Nine steps to quality online learning: introduction
I developed these nine steps in response to requests about how to ensure quality when starting an online course or program. Now there are...
Concevoir l’enseignment en ligne pour répondre aux besoins des apprenants du 21e siècle
Il est l'heure quand beaucoup des universités et des collèges Canadiennes offrent la formation aux professeurs. Ainsi j'avais été bien occupé pendant les dernières...
Designing online learning for the 21st century
This being the time of year when many Canadian post-secondary institutions offer faculty development opportunities, I have been busy the last two or three...
Examples of hybrid online learning from Ontario
Judith Tobin of Contact North has been collecting examples of innovation in online learning from the 20 universities and 24 colleges in the Ontario...
Why learning management systems are not going away
Contact North has just published online a series of six short papers (10-12 pages) under the title of Learning Management Systems: Disruptive Developments, Alternative Options...
New resources for online educators from Contact North
Over the last few months, Contact North has been gradually adding an impressive range of online resources to its Educator Portal. As well as the numerous articles...
Blackboard adds on open source service
Today Blackboard issued a strange letter to clients announcing that, in parallel with its existing proprietary platform, it will be offering a new business...
Pedagogical roles for audio in online learning
'Sounds, such as the noise of certain machinery, or the background hum of daily life, have an associative as well as a pure meaning,...
Afghan women learn online from Canada
Walton, D. (2012) 'Education is the only solution for the problems' Globe and Mail, March 12
With so much bad news coming out of Afghanistan,...
Pedagogical roles for video in online learning
The underuse of video in post-secondary online learning
Video is not being used enough in online learning in post-secondary education. When used it is often...