OEB08 on Flickr
by bkleeszen ~ January 5th, 2009Check out OEB 2008 photos on Flickr.
The Internet, New Media, Social and Cultural Revolutions: Michael Wesch’s Keynote
by bkleeszen ~ December 16th, 2008Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Missed this year’s Opening Plenary at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN? Listen here to the keynote of Michael Wesch from Kansas State University, USA. In his presentation he focused on the “The Crisis of Significance and the Future of Education”.
Identity, Communication and New Networks: Keynote from Norbert Bolz
by bkleeszen ~ December 16th, 2008Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Norbert Bolz is Professor of Media Studies at Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. He is well-known for his research on mass media and communications theories. At this year’s ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN he addressed the massive shifts our society is experiencing at the moment and how young people in particular are dealing with these changes.
Connectivity, Digital Divide and New Approaches: Speech of Joseph Pierre Ndiaye
by bkleeszen ~ December 16th, 2008Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Listen to the keynote (in French) of Joseph Pierre Ndiaye, Permanent Secretary at the Regional University Centres and Universities, Senegal. He told the audience about promising e-learning approaches in Senegal and invited the participants to the next eLearning Africa in Dakar, Senegal in May 2009.
Collaborative Learning, LMS and Generation Y: Roger Larsen’s Keynote
by bkleeszen ~ December 16th, 2008Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Roger Larsen is the Founder and President of Fronter, Europe’s largest commercial open source Learning Platform, with 4 million users. At OEB he shared his view on Generation Y and future personal learning environments.
Friday podcast (part 1) - E-Learning providers, single source publishing and the changing relationship between student and teacher…
by domgraveson ~ December 8th, 2008Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Welcome back to the Friday’s coverage from ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2008. This morning we talk to:
1 - Dr Naomi Norman, Director of Learning for Epic (0m.24s), who discusses the challenges facing e-learning providers and how web 2.0 is facilitating informal learning.
2 - Martin Smith of CAPDM (12m.18s shares his thoughts on single source content management and publishing.
3 - Jay Cross of the Internet Time Group (17m.33s) discusses networking, informal learning and the changing nature of the relationship between student and teacher.
Friday podcast (part 2) - E-Learning in Africa…
by domgraveson ~ December 5th, 2008Podcast: Play in new window | Download
In this second part of Fridays coverage of ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2008, we are joined by Daniel Stern of U-Connect an NGO based in Uganda and Shafika Isaacs, a freelance ICT4D consultant to share some experiences and stories from Africa.
Thursday podcast (part 3) - Mobile ways to teach business and medical skills, plus a look at the changing face of e-learning…
by domgraveson ~ December 5th, 2008Podcast: Play in new window | Download
This is the third and final part of Thursday’s coverage from ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2008 where we meet with more of the contributors to the conference and discuss their topics in more detail.
1 - Mathew Constantine, IE Business School (0m.30s) talks about using mobile phones to deliver market simulations and learning nuggets to students on business courses.
2 - Inge de Waard, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium (6m.01) shows us how mobiles are being used to spread health information as part of a blended offering in the developing world.
3 - Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology at Kansas State University, US (10m.02s) shares his insights and thoughts on the future of education, particularly focussing on a global perspective.
Thursday podcast (part 2) - - Educating the defence and security forces, and language learning…
by domgraveson ~ December 4th, 2008Podcast: Play in new window | Download
In the second part of Thursday’s coverage from ONLINE EDUCA 2008, we take a closer look at the Defence and Security Forum from Wednesday, plus we meet with four practitioners in the area of language teaching.
1 - Harold Elletson, Chairman, New Security Foundation, UK (0m.33s), talks about the Defence and Security Forum at this year’s conference.
2 - Sean Nugent, Line Communications, UK (7m.32s) Tells us about a project to deliver cultural awareness education to the armed forces.
3 - Alain Nobili, digital publishing; Martine Rey, DIRIXE Group; Olga Jaun Lazaro, Instituto Cervantes (13m.32s) all join us after their session to give us the lowdown on language teaching.
4 - Gavin Cooney, Learnosity (21m.26s) tells us about a project using communities and mobile phones to connect students learning languages.
Thursday podcast (part 1) - Engaging Generation Y, Open source LMS, and Mobile culture in education…
by domgraveson ~ December 4th, 2008Podcast: Play in new window | Download
This is the first of two parts to Thursday’s coverage of ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2008. Today the conference really gets under way with a packed programme of presentations and discussion sessions across a wide range of themes. In this first part we are joined by:
1 - Eva de Lera from the Open university of Catalonia, who discusses the outcomes of a research project into the changing needs of ‘Generation Y’ (0m.29s).
2 -Joel Fisler from the University of Zurich who talks about two Open Source projects to develop tools for e-learning delivery (7m.10s).
3 - John Traxler from the University of Wolverhampton’s Learning Lab, who shares his insights and opinions on how mobile phones and the social influences of mobiles are affecting culture around the world (14m.00s).
