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The Ghost Town of San Jose

In his latest blog post, 'The Ghost Town of San Jose,' Neil shares poignant observations from his recent visit to the heart of Silicon Valley. Despite its status as a tech hub, Neil describes a city that seems to have lost its soul amidst visible neglect and growing homelessness—issues that starkly contrast with the immense wealth generated in the area.

👉 Read Neil’s full insights and explore how we can better humanize our systems of learning.

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False promises about AI in education

Neil Butcher offers a thought-provoking perspective on the hype around AI transforming education. In this post, he reflects on using AI writing tools and their productivity benefits. However, he's sceptical of bold claims that AI will radically overhaul learning systems. This insightful critique challenges conventional thinking on EdTech.

👉 Read Neil's full post and join the conversation join the conversation #EducationReform #AI #EdTech #DeepLearning #LearningExperience

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Book annoucement! Encounters with Life and Death

We are excited to announce that Neil's new book, Encounters with Life and Death, is now available for free download.
In this book, Neil takes us on a journey through various experiences from his life, both personal and professional, and shares how they have influenced his perspective on what it means to be human. He reflects on the importance of these experiences and how they have helped him deepen his relationship with his own humanity. 🔗 Look out for his first post and join the conversation #NeilButcher #PersonalReflections #Attachments #SelfAwareness #PhysicalWellbeing #EducationReform #SelfLove #SpiritualJourney
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NBA is committed to improving equitable access, quality, and effectiveness of education in developing countries to create supportive, empowered education systems in which people at all levels see themselves as agents of their own change.

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NBA's services are evidence-based, pragmatic, and cost-effective to enable developing world governments, institutions, and other clients to deliver quality education that is affordable and accessible to learners.

In striving to fulfil our vision, we provide the following core services:

  • Strategic planning and policy advice to inter-governmental organizations, governments, institutions, and development partners in the areas of education and training

 

  • Development of implementation strategies for educational projects and initiatives of all scales, as well as supporting/managing their implementation where required
  • Development, adaptation, and compilation of teaching and learning materials for curricula, programmes, courses, including print, video, audio, and online multimedia
  • Development of online educational portals using either open-source or proprietary ICT solutions, specializing particularly in content development, management services, and e-learning delivery
  • Qualitative and quantitative research in the education sector, including support in the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation strategies for educational initiatives of all kinds
  • Specialized advisory and project management services focused on harnessing the concept of Open Education Resources (OER)
  • Developing the capacity of educators to harness technology effectively to design and implement effective educational courses and programmes
  • Design and implementation of effective communications strategies for organizations and initiatives in education and training