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Second edition of Teaching in a Digital Age now published

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The second edition of Teaching in a Digital Age is now available at https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/teachinginadigitalagev2/ The first edition was published in 2015. The second edition is...

Open and remote labs from the UK Open University

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On my recent visit to the UK Open University, I had the privilege of a guided tour of the Open University's remote labs. These...

Meeting the challenge of online degrees for the professions

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  Chatlani, S. (2018) Navigating online professional degrees - potential and caution, Education Dive, March 21 In previous posts, I have pointed out the challenges of...

Have we reached a tipping point in teaching science and engineering online?

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This post lists several new developments in delivering science and engineering online. These developments join a list of other efforts that are listed below...

What I learned at Drexel University in National Distance Learning Week

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Fear and loathing in Philadelphia On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, I found myself in Philadelphia on U.S. Presidential Election day, and even more importantly, the...

Seeking the unique pedagogical characteristics of computing

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This is the fourth post on the unique characteristics of different media, for my open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age. This was a fun one...

More developments in online labs

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Zalaznik, M. (2014) Online labs evolve University Business, May What's happening This article reports on the following developments in online labs: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has created an...

A new approach to online lab classes from the University of South Carolina

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  Adams, S. and Duvall, B. (2014) Designing, building and supporting online lab courses, University Business, February 4 This article is a summary of a presentation...

Conference on science education at Western University

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I was at the Western Conference on Science Education on July 10-11. I gave a a public lecture on designing teaching for 21st century...

Discussing design models for hybrid/blended learning and the impact on the campus

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 A couple of weeks ago I had an interesting meeting with about 25 instructional designers from UBC, where we discussed design models for hybrid...