Text messaging for collaborative learning in South Africa
Makoe, M. (2009) MXit: How to Encourage and Facilitate Communication Among Students eLearning Africa Newsletter, May 12
This interview with a professor from the University...
Does technology use improve learning outcomes?
Reynard, R. (2009) Can We Gauge Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes? Campus Technology, March 25
A thoughtful essay in a long line that discusses the...
Learning in Communities of Inquiry: A Review of the Literature
Rourke, L. and Kanuka, H. (2009) Learning in Communities of Inquiry: A Review of the Literature Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 23, No. 1
From...
The Wisdom of Crowds: The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than...
Surowiecki, J. (2004) The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and...
3 Challenges (with Benefits) to Wiki Use in Instruction
Reynard, R. (2009) '3 Challenges (with Benefits) to Wiki Use in Instruction' Campus Technology, 11 Feb
An excellent article on designing effective use of wikis...
Technology Enhanced Active Learning
Rimer, S. (2009) At M.I.T., Lectures are Going the Way of the Blackboard, New York Times, Jan 12
A description of how the Massachusetts Institute...
Guide to social e-learning
The Australian Flexible Learning Framework's Guide to Social e-Learning provides practical guidance and tips from e-learning practitioners, including a keynote podcast from Anne Bartlett-Bragg.
Thanks...
How online courses help classroom teaching
Wong, M. (2008) Why online education works! UBC's e-Strategy Newsletter, November 6
Professors reflect on how teaching fully online distance courses helps their on-campus classes.
(This...
Online Learning in Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghanaian University students’ experiences and perceptions
Asunka, S. (2008 'Online Learning in Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ghanaian University students' experiences and perceptions' IRRODL, Vol 9, No. 3
This study examined...
Wikis supporting authentic, collaborative activities: lessons from distance education
Thomas, P. et al. (2008) 'Wikis supporting authentic, collaborative activities: lessons from distance education' in Whitton, N., and McPherson, M. (Eds) Rethinking the digital...