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Maxim Jean-Louis, the President of Contact North, was one of the participants in the recent HEQCO meeting to discuss possible areas of research that would inform the development of a new Ontario Online Institute. Following the meeting, he produced a very interesting document for HEQCO entitled: A Research Framework for the Online Learning Institute [...] I was recently asked three excellent questions by Elizabeth O’Neill, of EducationDynamics. How does e-learning lend itself to specific epistemologies or pedagogies (e.g. social constructivism and connectivism)? Do you view e-learning as a curricular choice or an instructional one? As more and more colleges look to implement online offerings, how important is it that [...] Another report from the B.C. Educational Technology Users Workshop in Victoria, June 5-6. My keynote on strategic thinking about e-learning argued strongly for a ‘revolutionary’ approach to the use of learning technologies, arguing that merely adding technology to classroom teaching added cost without discernible benefits. The conference organisers arranged a debate at the end [...] For a very quick and preliminary review of possible educational uses or affordances of the Apple iPad, see Elliott Masie’s 10 minute video at: http://www.ipadlearninglab.com/ (Thanks to Clayton R. Wright for bringing this to my attention – from Sierra Leone!) It would be a good idea to keep an eye on the Masie web [...] In a previous post, Will lecture capture replace asynchronous distance learning, I wrote: I come from a background where distance education courses are specifically re-designed for distance learners. In particular, they are designed to allow students to interact with instructor and other students any time and anywhere. They are designed to ensure [...] |
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