The SKN MAB will support of the United Nations Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (DESD 2005-2014) led by UNESCO and in which BR plays an active role as learning sites and platforms for the DESD.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

The tech industry and university administrators are flooding institutions with online learning platforms, filling classrooms with new smart tools, and trying to equip their students with the digital skills that appeal to corporate employers.

FORBES: Colleges Shouldn't Be Jittery About Students Who Are Twittery

More importantly, platforms like Kodu provide an opportunity for cross disciplinary learning and thinking.

FORBES: Microsoft Launches 'Kodu' Game Design Challenge For Younger Kids

New education platforms that democratize access to all forms of higher learning impact, and advance, humanity.

FORBES: Digital Literacy: New Literacy?

How best can we leverage the promise of mobile platforms to raise children who aim beyond mediocrity, and towards mastery in their learning?

FORBES: Mediocrity versus Mastery: The Case for Game-Based Learning

Finally it means providing tools and platforms to help people make the most of their pursuits of their passions, learning more rapidly and accelerating performance improvement.

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