Research showing that virtual learning is less effective than classroom teaching – right?
Cellini, R. S. (2021) How does virtual learning impact students in higher education? Brown Center Chalkboard, Brookings, August 13
Summary of results
This blog post is...
Virtualized or online learning? An explanation – and rationale – from Ryerson University
The Chang School (2021) What's the difference between Online and Virtualized Learning? Toronto: Ryerson University, May 28.
In an earlier post, The ‘not normal’ return...
Research reports on online students in the USA
Magda, A. J., Capranos, D., & Aslanian, C. B., (2020) Online college students 2020: Comprehensive data on demands and preferences Louisville, KY: Wiley Education...
Let students see their course data: a learning analytics project from the University of...
Love, J., DeMonner, S., and Teasley, S. (2021) Show Students Their Data: Using Dashboards to Support Self-Regulated Learning Educause Review, July 20
Learning analytics (LA)...
The ‘not normal’ return to normal in September
I have to admit that I'm getting somewhat freaked out by what I hear is happening in September as universities and colleges return to...
A bit more on the history of distance education
Too often, we are isolated by language from the relevant work of other people in online and distance education. I am pleased therefore to...
Special Pandemic Issue of the Journal ‘Online Learning’ Part 3: How some instructors changed...
Rutherford, T., Karamarkovich, S.M., Xu, D., Tate, T.P., Sato, B., Baker, R.B., & Warschauer, M.(2021). Profiles of instructor responses to emergency distance learning. Online...
Quality and equity in digital learning: a policy brief from the Commonwealth of Learning
Commonwealth of Learning (2021) Quality and equity in digital learning: a policy brief Burnaby BC: Commonwealth of Learning
About the policy brief
The Commonwealth of Learning...
Special Pandemic Issue of the Journal ‘Online Learning’ Part 2: A Pandemic of Busywork
Motz, B.A., Quick, J.D., Wernert, J.A., & Miles, T.A. (2021). A pandemic of busywork: Increased online coursework following the transition to remote instruction is...
Special Issue of Online Learning Journal on the COVID-19 Emergency Transition to Remote Learning:...
The Online Learning journal
Still catching up on important publications. This one came out in March 2021. The Online Learning Consortium has been publishing a...