More on the Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative

Kolowich, S. (2009) Hybrid education 2.0 Inside Higher Education, December 28

An interesting article that provides more information about the Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative, particularly the instructional design behind the initiative.

The importance of the model (if I understand it correctly) is that while providing a more or less self-standing online learning environment, instructors can gather [...]

R2D2: A model for using technology in education

Bonk, C. (2009) R2D2: A model for using technology in education eSchool News, December 11

For all you Luke Skywalkers and Princess Leias in e-learning, this article provides a good summary of Curtis Bonk’s R2D2 instructional design model for web-based learning. Curtis is one of the good guys in e-learning. (Me, I’m with Darth Vader.)

Curtis J. [...]

Online teaching improves classroom teaching

Kolowich, S. (2009) Learning from online Inside Higher Education, December 7

Well, duh! I’m sure that anyone with instructional design experience who has worked with classroom teachers to develop online courses has heard that this also ends up in improving their classroom teaching as well. However, this is now being formally researched at Purdue University at [...]

The current status of the Open University of Japan

Aoki, K. (2009) The current status of the Open University of Japan Re.ViCa Newsletter, November

The Re.Vica newsletter contains an interesting update on the Open University of Japan, formerly known as the University of the Air (in English).

Comment

It can be seen that the OUJ is struggling to adapt to changes in technology, still being mainly focused [...]

Book review: Distance and blended learning in Asia

Latchem, C. and Jung, I. (2010) Distance and blended learning in Asia New York/London: Routledge

Hong Kong

Overview

This is one of the best books I have read recently on distance education and has lots of good material on e-learning in Asia, as well. It casts its net amazingly wide, from Turkey and Syria in the west [...]