Leadership in Distance Education

The Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing announced today that it will offer the first professional Online Master of Science degree in computer science (OMS CS) that can be earned completely through the “massive online” format.

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According to the Benign Violation Theory, humor has its roots in potentially negative experiences (i.e., violations) that are made to seem okay in some way (i.e., benign).

A napster moment; the end of boring lectures; a tipping point. These are all common responses to the emergence of MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses.

Highlights from the second University-wide Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching conference

While some advocate for technology as the key to higher student engagement and achievement, others worry digital tools will replace the teacher or hands-on, in-person learning. It's a false dilemma.

"The development of online learning for distance education was a disruptive innovation in many ways. One of the most visible was that it brought into the distance education arena institutions, practitioners, and academics who, before the invention of the web browser, had no experience of distance education and no understanding of its long history in North America and, indeed, worldwide. "

This is a brief introduction to Dr. Merrill's thoughts about instructional design.