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Edmonds, K. (2010) Understanding the Perspectives of Online Graduate Students: Implications for Educational Leaders Calgary AB: Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Calgary Congratulations to Kelly Edmonds, who has recently successfully defended her EdD thesis at the University of Calgary. Kelly has kindly agreed to provide a short summary of her thesis. Introduction The higher education field in North [...] Whitton, N. (2010) Learning with Digital Games New York/London: Routledge From the publisher’s blurb: Written for Higher Education teaching and learning professionals, Learning with Digital Games provides an accessible, straightforward introduction to the field of computer game-based learning. Up to date with current trends and the changing learning needs of today’s students, this text offers [...] Background This is the last in a series of ten blogs on the topic: ‘Is e-learning failing in higher education?’ My blogs on this topic were prompted by my dissatisfaction with the Canadian Council on Learning’s report on ‘The State of e-Learning in Canada.’ (Click here to see my review of their report.) I suggested that in [...] The Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 23, No. 2 is now available online. The four research articles in this issue address the themes of motivation, group work and community in the online distance education environment. In the Dialogue section of this issue Randy Garrison challenges us to think about the foundational principles and practices of distance education [...] This is the sixth blog on the topic: ‘Is e-learning failing in higher education?’. The previous five were: 1. Is e-learning failing in higher education? 2. Expectations and goals for e-learning 3. Has e-learning increased access to learning opportunities? 4. Does technology really enhance the quality of teaching and learning? 5. e-Learning and 21st century skills and competences Meeting the needs [...] |
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