The following is an excerpt from the New York Times (August 16th, 2014) that we think deserves attention in the build-up to World Learning Summit 216. Read the rest on this link. TODAY’S education reformers believe that schools are broken and that business can supply the remedy. Some place their
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Notes on the challenge of future learning
As we are nearing the World Learning Summit June 14th – 16th; a few thoughts on how technology impacts on education and learning. We are all familiar with the debate on Massive Open Online Courses, and the history of MOOCs ascending, subsequent worries, commercialisation issues and more. We are familiar
Read MorePeter Jenner to WLS 2016
We are extremely happy to announce that Peter Jenner will be joining us for World Learning Summit 2016. A great speaker and a friend to the University of Agder, Peter is a key international voice on issues relating to the impact of the Internet on the music industry. For many
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About the EdTech workshop
It gives us great pleasure to announce the headpilot for the EdTech workshop at the June summit. Like in 2013, the workshop will be coached by Eilif Trondsen. Eilif has been with us for our conferences and workshops since 2010. Few in the Nordic region knows Silicon Valley and the international
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New partners
A range of new partners have come recently in to share in building the World Learning Summit community and event program. As we begin the countdown, we´re happy to have the main newspaper in Norway Aftenposten with us. The city of Kristiansand and the University of Agder have long since added
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