eSkills for Jobs 2014, part of the EU eSkills strategy, is a major cross sector, multi-stakeholder campaign from the European Commission, involving more than 650 organisations across Europe including companies, associations, education and training bodies and NGOs. More...
The Open Innovation 2.0 Yearbook 2014: giving you stimulus and ideas
The Open Innovation 2.0 yearbook series is a publication of DG CONNECT that brings fresh thinking and compelling evidence of the open innovation paradigm. The series looks at innovation from the perspectives of various stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem. Website of the Digital Agenda For Europe. More...
Meet Poppy: an open-source, 3D-printed robot that anyone can build
The Poppy platform was developed in France by Inria's Flowers team as a tool for vocational training in schools. It gives students the chance to experiment with and learn about mechanics, electronics, and computer science. More...
New policy in Leicester empowers schools to create and share OER
The Leicester City Council (UK) has given permission to schools across the city to release the learning materials they create under an open license and to share them as open educational resources (OER). Leicester Schools Open Education page. More...
Democratization of brain training: fun, continuous, on-demand brain-training anywhere, anytime, for everyone
Drawing from its award-winning research in cognitive skills augmentation, the Neuro-Ludus brain training game reveals important discoveries in neuroplasticity, gaming and mobile technology. Neuro-Ludus enables youth and adults to augment their analytical/information processing skills to learn more effectively and achieve peak performance. More...
Policy brief on how education policy could be more inclusive for students from migrant families
The lastest policy brief from the Migration Policy Institute takes an in-depth look at EU education policy as it pertains to children from a migrant background and their particular needs. Migration Policy Insitute. More...
Learning Resource Metadata Initiative leadership changes hands
After a successful first phase, the Learning Resource Metadata Initiative (LRMI) is moving on to a new scope of work under new leadership. As of 23 October 2014, The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) will take over from the Association of Educational Publishers and Creative Commons. More...
Open educational resources in Europe: A triptych of actions to support participation in higher education
This article, written by Kees-Jan van Dorp, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities; Andrew Lane, United Kingdom Open University; Peter Varwijk and Paul Kirschner, Open Universiteit Nederland has originally been published here on Open Research Online. OEE Editorial. More...
Grundtvig partnership Guide on Innovative Methodologies
This short guide, created as part of a Grundtvig learning partnership: AEPT 2020 - Adult Education Pathways Towards 2020 - is a presentation of principles underlining good practices of adult lifelong learning with a special focus on senior learners. These principles are strictly related to the concept of motivation – the unique, driving force behind any form of learning. OEE Editorial. More...
Public universities to aid revitalization
The government plans to embark on a local revitalization plan that enlists the help of municipality-run public universities in fighting depopulation outside of metropolitan areas, according to sources.
By creating industries that draw on university research capabilities and raising the profile of local public universities to boost student enrollment, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry and the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry aim to prevent an outflow of young people from nonurban areas to big cities when they enter or graduate from university. More...