Month: December 2012
3rd Prize to Innovative Ideas for Apps in Mobile Environments
The UAM-Telefónica Chair is carrying out its 3d edition of the Prize to Innovation in Mobile Environments. This year, the focus will be on apps. There will be 3 prizes, the first of them of 10.000[…]
Federica Project at the IX International Seminar
Federica Project a web learning platform from the Italian University of Naples Federico II, participated on November as a demo presentation in our “IX International Seminar Transformative Changes in Education: System-wide Approach”. Rosanna de Rosa, its executive[…]
Florida Leads International Student Literacy Test
The U.S. National Center for Education Statistics has released results of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), where Florida State outperformed the rest of the 52 education systems participating, becoming this way the[…]
Following up on the Malala’s story: a Nobel Peace Prize candidate
Young Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai raised her voice on behalf of many people around the world, calling for the right of education for all. Last monday the UNESCO made a tribute to her during the[…]
Academic publishing in search of new viable models
Impacted by financial crisis of the university system in general and by downturn in academic publishing in particular, academic presses are forced to look for new economic models that would not depend on the number[…]
UNESCO Chair International Seminar 2012
‘Transformative Changes in Education: System-Wide Approach’ The 2012 International Seminar of the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning was focused on the much needed reforms of the education system. While paying attention to each level of[…]