Online learning in 2012: a retrospective
Well, 2012 was certainly the year of the MOOC. Audrey Watters provides a comprehensive overview of what happened with MOOCs in 2012, so I...
What’s right and what’s wrong about Coursera-style MOOCs
TED Talks: Daphne Koller: What we're learning from online education
Daphne Koller, one of the two founders of Coursera, describes some of the key features...
“What should we do about MOOCs?” – the Board of Governors discusses
By accident, a microphone was left switched on at a medium sized state university's Board of Governors meeting last week. In the best tradition...
Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 9: Evaluate and innovate
In this post I discuss the importance of evaluating each offering of an online course, how best to do this, and then the importance...
More examples of hybrid learning: University of Texas at Austin
Following up on examples of hybrid learning from Ontario, I am focusing here on UT Austin’s Course Transformation Program (CTP).
The CTP is a five year, $3...
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...
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
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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...
40 years of comparative research on technology for teaching: ‘weak’ results
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Tamim, R. et al. (2011) What Forty Years of Research Says About the Impact of Technology on Learning: A Second-Order Meta-Analysis and Validation Study...
Book review: Learning Theory and Online Technologies
Harasim, L. (2012) Learning Theory and Online Technologies New York/London: Routledge
Linda Harasim is one of the pioneers of online learning and this book brings...