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.
The Global Search for Education: Let’s Play!
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.
Around the World in 30 Days – January 2020
Creative problem solving is as important as STEM, and a day-long hack-a-thon based in California is putting the focus on creativity instead of coding.
The Global Search for Education: Creating a World Without Violence
How can we give people the skills they need to prevent conflicts from escalating and teach them that collaboration works best? We cannot hope for sustainable development without peace. How can learning institutions create effective education models aimed at significantly reducing all forms of violence?
The Global Search for Education: Global Create-a-thon Makes the “A” in STEAM as Important as Every Other Letter
Creative problem solving is as important as STEM, and a day-long hack-a-thon based in California is putting the focus on creativity instead of coding. A developer in today’s world needs more than engineering, math and tech skills. The process of creating product is also about design-thinking, creativity and communication competencies.
Around the World in 30 Days: December 2019
C.M. Rubin’s Global Education Report Jeff King is the Head of MUSE School in Calabasas, California, and the architect of the MUSE Blueprint that has enabled 100 percent of MUSE high school graduates to be accepted by their university of choice. “We recognized that there was a pervasive, systemic issue with the age-old ‘sit, get, memorize, and regurgitate’ model that has continued to hinder children’s educational experience for...
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