First ladies Obama and Bush urge African leaders to educate, empower women and girls
First ladies Obama and Bush urge African leaders to educate, empower women and girls
In a conversation at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. with former first lady Laura Bush, Michelle Obama shared her personal success story and the important role education played in her life. “I am an[…]
SAVE THE DATE! X International Seminar
The UNESCO Chair in Education & Technology for Social Change is pleased to host its X annual International Seminar. It will take place on December 1-2, 2014 in Barcelona, at the Barcelona Growth Centre. The[…]
10 Tricks to Appear Smart During Meetings
Just a few weeks remain until all go for vacation but still a lot to be finished before that! If you are one of those who feel like there is no energy left in reserve,[…]
A Goal for Google and Carnegie Mellon´s MOOC Research?
Under the Google Focused Research Award program, Carnegie Melon University received a two-year grant for research on and development of MOOCs platforms “intelligent enough to mimic the traditional classroom experience” (from the Chronicle Higher Education article: http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/google-will-finance-carnegie-mellons-mooc-research/53521) It remains unclear[…]
Smart Trash: what your trash says about you
It is already a fact: with many products being tagged in the production process to monitor where they go or what trash can they finish in, our trash has officially become another piece of the[…]
More of Rankings
Guardian University League Tables The UK-based Guardian University League Tables unveiled this monday the 2014 edition, with University of Cambridge in the top for fourth time in a row. These rankings aim to provide[…]
New University Ranking “U-Multirank” raises doubts among experts
U-Multirank is a brand-new international university ranking supported by the European Commission. It formally aims to provide greater transparency within the Higher Education system, as well as it allows users to construct their own comparative[…]
FCC approves plan to allow for paid priority on Internet
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted in favor of advancing a proposal that would dramatically reshape the way consumers experience the Internet, opening the possibility of Internet service providers to charge Web sites for[…]
Academics call to stop PISA testing as it damages education worldwide
In an open letter to Dr Andreas Schleicher, Director of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment, academics from around the world express deep concern about the overblown impact of questionable PISA tests and call[…]
N.Y. Public Library Plans Face-to-Face ‘Classes’ for MOOC Students
In a pilot program with Coursera, the New York Public Library plans to organize meet-ups at which people taking massive open online courses can gather and discuss the courses with help from “trained facilitators.” The[…]