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Education systems must constantly reinvent themselves to remain relevant and to take advantage of innovative approaches and new technologies. OECD works to help develop long-term perspectives on education, identifying key aims, challenges and opportunities for the future and the most effective responses. Find out more.
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from 15-May-2008 to 16-May-2008
The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) will address the state of the art on learning at an international conference on “Learning in the 21st Century: Research, Innovation and Policy”.
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from 17-Aug-2008 to 20-Aug-2008
PEB, in co-operation with the New Zealand Ministry of Education, will hold an international conference entitled “Inclusion and Integration through Innovation: The Role of 21st Century Learning Environments in Promoting Social Participation and Access to Education for Learners with Special Needs” in Auckland, New Zealand.
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11-Feb-2008
Adults with low skills in language, literacy and numeracy are numerous in many OECD countries. The consequences of these low foundation skills span the economic, health and social well-being of individuals, families and communities. Investment in this sector of adult education is therefore crucial. A new OECD report looks specifically inside the programmes for these adult learners, with a focus on formative assessment.
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28-Jan-2008
The last two decades have seen a significant growth in the mobility of higher education programmes and providers through physical and virtual modes of delivery. This presents many new opportunities, but also a certain number of challenges, as shows the new report "Cross-border Tertiary Education: A Way towards Capacity Development", published jointly by OECD/CERI and the World Bank.
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02-Jul-2007
The brain never loses its capacity to learn, according to a new publication from the OECD. Contrary to the myth that “everything important about the brain is decided by the age of three,” Understanding the Brain: The Birth of a Learning Science suggests not only that learning never stops - especially if actively pursued - but that it physically transforms the brain.
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24-May-2007
The burgeoning Open Educational Resources (OER) movement is bringing higher education resources within reach of growing numbers of potential users around the world, but education authorities will soon have to grapple with new challenges such as copyright issues and the sustainability of business models, according to a new OECD study.
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