amundsen-scott-south_pole_station_2007_edit1\"<\/a>From east to west and north to south, Around the World is dedicated to discovering news from across the seven continents. Yes, seven<\/i> continents \u2013 for this week the largest global e-learning conference brings you a story of education innovation fresh from the Antarctic ice. Read on below for the full story, plus corporate perspectives from the USA and Russia, technological innovations in Africa, and some goings-on on a driveway in Malaysia that may not be quite what they seem…<\/b><\/p>\n

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14.11.2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

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GHANA<\/b>: robotics, gaming start-ups, pioneering bloggers and online TV innovators: there\u2019s much to be celebrated in Ghana\u2019s thriving tech scene (GUARDIAN<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

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ANTARCTICA<\/b>: an explorer on his way to the pole is to fly drones to film his progress and compose music using an app \u2013 educational material which will find its way back to 200 schools in the UK (WIRED<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

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USA: <\/b>Learning Management Systems (LMS\u2019s) are generally considered something of an e-learning Dodo \u2013 an opinion that, if recent market forecasts<\/a><\/span> are to be believed, may have to be revised (INSIDE HIGHER ED<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

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SOUTH AFRICA: <\/b>more on the white spaces<\/a><\/span> initiatives that are broaching a new technological frontier in Africa (REUTERS<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

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RUSSIA<\/b>: the shrinking labour market in the world\u2019s largest country has long been a cause for concern. Employers looking for ways to stimulate their workforce are turning to games and simulations (THE MOSCOW NEWS<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

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MALAYSIA<\/b>: an educational video<\/a><\/span> showing a kung-fu confrontation between a woman and bag-snatchers has fooled many in the archipelago \u2013 who because of its highly realistic staging and slick use of martial arts believed it to be genuine (NEW STRAITS TIMES<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From east to west and north to south, Around the World is dedicated to discovering news from across the seven continents. Yes, seven continents \u2013 for this week the largest global e-learning conference brings you a story of education innovation fresh from the Antarctic ice. Read on below for the full story, plus corporate perspectives […]<\/p>\n

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