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Empowered Learning Through ICT

How can we overcome the misconception of technology as a threat to the classroom and embrace innovation in learning? How can ICT empower students and teachers alike?

As society leaps beyond the industrial era of mass production, we are entering an age of customization and collaboration. What does this social and technological revolution mean for teachers and students?

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Articles

Scaling up Powerful Ideas

New, low-cost ICT solutions not only provide glimpses of the future of education – they can also...

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Sparking the Debate on Teaching

Professors Harry Kroto and Sugata Mitra revealed two powerful possibilities for redefining...

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Turning Toys into Teachers

At MIT Media Lab Ritch Fletcher and his colleagues see technology not just as a way of delivering...

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Discussion Leaders

David Miliband
Under the discussion theme, Redefining Education, British MP David Miliband shared his thoughts on the evolution - and revolutions - within the field of education.
President Bill Clinton
During the inaugural NEST Forum, President Bill Clinton shared his views on the power of creative networks of innovation to empower learning and education in the 21st Century.
Harry Kroto
Professor Harry Kroto, Nobel Prize Laureate and Professor of Chemistry, shared his thoughts on how ICT can provide students everywhere with access to the world's most brilliant teachers.
Jeffrey Sachs
Leading economist and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs lends his unique insights into the challenges and possibilities of overcoming educational hurdles in global development.
Richard Fletcher
At NEST 2011, Professor Richard Fletcher of MIT Media Lab explored the possibilities of new user interfaces and innovative business models in the field of learning.
Jan Eliasson
Jan Eliasson, Advocate of the UN Millennium Development Goals, served as a key discussion leader in NEST's third forum session: Bridging the Education Gap.

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