Does technology change the nature of knowledge?
Purpose of this blog
This is the first of three blogs that examine some basic assumptions about technology and education, based on a review of...
Negotiation of meaning and co-construction of knowledge: An experimental analysis of asynchronous online instruction
Hull, D. and Saxon, T. (2009) 'Negotiation of meaning and co-construction of knowledge: An experimental analysis of asynchronous online instruction' Computers and Education, Vol....
Review of: Gilbert, J. (2005) Catching the Knowledge Wave: the Knowledge Society and the...
Review of: Gilbert, J. (2005) Catching the Knowledge Wave: the Knowledge Society and the Future of Education Wellington, NZ: New Zealand Council for Educational...
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...
Critical Thinking in the Online Classroom – An Interview with Stephen Brookfield, Rena Palloff...
In this podcast, Stephen D. Brookfield joins fellow Jossey-Bass authors Rena Palloff, Keith Pratt and Jonathan Finkelstein to discuss fostering critical thinking in the...