On 16-17 October 2014 the Fifteenth session of the newly appointed IITE Governing Board was held in Moscow. Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, Chancellor of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (United Arab Emirates) was elected as a Chairperson of the Governing Board. Read more 15th Session of UNESCO IITE Governing Board
The IITE-2014 International Conference "New Challenges for Pedagogy and Quality Education: MOOCs, Clouds and Mobiles" took place in Moscow on October 14-15, 2014. Read more IITE-2014 International Conference "New Challenges for Pedagogy and Quality Education: MOOCs, Clouds and Mobiles"
On October 13, 2014 a brainstorming meeting was organized by the Digital Pedagogy and Learning Materials Section of UNESCO IITE to discuss the concept, objectives, approach and methodology of the UNESCO IITE project "Foresight in ICT in Postsecondary Education". Read more Brainstorming Meeting on "Foresight in ICT in Postsecondary Education"
The International Conference MOOCs4D: Potential at the Bottom of the Pyramid was held on April 10-11, 2014 at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA). Read more The report of the MOOCs 4D Conference has been released
UNESCO IITE took part in the 27th Moscow International Fair, where it has presented publications at the booth "UN in Russia" on September 4, 2014. Read more UNESCO IITE participated in the 27th Moscow International Book Fair
On the invitation of the International Institute of Public Administration of Management (IIPAM) at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration and the UNESCO Chair at IIPAM, UNESCO IITE Officer-In-Charge, National Programme Officer Prof. Alexander Khoroshilov participated in the events dedicated to the Knowledge Day and the beginning of the new academic year to greet first-year students on behalf of the UNESCO IITE. Read more Knowledge Day at the International Institute of Public Administration and Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
An English-language publication Open Educational Resources in France: Overview, Perspectives and Recommendations (authored by SophieTouzé, researcher of the University of Lyon) was printed earlier this year in the framework of the UNESCO IITE Project Open Educational Resources in non-English speaking countries. An electronic version of the book has been released in French and can be downloaded from UNESCO IITE E-library. Read more French version of the publication Open Educational Resources in France has been released
The Second Symposium on Open Educational Resources Beyond Advocacy, Research and Policy was held in Wawasan Open University Penang, Malaysia (which is a recipient of the prize for Institutional Excellence and Materials Development using OER at the recent PCF) from 24th to 27th June, 2014. Read more UNESCO IITE participated in the Second Regional Symposium on OER in Asia
The International Conference Open Educational Resources and Digital Education was organized on 23-24 June 2014 in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) by the Soros Foundation-Kyrgyzstan and the International Public Foundation"Initiative of Roza Otunbayeva". Read more UNESCO IITE at the Conference Open Educational Resources and Digital Education
A professional development MOOC for primary educators “ICT in Primary Education: Transforming children's learning across the curriculum” is in progress. Read more On June 24 the Week 5 of the MOOC on ICT in Primary Education starts
The UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) in partnership with St.Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (SUAI) and its UNESCO Chair “Distance Education in Engineering” organized an International Conference “UNESCO Chairs Partnership on ICT Use in Education”. The Conference took place on 1-5 June, 2014 in St. Petersburg (Pushkin), Russian Federation within the XV International Forum “Modern Information Society Formation – Problems, Perspectives, Innovation Approaches”. Read more International Conference of UNESCO IITE and UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs UNESCO Chairs Partnership on ICT Use in Education
The Central Asian Symposium on ICT in Education "Embracing Technologies, Empowering Teachers” was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 27-29 May 2014. Read more UNESCO IITE at the Central Asia Symposium on ICT in Education 2014