Vice rector for education affairs at BI Norwegian Business School is confirmed for our panel discussions, June 14th and June 15th: Dag Morten Dalen has been at BI since 1998. He has a background from working at the Frisch Center, and also the Parliament – Stortinget. He will add and important … [Read more...]
Maria Amelie to the World Learning Summit
Some of you will remember the story of Maria Amelie, from when she made a media splash in 2011. To some she is a new name. Most do not know that since 2011, Maria has made a space for herself as a blogger, a bookwriter, a journalist and a speaker. And we are very, very fortunate to have her join us … [Read more...]
WeVideo to Kristiansand
Happy to announce Erik Ræstad as speaker on our presentation of Nordic EdTech companies, on June 14th. Erik is the managing director of We Video in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He has been part of WeVideo since the establishment of the company back in 2011. He discovered WeVideo as a former … [Read more...]
A teacher, a learner; do you have a story to tell?
Here is a blogpost from Future Learning Lab´s home website: The collaboration below will be presented at the World Learning Summit, in Kristiansand June 14th-16th. Future Learning Lab in partnership with EdCast to launch Global Educator Teach‐A‐Thon Competition to award grand prize of … [Read more...]
Two views on education
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 … [Read more...]