eLearningworld Weekly Review This is the second part of our analysis of the report Innovating Pedagogy 2015: the 10 technological trends set to transform education from Open University and SRI Education. We at eLearningworld simplified these trends into four approaches that will have great impact the coming years: the Science …
eLearningworld News from Greece In February 2016 the first EdTech Academy will open in Greece. The purpose of the Academy will be to present, inform and train around the developments in relation Education and Technology. This will include wide range of fields of scientific and professional activity. Patras Know How …
eLearningworld News from France The University of Paris Descartes is offering a two-year interdisciplinary program with focus on EdTech that includes topics related to education, innovation, digital entrepreneurship and research. The university is the first university in France dedicated to training EdTech and it seems also to be a pioneer …
eLearningworld News from Germany The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) are launching a new research program that includes three focus areas: Smart mobility, digital society and healthy life. Focus will be set e.g. on digital technologies for modern knowledge acquisition in the practical university education and service …
eLearningworld News from UK The global Edtech sector is worth €61 billion 2015, and is projected to be worth €175 billion by 2020 according to a report by London & Partners and Edtech UK. To accelerate this growth Edtech UK is now being launched with the goal to make London …
eLearningworld News from Africa Only 4% of the households in Africa have internet access. However, more than 50% of the population owns cell phones. The educational development is literally in the hands of the people, which will boost the positive economical development that is taking place in many corners of …
eLearningworld News from France The French Minister of Education Najat Vallaud-Belkacem launches E-Fran (training, research and digital animation) in order to accelerate the digital transition in schools and colleges. Najat Vallaud-Belkacem explains the vision: “The digital plan for school can only work if the state, communities and teachers walk hand …
eLearningworld News from Finland The Finnish Government is directing €300 million to educational projects and competence development in order to meet the challenges of the future. New learning environments with digital learning content and tools will be integrated in primary school increasingly. This will renew the pedagogy and also serve …
eLearningworld News from OECD The new report from OECD with focus on assessment of digital skills shows that schools in general still not taking advantage of using technology in the classroom and beyond. The report “Students, Computers and Learning: Making The Connection” concludes “that even countries which have invested heavily …
eLearningworld News from South Africa Prime Minister Helen Zille of the South African province Western Cape launched the initiative eLearning “Game-Changer” 8 September 2015. This Game Changer will provide free high-speed internet access to all Western Cape schools by the end of 2016. At the same time the Western Cape …
