The Global Search for Education – Building Brains With Edutainment
Mar10

The Global Search for Education – Building Brains With Edutainment

Providing education for every child, even in areas where exposure is limited, is essential for the success of future generations. Several of these limited areas exist in Africa. There are organizations leveraging modern mass media technology and the power of entertainment to reach children with fun, kid-centered, localized edutainment that engages, teaches literacy to children of all ages, and better prepares them for school.

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The Global Search for Education: A Lesson Plan for Parkland
Mar03

The Global Search for Education: A Lesson Plan for Parkland

As producers for Nightline, Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman, the directors of After Parkland, had been on assignments in mass casualty situations many times. After each, they wondered what the next days, weeks and months would look like for a community impacted by a senseless act of violence.

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Around the World in 30 Days – February 2020
Feb29

Around the World in 30 Days – February 2020

Kahoot’s journey began in 2012, when founders Morten Versvik, Johan Brand, and Jamie Brooker, along with Norwegian gaming professor Alf Inge Wang and entrepreneur Åsmund Furuseth, put their heads together to innovate the notion of fun learning.

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The Global Search for Education: KaosPilot – Finding One’s Motivation, Perseverance and Devotion
Feb24

The Global Search for Education: KaosPilot – Finding One’s Motivation, Perseverance and Devotion

Christer Windeløv-Lidzélius is the CEO and Principal of KaosPilot, a learning organization that was founded in 1991 in Denmark by Uffe Elbæk in response to rising demands for an education that could help young people flourish in a changing world.

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The Global Search for Education: How India Will Become the Next Superpower and Why Universal Basic Income Will Play a Role
Feb17

The Global Search for Education: How India Will Become the Next Superpower and Why Universal Basic Income Will Play a Role

Andreas van de Laar is a 30 year old filmmaker from the Netherlands. In May 2016, he traveled across the Himalayas on the back of a friend’s motorbike. While on this journey, he made a connection with the local people. The experience inspired him to create his first documentary series called One Point Seven.

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The Global Search for Education: Moodle Eyes the Global Goals
Feb10

The Global Search for Education: Moodle Eyes the Global Goals

Martin Dougiamas is the Founder and CEO of Moodle, an open source learning platform. The company was founded in 2002, and since then has grown to have over 100,000 registered sites with more than 130 million users worldwide. Moodle provides educators with free software for online learning and collaboration. Additionally, the platform is used by corporations such as Vodafone and Coca-Cola as well as organizations such as the United Nations, World Vision International and the US Defense force.

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