A new development for the OLPC
A new development for the OLPC
The initiative One Laptop Per Child, which has distributed until now 3 million laptops to kids in 40 different countries worldwide, has undertaken a very encouraging experience. A few months ago they gave tablets to[…]
Gender equality: from the grassroots of society to the political agenda
On October 1st, the UNESCO Chair in e-Learning participated in the final Roundtable of the research project “Professional trajectories of women in ICT: employment dynamics and policy responses in Spain & the UK”, that has[…]
MERLOT-JOLT Special Issue: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
MERLOT has approved the Call for Papers for the JOLT (Journal of Online Learning and Teaching) special issue on MOOCs. Call for Papers – Special Issue Proposal Submission Deadline: November 15, 2012 Full Paper Submission[…]
The teenager who wanted to go to school
Updated on October 18th – Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old who was shot in the head by Taliban militants, was described to be “responding well to her care”, according to a hospital’s spokesman. The girl was[…]
World Teachers’ Day – One more year taking the challenge of education
World Teachers’ Day is held every year on October 5th. UNESCO created it in 1994 to celebrate teachers worldwide. The aim of this day is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that[…]
Demo presentations have been selected
We are happy to announce the winners of the call for demos for the upcoming Seminar Transformative Changes in Education: System-wide-approach. As you know, we had two rounds of the call for demos and the Comittee[…]
Rethink “e-learning” ?
The accelerated pace of time is easily recognizable in every aspect of our lives. The language is perhaps most prone to changes due to the rapid developments of technology which have permeated every sector, education[…]
Education Portal People’s Choice Awards: the Best in Free Online Education
Information via: education-portal.com Education Portal has announced the nominees for its education and e-learning 2012 People’s Choice Awards. All of the nominees, divided in ten diferent categories, are well-known for offering free educational resources online, making[…]
IX International Seminar – Call for Demos OPEN
The UNESCO Chair in e-Learning at UOC is pleased to host its ninth annual International Seminar. It will take place on November 26-27, 2012 in Barcelona, at the MediaTIC Building. The theme of this year[…]