OEB conference in December 2017 - Germany

Half of the joy attending conferences is getting there!

This is a reminder about the OEB conference that will take place in Berlin from 6 to 8 December. The pre-conference workshops take place on 6 December and registration opens this week. Do not miss out on these. If you are like me, you will have a rough time choosing: 

• Future Happens– Hack your Way to Influencing and Changing Pedagogical and Technological Strategy and Practice (this sounds WOW?)
• Design Thinking Taster Workshop
• The Changing World of Work: Identities and their Transformation
• Tools and Tips for Secure Assessments
• The Engine of Innovation Story
• Setting Up And Using gRSShopper to Create MOOCs and Personal Learning Environments
• Transform yourself - How Vertical Development Helps you Thrive in a VUCA World
• Create your Own Collaborative Gamebook for Educational Purposes
• Civilization-Level Change in Education
• DistancE-Learning in Europe - Exchange of Experience and Knowledge Sharing
• Speexx Exchange Reality Check

During the conference, you will be able to visit more than 80 international exhibitions and attend more than 100 sessions. This global conference on technology supported learning and training,  brings educators to the forefront of learning and technology developments, and provides new insights on opportunities and challenges that are changing the world of learning. The conference will showcase the latest best practice from leading organisations and will provide opportunities for engagement, collaboration and networking with more than 2300 international learning professionals and experts.

And if you need a reminder about the theme for 2017, it is all about learning uncertainty. The one thing that is defining our existence when speaking about the future of higher education. The uncertainty is born from the rapid and constant change surrounding us. The question is: Can we learn/teach uncertainty?  The main tracks are:

• adapting for action
• collaboration to compete
• redefining learning technology
• designing to engage
• enhancing new skills learning
• made to measure learning

This is one opportunity to prepare for uncertainty, change and adapting to these challenges, so if possible, do attend and spread the word.