Written by Diana Al-Dajani, Founder and CEO, eduTechnoz Educators face daily challenges to foster Arabic readers in this bilingual, digital world, as discussed in the previous article in this series, “Modern World’s Characteristics and Impact on Arabic Literacy Education”. …

Written by Dr. Rebecca Winthrop, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Universal Education, Brookings Institution Innovative is the new normal. Every sector, from banking to transportation is seeing rapid change as new technologies, connections and ideas modernize and revolutionize our day-to-day lives. Education is no exception: the way…

Written by Nico Koenig, Community Lead, P2PU If you’re like me, you probably grew up thinking that serious learning only happened in school, college and university. The consequence of this belief is that it devalues, denies, and discriminates against how most of the world actually learns, which is outside of…

With digitization, increased globalization, and an ageing population, the world of work is invariably changing. The extent to which individuals, firms and economies can harness the benefits of these changes critically depends on the readiness of adult learning systems to prepare people with relevant skills[1]. Our last episode featured…

About a decade ago, few companies used the internet as a means to research potential candidates to employ for the workforce. Now, having a bad online presence is considered detrimental to a company or employee’s reputation. CareerBuilder conducted a national survey and found that 57% of employers are less…

Written by Elizabeth Stuart, Executive Director, Pathways for Prosperity Commission on Technology and Inclusive Development Edtech is a classic sellers’ market: governments around the world are desperate to make their spending more efficient and effective to drive up education outcomes. …

Written by Polly Akhurst, Co-Founder, Sky Schools This week the UN reported that the number of people who are displaced worldwide has increased to an unprecedented 70.8 million. The average length of time each one of these people will spend in displacement is seventeen years. A great number will never…

Written by Aurelio Amaral, Partnerships and Policy Development Officer, World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) In a previous piece, I discussed the role of happiness as one of the purposes of education and argued that we can learn how to improve our well being. Even though it is not possible…

Written by Kelsey Dalrymple, Education in Emergencies Specialist Buzzwords and phrases come and go, especially in humanitarian response. They are in every report, every article, and are what every donor looks for in a proposal until the entire industry turns its attention to the next hot topic. Transformative, sustainable, community-based…