Cristóbal Cobo (full name Juan Cristóbal Cobo Romani: born March 19, 1976
) is a senior education and technology specialist at the World Bank. Previously he was professor and researcher in new and educational technologies, who worked on projects in South America, North America and Europe. He currently is a
research fellow
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at the
Oxford Internet Institute
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, and associate at the Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance, part of the
University of Oxford
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,
England
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. His main theoretical contribution is the concept of “invisible learning,” promoting the idea that learning should be a result of action and interaction, rather than through instruction. He is also a defensor of open access publication, particularly in Latin America.
Biography and education
Cobo was born and raised in
Santiago, Chile
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, attending primary through high school at Colegio Verbo Divino.
Diego Portales University
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UDP has campuses in the Barrio Universitario de SantiagoA li ...
in Santiago, Chile, then went on to earn his masters (2003) and doctorate (2005) from the