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Addis Ababa (ET), February 2014 -The funding gap in education is creating a global shortage of teachers, according to the new Education for All Global Monitoring Report (GMR), with 1.6 million teachers needed to achieve universal primary education by 2015. This number is even greater in secondary education, outlines the GMR, an authoritative reference published every year by UNESCO to monitor the progress of the global Education for All movement. » MORE

San Diego, CA (USA), December 2013 - Interoperability is a major concern as platforms and technologies for learning proliferate. SCORM and the xAPI, LMSs, and LRSs came about because of attention from government and corporate organizations. But what about the education field? The IMS Global Learning Consortium provides guidance and support for learning technology in educational organizations worldwide. » MORE

Zoetermeer (NL), November 2013 - Since January 2013 Erik Woning has been working in the Innovation Department of the non-profit organisation Kennisnet. Kennisnet is the Dutch public educational organisation whose task it is to ensure that educational institutions are aware and take advantage of the opportunities offered by ICTs. In his speech at ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, he will ask, -œWhat questions, opportunities and concerns do teachers see when they think about establishing a more personalized and adaptive learning environment for their students?- » MORE

Washington, DC (USA), October 2013 - Blackboard has announced the creation of Blackboard Labs, an initiative dedicated solely to innovation and experimentation with education technology to help shape the future of the industry. The first offering to come out of the initiative is Polls by Blackboard, a free classroom-response tool that enables live, in-class surveys directly from mobile devices. » MORE