I was recently invited to speak with the #eLearnOnt “Game Changer” series where I discussed various options around building online and/or blended course environments via Google Hangout. I began with traditional LMS options and moved to the more nebulous concept of “Small Tools Loosely Joined” course/environment design.…
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Loading...It has been a while since I made this presentation at the Stanford Digital Learning Forum, which was rather benignly named “Overview of Innovations in Online Course.” As is usually the case in my self-assessment of such activities, it’s mostly forgettable.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Grade Change: Tracking Online Education in the United States, 2013:
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“The Babson Survey Research Group has charted the growth of online education annually for more than a decade with support from the Sloan Consortium and other partners. The latest survey, conducted last year, asked chief academic officers at 2,831 colleges and universities about online…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Sherry Hegstrom – Emerging Technologies in Education commented on a post by Jeff Utecht: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DISCONNECT?
Jeff asked the question:
Are you consuming, using or creating with technology?
And demonstrates the answer with a pie chart representing statistics on Internet participation.…
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Instructional delivery methods can still be a pretty divisive issue (sadly) and I’ve written before (as well as others) about the dualistic thinking that often clouds these discussions. Thus, it’s no small task for faculty developers to remain largely agnostic toward instructional delivery methods and associated technologies while facilitating productive discussions around best-practices.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading... (No Ratings Yet)Loading...Always wanting to learn and connect with others in the field of technology integration, I joined a MOOC yesterday.
(I would expect a lot of raised eyebrows at this point wondering what I am talking about…)
What is a MOOC? It stands for Massive Open Online Course.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I am looking forward to participating in my first MOOC via #etmooc! I am curious to experience the benefits of learning in an open online environment and engaging with and learning from others around the world. I have experienced “online” training in the past few years, however being located away from the “host” country and the time zone difference will be a new challenge.…
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