Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

Open educational resources (OER)

Whatever happened to learning objects? Well, they've been replaced (or rather swallowed up) by open educational resources. Increasingly, more and more institutions are making...

Critical Thinking in the Online Classroom – An Interview with Stephen Brookfield, Rena Palloff...

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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...

Education for a Digital World

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Hirtz, S, (2008) Education for a Digital World: Advice, Guidelines and Practice from around the World Vancouver, BC: BCCampus/Commonwealth of Learning From the book's introduction: ...

Understanding social presence in text-based online learning environments

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Kehrwald, B. (2008) Understanding social presence in text-based online learning environments Distance Education, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp 89-106

Adult learners’ emotions in online learning

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Zembylas, M. (2008) Adult learners' emotions in online learning Distance Education, Vol. 29, No. 1

Video: The Implications of Web 2.0

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The Implications of Web 2.0 for Teaching and Learning in a Knowledge-Based Society. This was a keynote presentation to a conference at the University of...

Effective peer interaction in a problem-centred instructional strategy

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Merrill, M.D. and Gilbert, C. (2008) ‘Effective peer interaction in a problem-centred instructional  strategy’ Distance Education Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 199-207

Using e-mail to enable e3 (effective, efficient and engaging) learning Distance Education

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Kim, C. (2008) ‘Using e-mail to enable e3 (effective, efficient and engaging) learning Distance Education Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 187-198

First principles of motivation to learn and e3-learning

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Keller, J. (2008) ‘First principles of motivation to learn and e3-learning’ Distance Education Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 175-185

Rethinking (e)learning: a manifesto for connected generations

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Sims, R. (2008) ‘Rethinking (e)learning: a manifesto for connected generations’ Distance Education Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 153-164