The limits of brain research for teaching

Marshall, A. (2009) “Use your brain!” – Neuroscience and Education, Online Educa Berlin News Portal, December 15

A useful summary of the limits of brain research for the practice of teaching.

Podcasts available from Online Educa Berlin 2009 conference

Missed the conference? Well, you can get interviews with most of the keynote speakers and other podcasts from the conference by clicking here

Work-based learning for lifelong learners

Basiel, A. (2009) One size doesn’t fit all Online Educa Berlin

The Institute for Work Based Learning (IWBL) at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom has been providing professionals with access to university-level qualifications, ranging from diplomas to advanced research degrees, for over fifteen years.

The programmes are intended to be both practical and relevant to the [...]

Online Educa Berlin 2009

Online Educa Berlin is one of the biggest annual conferences on e-learning. On its website you can find all the information you need. There will be over 2200 participants from more than 90 countries.

The program has three main ’sectors’: academic and educational institutions; social change, general trends and policy; and learning in the workplace.

Keynote speakers [...]

The future of learning: a British perspective

The Online Educa Berlin 2009 conference, as usual, has a number of interesting sessions planned for its up-coming conference, December 2-4th, 2009. Among them is:

The Future of Learning
Are we meeting the needs of our students? This crucial question will be one of the hot topics at this year’s OEB, and the three keynote speakers at [...]