Big Ideas at SXSWEdu Joseph Wilson – MaRs
Austin is not like the rest of Texas. A liberal island amongst a sea of conservative red, its unofficial slogan is “Keep it Weird.” For the third year in a row, Austin has…
Edtech Sector is booming
Canadian Business, 29/10/12 Anyone who’s ever sat in on a 500-undergraduate lecture knows that taking good notes can get tricky, says 23-year old Jack Tai. “What if you happen to be sitting too…
Startup Canada Launches National Challenge to Mentor 10,000 Canadian Entrepreneurs
Techvibes, 28/09/12 Startup Canada is launching a national initiative to mentor 10,000 enterprising Canadians over the course of Global Entrepreneurship Week in November. “We’ve heard from entrepreneurs of all ages, startup stages and business sectors…
K–12 Education: Opportunities and Strategies for Ontario Entrepreneurs
MaRS Market Insights As it stands, the Canadian K–12 education system is one of the best in the world. Canadian students regularly place highly in international rankings gathered by the OECD’s Programme for…
OMERS Ventures
MindShare Learning’s Publisher Robert Martellacci recently had an opportunity to connect with John Ruffolo, CEO, OMERS Ventures. We’re pleased to spotlight OmersVentures as one of the most exciting start-up venture firms based in Toronto….
EdTech start-up trend emerging in Canada
We’re beginning to see the EdTech start-up trend emerging in Canada. After a dozen or so years in this space, it’s rewarding to finally see the sector gaining the respect it deserves and…
Blackboard acquires moodlerooms, NetSpot
From CeLEA Blackboard Inc. announced a major investment in open source today with news that it has acquired Moodlerooms and NetSpot, two leading providers of open source online learning solutions to the education…
Interview with Naomi Johnson at the C21 Canada Launch Summit 2012
C21 Canada-Canadians for 21st Century Learning & Innovation, a newly formed not-for-profit organization comprised of education organizations and knowledge sector companies hosted a Summit on 21st century learning and officially launched the organization…
C21 Canada — Canadians for 21st Century Skills — From Vision to Reality
After teaming up approximately one year ago with a mission to form a national 21st Century Learning organization John Kershaw, Co-founder 21st Century Associates, and Robert Martellacci, President & Publisher, MindShare Learning have…
First Principles for Great Relationships
By Robin Sharma The quality of your life comes down to the quality of your relationships. With your Customers, with your suppliers, with your loved ones, with your self (big idea there)….
