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Mode of delivery: Learners as a determining factor

This is the third of five posts on choosing between different modes of delivery as part of Chapter 10 for my online open textbook,...

Challenging the supremacy of face-to-face teaching

This is the second of five posts on choosing appropriate modes of delivery, part of Chapter 10 of my online open textbook, Teaching in...

Deciding on modes of delivery

This is the first of a series of five posts that look at the following: deciding whether a whole course or program should be offered wholly...

Chapter 9 on choosing media now published

The first draft of the whole of Chapter 9 on Choosing and Using Media in Education for my online open textbook Teaching in...

39 questions to ask when choosing media for teaching and learning

Yeah, 39 questions is a lot, but then there is a lot of things to take into consideration. I pulled together the key questions for consideration...

Deciding on appropriate media for teaching and learning

This is the final section of Chapter 9, Choosing and using media in education, for my online open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age....

Balancing the use of social media and privacy protection in online learning

This is the last of the SECTIONS criteria for selecting media for my online open textbook, Teaching in a Digital World. The last 'S'...

Networking (and novelty) as criteria for media selection

Almost there! This section covers the 'N' in the SECTIONS model for the chapter on media selection for my online open textbook, Teaching in...

Why organisational issues are critical for media selection

I'm getting to the end of my chapter on media selection, based on the SECTIONS model. I discuss the 'O' for organisational issues briefly....

Seeking the unique pedagogical characteristics of social media

Social media are still in a very volatile state of development, and many faculty worry about the negative aspects of students who are continually...