Nelson Mandela, the first President of democratic South Africa, was detained in prison for twenty-seven years, one of the world’s longest-detained political prisoners. His release from prison began the most remarkable political transition any country has ever known. His leadership of the African National Congress set in place a unique process of forgiveness and reconciliation, […]

Teaching and learning practices are transforming through an approach integrating traditional and 21st-century literacies with core principles of game design and play. Quest to Learn, a public middle school in New York, has become a vital research and development platform for such innovative curriculum and teaching practices. At WISE 2013, Katie Salen from the Institute […]

“MOOCs are designed in a such a way that they allow students to be peer instructors,” says Dr. George Siemens, an academic and leading researcher on learning. MOOCs have also changed the relationship between teacher, content and students. Technology allows students to access learning content anywhere. For Dr. Siemens, teachers need to focus more on […]

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