International Reports: The area above contains a short selection of country reports on e-learning or distance education. Click on the image to see the post. The selected country reports will be changed from time to time
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Welcome to my personal site for resources in online learning and distance education. It is personal because it contains the resources I have found useful and interesting. I focus mainly on resources associated with or relevant to post-secondary education. This site is meant as a resource for students, faculty and academic administrators interested in online learning. Although I have overall responsibility for this site, I am helped by other experts in distance education and online learning, who provide additional resources and links, and manage some of the discussions. The priority for all … [Read More...]
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UBC is going big with online and flexible learning
Yesterday (March 11), Stephen Toope, the president of the University of British Columbia, sent an e-mail to all faculty announcing a strategy to increase flexible learning across all the university’s programs. In the e-mail, he announced: In the latter half of 2012 UBC undertook a strategic assessment of the recent global developments and their meaning [...]
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Discussing design models for hybrid/blended learning and the impact on the campus
A couple of weeks ago I had an interesting meeting with about 25 instructional designers from UBC, where we discussed design models for hybrid learning, defined as a deliberate attempt to combine the best of both face-to-face and online learning. Hybrid learning: the next big change in online learning? Despite all the hype about MOOCs, hybrid learning is probably the most significant … [Read More...]
Can you teach lab science via remote labs?
Contact North (2013) The Colorado Community College System Sudbury ON: Contact North Contact North has been developing a series of posts on institutions that are 'game-changers' in online learning. The latest describes the Colorado Community College System's use of remote labs for teaching experimental science in first year college physics, chemistry and biology courses. Remote labs are … [Read More...]
Queen’s University’s report on online learning
Senate Academic Planning Task Force (2013) Draft Report March 2013 Kingston ON: Queens University Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, was one of the first universities worldwide to offer distance education courses, in 1888. It has recently released an 84 page report on online learning, developed by its Senate Academic Planning Task Force. The SAPTF was mandated to study virtualization … [Read More...]
Conference: International Perspectives on Technology-enhanced Learning
The campus at UBC What: International Perspectives on Technology-Enhanced Learning: Lessons, Challenges, Possibilities: A conference for those interested in a global dialogue on increasing access, equity and engagement through innovations in technology-enabled learning. Where: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada When: July 11-13, 2013 Who: Keynote speakers … [Read More...]
Sommet de l’iPad en éducation
Un message d'Aurélien Fievez: le Colloque international en éducation : enjeux actuels et futurs de la formation et de la profession enseignante aura lieu les 2 et 3 mai 2013, à l'hôtel Sheraton de Montréal (http://colloque.crifpe.ca). Ce colloque sera précédé d'un autre événement, le Sommet de l'iPad en éducation (http://www.sommetipad.ca/) qui se déroulera au même endroit le … [Read More...]
A MOOC platform open to all?
Empson, R. (2013) edX Merges With Stanford’s Class2Go To Build An Open-Source Online Learning Platform Tech Crunch, April 3 Empson, R. (2012) Class2Go: Stanford’s New Open-Source Platform For Online Education Tech Crunch, September 17 Markoff, J. (2013) Essay-Grading Software Offers Professors a Break New York Times, April 4 Stanford engineers have developed an open source MOOC … [Read More...]
Innovative online bachelor’s degree from University of Washington
Long, K. (2013) UW to offer first all-online degree-completion program The Seattle Times, March 28 Although many universities offer online courses at the bachelor's level, and fully online master programs, whole bachelor's programs offered fully online are comparatively rare from major public research universities (although much more common from for-profits, such as University of … [Read More...]
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Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
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Muy interesante gracias por compartirlo.Tony Bates on Discussing design models for hybrid/blended learning and the impact on the campus
Very nice story, Howard. Yes, I guess that sums up my law of equal substitution - it all depends on the...Howard Davis on Discussing design models for hybrid/blended learning and the impact on the campus
Hi Tony, not to muddle your observation about "high/low" emotional meetings since I agree with it, but I have direct...Tony Bates on Discussing design models for hybrid/blended learning and the impact on the campus
Good comments, Denise. I agree: I think 'non-academic' or non-content issues, such as availability of support, cost, student needs, and methods...Tony Bates on Discussing design models for hybrid/blended learning and the impact on the campus
Thanks for this comment, Howard. Your 'flipped' question is an interesting one. I think at an exploratory stage, for brainstorming, etc.,...Math Calculus on e-learning outlook for 2012: will it be a rough ride?
I think it will not be tough as long as the educators are going to do their best