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Peter Mellow
November 21, 2022 12:48 AM
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Open online education experiences persistently high dropout rates, and the efficacy of dropout interventions has been questioned. Despite considerable research, dropout reasons are not fully understood, and further in-depth investigation has been called for. Prior qualitative retention studies have frequently relied on smaller samples that are unable to generate deeper appreciation of dropout reasons. Over 200 in-depth interviews were therefore conducted with students that had dropped out of open online education. The probability-based qualitative sample facilitated capture of subthemes down to a 5% incidence level or frequency of occurrence. Thematic analysis revealed 41 subthemes within 10 broad dropout reasons. While the broad dropout themes have been identified previously, the subthemes are new and provide richer understanding. This study also captured students' suggestions for what might have prevented their dropout. Thematic analysis identified 19 subthemes within 5 broad intervention themes that respond to the root dropout causes. Many intervention subthemes address personal and learner context dropout factors that have often been considered uncontrollable and unavoidable. This paper therefore redefines dropout in open online education and offers new insights for improving retention. It also provides a strategic framework for evaluating dropouts and prioritising student-informed interventions that respond to the main dropout causes.
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Peter Mellow
November 13, 2022 7:09 PM
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As a growing number of educational institutions are offering online programs, teachers need to be competent in this new way of teaching. This is espec…
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Peter Mellow
November 12, 2022 4:26 AM
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Asking students questions before they learn something has been shown to enhance memory for that information. Studies demonstrating this prequestion effect in reading tasks have shown that such prequestions may not enhance—and could even impair—learning of information that was not prequestioned, possibly due to learners’ tendencies to selectively process the prequestioned information at the expense of non-prequestioned information. The current study explored the effects of prequestions on learning from videos, where such a selective processing strategy would be less likely to occur. Participants viewed an educational video and either answered prequestions prior to viewing each of three segments (Prequestion Group) or viewed the same video without answering prequestions (Control Group). A later test revealed a significant advantage for the Prequestion Group over the Control Group, and this pertained to both prequestioned and non-prequestioned information. Thus, prequestions appear to confer both specific and general benefits on video-based learning. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
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Peter Mellow
November 9, 2022 4:52 PM
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The key to delivering a truly modern digital campus is a common data model underpinning a fully featured technology ecosystem.
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Peter Mellow
October 27, 2022 5:15 PM
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Making an interactive video has never been easier. We'll show you how to use Vimeo to add hotspots, overlays & more to your videos.
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Peter Mellow
October 24, 2022 10:31 PM
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The rapid changes to the ways in which most are teaching at the moment have led to some recurring debates that are surprisingly persistent despite what I would argue is strong contrary evidence. Fo…
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Peter Mellow
October 23, 2022 7:29 PM
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YouTube is introducing new products that will allow learners to go deeper on subjects they are passionate about and creators to provide structured learning content.
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Peter Mellow
October 22, 2022 8:31 PM
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Download accessible Microsoft Office templates. Learn how to make your templates accessible to everyone and get accessible templates for Office.
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Peter Mellow
October 17, 2022 5:47 PM
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According to a recent Educause survey, the number of students expressing preferences for courses that are mostly or completely online has increased 220% since the onset of the pandemic, from 9% in 2020 (before March 11) to 29% in 2022.
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Peter Mellow
October 3, 2022 3:01 AM
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Technology isn't the answer, it's a medium to provide scalable individualized instruction. The biggest flaw is our lack of experience and skill in designing individualized instruction.
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Peter Mellow
October 1, 2022 3:39 AM
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Creating a taxonomy that can be embraced across the field of digital badging is critical for shared meaning, transparency, and transferability.
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Peter Mellow
September 23, 2022 8:29 PM
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An 8-year-old’s YouTube snafu—and one unlikely parent activist—sparked a nationwide debate on the tech giant’s ubiquity and handling of children’s data.
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Peter Mellow
September 18, 2022 8:24 PM
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Explore our free resources that will help you teach whether you're fully online or leading a hybrid classroom. Find webinars, articles, and guides from the faculty at Harvard Business School and other universities.
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Peter Mellow
November 18, 2022 4:24 PM
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‘The modality and the medium of instruction are important physical dimensions of the learning context, but we know from years of research that it is instructional method (or pedagogy) that has a direct impact on learning.’
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Peter Mellow
November 13, 2022 5:24 PM
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The following nine bitesized books are designed for charities to gain more understanding and experience on key topics.
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Peter Mellow
November 9, 2022 5:57 PM
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Make education accessible, individual and exciting.
Create interactive and engaging content. Discover content from other creators or share your own content. Make your content available for your learners.
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Peter Mellow
November 8, 2022 4:42 AM
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The growing shift toward online learning has brought new expectations for teachers, including skills needed to combine content knowledge with engaging pedagogical strategies that leverage the affordances of technology. As a result, online pedagogy has become increasingly relevant in modern-day schools. The challenge is understanding the nature of online pedagogy, the skills needed for teachers to succeed in online settings, and the theoretical underpinnings surrounding why these skills are essential. This article unpacks the foundational components of online pedagogy, comprised of five pillars grounded in the principles of learner-centeredness, constructivism, and situated learning. These pillars include the ability to (a) Build Relationships and Community, (b) Incorporate Active Learning, (c) Leverage Learner Agency, (d) Embrace Mastery Learning, and (e) Personalize the Learning Process. We describe their theoretical underpinnings, discuss related literature, and consider implications for teacher education with subsequent implications for scholarship across educational technology, educational psychology, and the learning sciences.
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Peter Mellow
October 26, 2022 12:21 AM
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This report draws on the insights of a small panel of higher education teaching and learning experts to describe an optimized future for hybrid learni
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Peter Mellow
October 24, 2022 10:24 PM
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This page is simply a list of resources to help you make quick videos for your online learning environments.
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Peter Mellow
October 22, 2022 8:34 PM
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When you prepare for your next presentation, use these tips on how to tweak your slides and your talk so that everyone gets the most out of it.
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Peter Mellow
October 21, 2022 7:12 PM
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Students using the Moodle open source learning management platform can now listen to learning content in more than 50 languages, thanks to a new integration with digital voice and text-to-speech tool ReadSpeaker.
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Peter Mellow
October 10, 2022 8:12 PM
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Mixed-mode, hybrid, and HyFlex classes present new challenges for faculty who are used to teaching an in-person or online class.
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Peter Mellow
October 1, 2022 7:32 PM
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Digital skills once meant having a basic grasp of computers. Now, it means being able to work adaptably and strategically across tools, devices and platforms.
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Peter Mellow
October 1, 2022 3:39 AM
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This article reflects on current practices and directions for digital transformation through a framework that supports the strategic responses and str
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Peter Mellow
September 20, 2022 10:45 PM
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At Arizona State University Online, student success coaches cultivate deep relationships with students as individuals, get to know their unique life experiences and challenges, and leverage data to better understand the multitude of factors that can impact retention. We spoke with Nicolette Miller, senior director of student success initiatives, about her team’s student-centered approach and what institutions should be doing to help students reach the finish line of their education.
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