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Berlin (GER), November 2016 - Robots could soon replace teachers. In fact, not only could they replace them, but they should and will. That’s the view of two top education-technology experts who’ll be at the OEB Debate in Berlin later this month to argue their case that substituting artificial intelligence for real teachers will boost quality and lead to better results. » MORE

Maastrich (NL), November 2016 - Maastricht University (UM) is the most international university in the Netherlands and, with more than 16,000 students and 4,000 employees, is still growing. The University stands out for its innovative education model, international character, and multidisciplinary approach to research and education. At OEB 2016, Catalona Goanta will present the interesting results in the session "Discovery Demos: Google Glass for Education and Virtual Reality for Augmented Training and Development" on Friday, 2 December 2016 from 14:30 to 16:15. » MORE

Madrid (E), November 2016 - Pedro J. Muñoz Merino is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He is the author of more than eighty scientific publications and has participated in more than twenty research projects. He has been invited to speak at various events on topics related to learning analytics and educational data mining. At OEB 2016 he will speak about "Behaviour Analytics and Visual Analytics to Improve the Learning Process" in the session "The Power of Data in Education" on Thursday, 1 December 2016 from 11:45 to 13:00. » MORE

Madrid (E), November 2016 - Roberto M. Alvarez Bucholska works in Madrid as a Project Manager at IE Publishing where, along with a team of programmers, designers, audiovisual professionals, and academic staff, he creates learning materials for subjects across business areas such as entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, operations, and information systems and technologies, among others. His session at OEB will be "Producing the next MOOC" with his speech "Engagement in MOOCs? How Designing for Fun and Elementsof Gamification Changes the Perspective" on Thursday, 1 December 2016 from 14:30 to 15:45. » MORE

Thessaly (GR), November 2016 - Olivier Heidmann is lead developer and designer in serious-games projects, responsible for designing and creating virtual experiment demonstrators at the Institute for Research and Technology Thessaly (IRETETH), Greece. He has a Master’s Degree in Parallel Computing from the Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg, France and has taught computer science, mathematics, and management for seven years to students ranging from fourteen years of age to adults. Since 2004, he has participated in more than a dozen EC-funded projects, using ICT and web-based solutions to enhance teaching and learning methodologies and tools. At OEB 2016 he will speak about "Serious Games for Developing Digital Skills for Emplyment" in the session "Digital Skills for Unemployed Youth" on Thursday, 1 December 2016 from 12:00 to 13:15. » MORE

Freiburg (GER), November 2016 - For several years now, Ann-Katrin Hardenberg has been setting up educational institutions as customer or vocational-training centers and support enterprises in the areas of HR and educational management. She has gained experience with institutions from different sectors and in various countries, such as Australia, Myanmar, and Haiti - just to mention a few. Her passion is the teaching of digital-media competence, as well as the implementation of educational concepts, including the newest digital-media and teaching methods. At OEB 2016, she will present the learning reality in Haiti on Friday, 2 December 2016 from 14:30 to 15:45. » MORE

Berlin (GER), November 2016 - They are already beginning to do exactly that - and what's happened so far is just the tip of the iceberg, according to many of the experts scheduled to speak at OEB, Europe's leading conference on technology-assisted learning. The theme of this year's conference, which will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin from November 30 to December 2, is "Owning Learning" - a subject which, experts say, is likely to transform education.  » MORE