Articles
Education and the Internet of Everything
Imagine a future where education has become embedded into daily life and is no longer only associated with schools, colleges and universities; a time where people can access learning when and where they need to increase their knowledge or skills. Imagine a future where a learner can be sent informat…
Internationalising Higher Education – Key Learnings from the Going Global Summit 2013
After a very successful Going Global summit, the dust from the dunes of the Dubai dessert has finally settled. About 1,200 education, industry and government leaders from all over the world joined the sessions at the Dubai’s World Trade Center to reflect on the internationalization of higher educat…
ATC21S at Education World Forum 2013 – Key reflections
“Are assessments the Holy Grail in education or are they the Alchemist’s Stone?” This was the sentence used by Andreas Schleicher, Deputy Director for Education and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General, OECD to kick-off the workshop on the Assessment and Teaching of 21st Cent…
ATC21S at Education World Forum 2013
In our fast paced and globally interconnected world, having the right skills is essential to success. As rates for global unemployment keep soaring with dramatic consequences especially for our youth, we need to reflect on what exactly those 21st century skills are, how they can be learned, and cons…
1