Choosing teaching methods for a digital age
Introduction
I'm going to try to pull together here the main conclusions following my discussion of epistemologies, learning theories and methods of teaching that I've...
The nurturing and social reform models of teaching and their relevance to connectivist online...
A counsellor and student at Empire State College, New York, which has a mentoring approach to adult education
These are the last of the teaching models discussed...
Dialogue and discussion: critical for 21st century skills development
Introduction
First of all, thanks to the numerous people who commented on my earlier posts on Why Lectures are Dead, and on Learning Theories and...
Why lectures are dead (or soon will be)
As part of my open textbook on Teaching in a Digital Age, I am working my way through theories of learning and methods of...
The nature of knowledge and the implications for teaching
Teaching in a Digital Age
I've now just published Chapter 2 of my open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age.
Chapter 1 looks at the fundamental changes...
Opening up: chapter one of Teaching in a Digital Age
I've not been blogging much recently, because (a) I've been on holiday for a month in the Mediterranean and (b) I've been writing my...
Are universities teaching the skills needed in a knowledge-based economy?
I've been on holiday the last two and a half weeks, but also doing some writing for my open textbook on teaching in a...
Blogs and wikis in formal higher education: examples of open education
Raths, D. (2014) An e-portfolio with no limits Campus Technology, March 2
This is an article on a project by the University of Mary Washington,...
Does distance education socialize students? A study from Québec
Loisier, J. (2014) Socialisation des Etudiants en FAD au Canada Francophone Montréal QC: REFAD
REFAD (the Canadian francophone distance education network) has published a very...
Teaching assistants, adjunct faculty and online learning
I am struggling these days with the issue of who should teach online courses, in terms of qualifications and status, and in particular, the...