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That was the year, that was: main trends in 2015

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Well, here we are at the end of another year. Doesn't time fly! So here is my look back on 2015. I'll do this...

MIT and German research on the [appalling] use of video in xMOOCs

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Hansch, A. et al. (2015) Video and Online Learning: Critical Reflections and Findings From the Field Berlin DE: Alexander von Humbolt Institut für Internet und...

A new way to look at the costs of digital media in education

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I said it was going to be fun looking at the costs of digital media in education, but it wasn't. When I came to...

Using time and space in online learning

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This is another post on the characteristics of educational media and technology, which form part of Chapter 8, 'Understanding Technology in Education' for my...

Choosing design models for a digital age

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Oh, dear, it appears that I missed out in posting the conclusion to my Chapter 6, on Models for Designing Teaching and Learning for my...

Why MOOCs are only part of the answer for higher education

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OK, except for the next post, which will be a list of publications on MOOCs for graduate students studying the topic, and a scenario for...

The dissemination of research in online learning: a lesson from the EDEN Research Workshop

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The EDEN Research Workshop I'm afraid I have sadly neglected my blog over the last two weeks, as I was heavily engaged as the rapporteur...

Is the classroom model appropriate for teaching in a digital age?

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Chapter 5 of my open textbook, 'Teaching in a Digital Age', is now published. In Chapter 5, I developed the concept of a learning...

Choosing teaching methods for a digital age

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  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...

Dialogue and discussion: critical for 21st century skills development

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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...