Automation or empowerment: online learning at the crossroads
You are probably, like me, getting tired of the different predictions for 2016. So I’m not going to do my usual look forward for...
Some (further) thoughts about ‘agile’ learning design
In my online, open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age, I felt I needed a separate section on agile learning design, to capture some...
EDUCAUSE looks beyond the (current) LMS environment: is it a future we want?
Brown, M, Dehoney, J., Millichap, N. (2015) The Next Generation Digital Learning Environment: A Report on Research EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
What is it about?
EDUCAUSE has published...
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...
No. 8 aha moment: web 2.0 will change everything in online learning
This is the ninth (and last) in a series of posts about the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational technology,...
Online Learning and Personal Change: the Movie
Vancouver Community College organized a stimulating faculty development workshop in April called 'Technology Trends and the Courage to Adapt', about the challenge technology presents...
Video of presentation on ‘Designing online learning for the 21st century’
Université Laval has now made available the full video version on my presentation on this topic. It can viewed here: Apprentissage et enseignement à l'ère...
A new online learning environment from the corporate training sector
SkillSoft (2012) SkillSoft Introduces SkillPort 8® - A Revolutionary Learning Experience Orlando FA/Nashua NH: SkillSoft, May 1
Is the higher education system learning enough from the...
Concevoir l’enseignment en ligne pour répondre aux besoins des apprenants du 21e siècle
Il est l'heure quand beaucoup des universités et des collèges Canadiennes offrent la formation aux professeurs. Ainsi j'avais été bien occupé pendant les dernières...
Designing online learning for the 21st century
This being the time of year when many Canadian post-secondary institutions offer faculty development opportunities, I have been busy the last two or three...