The teenager who wanted to go to school

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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[…]

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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[…]

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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[…]

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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[…]

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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[…]

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Grim Evidence of Teaching to Tests (not only in China)

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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[…]

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ACE 2012 (Advances in Computer Entertainment Conference)

ACE (the Advances in Computer Entertainment Conference) is a forum for dissemination of cutting-edge research results in the area of entertainment computing. Interactive entertainment is one of the most vibrant areas of interest in modern[…]

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Readings for the IX International Seminar

Here we will share some interesting readings related to the topic of the IX International Seminar. Some of the readings will be suggestions of the keynote speakers and demo presenters of the seminar. We encourage[…]

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A value of the human evolution, not just economy

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