The dissemination of research in online learning: a lesson from the EDEN Research Workshop
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...
Writing an open textbook: a mid-term report on the technology
I'm about half-way through writing my open textbook, 'Teaching in a Digital Age.' I've done about five and a half chapters, and I would like...
Is the ADDIE model appropriate for teaching in a digital age?
Chapter 5 of my open textbook, 'Teaching in a Digital Age', is now published. In Chapter 5, I developed the concept of a learning environment.
I...
Learning environments: a critical component of the design of online teaching
I have now published the first four chapters of my open textbook 'Teaching in a Digital Age'. These chapters have greatly benefited from your feedback.
I...
Choosing teaching methods for a digital age
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...
Why lectures are dead (or soon will be)
As part of my open textbook on Teaching in a Digital Age, I am working my way through theories of learning and methods of...
Opening up: chapter one of Teaching in a Digital Age
I've not been blogging much recently, because (a) I've been on holiday for a month in the Mediterranean and (b) I've been writing my...
Does distance education socialize students? A study from Québec
Loisier, J. (2014) Socialisation des Etudiants en FAD au Canada Francophone Montréal QC: REFAD
REFAD (the Canadian francophone distance education network) has published a very...
Improving productivity in online learning: can we scale ‘the learning that matters most’?
The story so far
This is a continuation of the discussion on whether online learning can increase educational ‘productivity.’ Previous posts in this series include:
Technology,...
“Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”: a retrospective of my work
Brindley. J. and Paul, R. (2013) Understanding the building blocks of online learning: Through the writings and research of pre-eminent online learning expert, Dr. Tony...