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Conference update; a note about EdCast

22nd March 2015 in Future learning, Summit blog updates

Future Learning Lab´s Spring 2015 conference is set for May 30th, at Stanford University. It will be a collaboration between Future Learning Lab, H Star Institute at Stanford University, the recently established Zephyr Institute in Palo Alto and EdCast — a recent addition to the world of on-line learning providers, with a home

MOOCs in Europe: Important new report

13th March 2015 in MOOCs, Open Education

The European discussion on MOOCs is – for various reasons – quite different than the North-American one. This is one reason why this first broadly comparative European report on MOOCs ought to be read carefully. It was launched on March 3rd, 2015. See the executive summary below. Download the entire report

Can e-learning bridge the educational gap?

4th March 2015 in Classroom technology, Education technology

The recent announcement by the Gauteng provincial government to initiate a paperless classroom project as well as the Western Cape government’s commitment to spend R1.2-billion to implement e-learning in 1 250 local schools, is a big step towards bridging the education gap in South Africa, according to Athol Wesselink, Chief

Eden 2015: Expanding Learning Scenarios

2nd February 2015 in Conference info

A conference to check out — PhD´ers: An interesting network to begin with, the EDEN network hosts an annual conference that is well worth looking into for future learners in the Nordic region. There are tons of great conferences out there. This one is a favorite because it combines two

Wired classroom: What the evidence says

31st January 2015 in Classroom technology, Future learning

After President Obama´s State of the Union address in mid January 2015, the reflection below by Susan Pinker, printed in New York Times on January 30th, stands out. In the address, Obama envisioned open Internet in every classroom, providing access of information to everyone and especially otherwise disadvantaged students. But according

Digital learning landscapes

25th January 2015 in Future learning, Future Learning Lab, Future Learning videos

An interesting video from TedTalks: We´ve also added a new blog page for more video postings. Here is the link. [youtube id=”kcnRKRlCCf4″ align=”center” mode=”lazyload” maxwidth=”850″]

Upcoming spring Roundtable

24th January 2015 in Conference notes, Future Learning Lab, Stanford University

Here is a note on the upcoming Spring Roundtable on the globalization of learning, hosted by Future Learning Lab, HStar Institute Stanford University and Zephyr Institute in Palo Alto. The Roundtable will ideally organize between 50 100 people from Silicon Valley and invited guests. The event is booked for a

2015 Conference notes

17th January 2015 in Conference notes, Future learning, Future Learning Lab, Stanford University

Mid November 2015: Following up on our September – October 2014 workshop at Stanford University, the Future Learning Network will be hosting our annual 2015 conference around the same time and theme: Imagine Classrooms of Tomorrow. At the workshop in 2014, we invited a range of different perspectives – brought