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Zuckerberg is ploughing billions into ‘personalised learning’ – why?

10 December 2015

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg believes personalised learning is the answer to many of education’s current woes, and is one of the four key areas that he and his wife Prescilla Chan’s US$45 billion Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will fund. While some argue whether this is a philanthropic act or a shrewd business strategy, others will ask: […]

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New teaching and learning trends revealed in OU’s annual study

3 December 2015

The OU’s Innovating Pedagogy Report takes a look into the crystal ball to see how tomorrow’s teaching and learning practices could change education. It’s compiled annually by The Open University and this year was created in conjunction with SRI International, the US-based research institute. The report highlights the top 10 trends which it predicts will have the most […]

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OU and British Council ensure Syria’s refugees don’t leave education behind

25 September 2015

Classes set up by The Open University and The British Council are helping displaced Syrian refugees continue with their studies and develop new skills which will help with their resettlement. Around 3,000 Syrians and disadvantaged Jordanian students are accessing English, French and German lessons in Jordan and Lebanon and 300 of the highest achievers can progress […]