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Bottomline
For a number of years I worked for AIESEC, the largest student-run leadership development organization for youth. In 2005 when I was member of the global leadership team, based in Rotterdam (The...
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Behavior is the measure of integrity
How can non-ethical people and institutions teach Ethics? They cannot, or actually, they should not. And before you jump on me to ask me how I define “non-ethical”, let’s take the easiest...
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What’s new in higher education? – Part I
If you are in business, an aspiring enterpreneur, a social intrapreneur, journalist or a “want-to-know-it-all” person, then you need to check out what is happening in the world of higher education...
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The use of “useless” education
As I was growing up, influenced by the charm and success of Indiana Jones, I wanted to become an archaeologist. Making my way through spider webs, mud and stale air seemed to be an injection of...
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Trends in higher education – part II
A few thoughts on how the future may look like in HE. I have no crystal ball, I just read a bit. After my first post, here is the second one: 1. The end of the single University degree, single city...
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From Neurons to Networks
How much do we really know about the way our brain works? How much of what we know do we actually use for educational purposes; to know when the best time is to teach sciences, arts, foreign languages,...
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Education vs. brainwashing
Technology has a few disadvantages, according to some. It has great pros, though. It has made the world more connected, it has brought down borders and it has given us access to a great amount of...
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Good week with good news
They talk about the plasticity of the brain and how the fact that focusing on good, happy news can actually make us happier with everyday life and stronger to face problems and challenges, orientated...
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The School of Life
The School of Life is a very inspiring idea that launched a few years ago and aims at a very simple goal: let’s learn from each other, always. I borrow the name as the title of this post to gather a...
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Curriculum design and the next big thing.
As I mentioned in my previous post, from time to time, mεlite will host the stories of other friends that are also passionate about Education. After November’s monthly story around “Teamwork....
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A global call for heroes in Education
This week I was featured in Anthony Salcito’s (Microsoft’s VP Worldwide Education) web space called daily edventures, which needless to say was a huge honor. The space aims to bring up stories from...
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Innovating for the heart
A recent tweet by GOOD put a very interesting idea out there: “Why Every School Needs an ‘Innovation Day”, which I believe should go further and towards having an innovation session/slam, every week,...
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Playing to learn
Gaming is one of the trends in learning these days, which gains fans every day around the world. It makes sense, if we consider how accustomed humans are in such a process, the fact that everyone, no...
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The real touch & feel of a global university
mεlite hosts once a month inspiring stories from friends and colleagues, who apart from being ultra-cool, they in their own way offer something special to education. This month, Mina Lardi, a friend...
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The promise of education
A few years ago the promise of getting a post-secondary education was clear; a job. Even today, in these challenging times, the stats agree: higher education graduates have three times more chances not...
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Gazing at the stars
Some thoughts on the future of a few things we are witnessing in education now, which have troubled me for a bit. Even though, to be totally honest, having in mind that today a few meteorite pieces...
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The disruption key
A few weeks back I attended the “Education & Innovation in the 21st century” Conference, organized by the Economist in Athens, Greece. A very interesting agenda with some very inspiring speakers....
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The war for talent
mεlite hosts once a month inspiring stories from friends and colleagues, who apart from being ultra-cool, they in their own way offer something special to Education. This month, Vlasis Korovilos, a...
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Teaching teachers
In March i had the chance to meet in person two great teachers, a Greek and a Finn. The Greek one is called Klimis Pirounakis, For him, being a teacher is more than a profession, it is more like a way...
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Learning life’s single happiness criterion
The below is from my recent talk at TEDxAUEB. Until the video comes online, I felt like sharing a few parts of it. I would love to hear your thoughts. There is a great essay about traveling and...
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