Two decades of tech in education

This Sydney Morning Herald article from 2005 gives a snapshot of where we were two decades ago: This article urged schools to not ban technology but to embrace it as a tool of the trade. Interestingly enough, now 20 years later, my 16 year old daughter’s school just banned phones in school. This came after … Continue reading Two decades of tech in education

United Nations AI for Good

Yesterday, I met up with one of my AI inspirations, Fleur Prince, at The Hague Tech. I first met Fleur when she gave an AI presentation at the WBII on Unleashing the Potential of AI in Business and have worked with her since on several AI related projects, including Alumni & AI events and THT … Continue reading United Nations AI for Good

Social Media in Higher Education Event Highlights

On Tuesday 3 March 2015, I attended a seminar in Utrecht, The Netherlands about Social Media in Higher Education.  It was held in Dutch, so the actual name of the seminar was "Social media als vak" (Social media as a speciality). An English translation of how they promoted the seminar is as follows: That the world … Continue reading Social Media in Higher Education Event Highlights