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...
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,...
A short critique of the Khan Academy
Bean, E. (2012) Wrath of Khan?: Deconstructing the online learning academy Detroit Web 2.0 Examiner, March 12
Eric Bean is an educator who has signed up...
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...
Discussion of MOOCs: more links and questions
Rodriguez, O. (2012) Vast Lurker and No-lurker Participation in Open Online Courses: MOCCs and the AI Stanford-like courses respectively Osvaldo Rodriguez, March 3
Siemens, G....
More reflections on MOOCs and MITx
© Dave Cormier
Downes, S. (2012) What a MOOC Does - #Change 11 Half and Hour, March 1
An overly simplified version of the discussion so...
Some critical reflections on MOOCs
Quinn, C. (2012) MOOC reflections, Learnlets, February 29
Clark Quinn has some interesting comments about MOOCs in this post. He compares the Siemens/Downes Change 2011...
A student guide to studying online
What you need to know before you enroll for an online course
Although most students adjust very quickly, studying online is different in some ways...
A hard look at Rapid eLearning
Boulet, G. (2012) Rapid eLearning: Building a House Without an Architect, eLearn Magazine, February 2012
This is an excellent article by Guy Boulet, of the Canadian Navy...