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Studies conclude that social presence is a key factor impacting students’ views about the quality of the online learning experience (Cobb, 2009; Poth, 2018). In this blog post, I look at some of the thinking behind this.
By giving students an opportunity to truly connect with the teacher and their peers instead of just watching a video and taking a quiz (as many online courses do) we make online learning a more humanised experience where students feel welcomed and supported (Spellman-Cann et al., 2016). Social presence tends to reduce stress and removes the “sense of isolation and remoteness” which is often felt in an online learning environment (Steckbauer, 2005). 
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When budget woes threatened faculty reductions in the anthropology department at Kansas State University, one professor decided to address th
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From the start, access has been the defining achievement of online learning. Or so I thought.For a couple of decades, I championed online learning fo
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In the lead up to the Melbourne cup this year I put together a few of my favourite quotes around eLearning to remind us that while we are not in a race, it is …
Peter Mellow's insight:
A slide deck I created a few years back that pulls together some thoughts around eLearning. The quote from Ira Fuchs about the LMS is as relevant today as it was when he said it in 2004!
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Microsoft Teams product engineering has partnered with Antares Solutions, and UNSW's Prof. David Kellermann, to release QBot as an opensource project
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The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. You can pose a question for a future column here.Dear Bonni: Ho
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Democratizing voice tech — Codeless templates for flashcards: Actions on Google vs Alexa Blueprints.Let’s face it. I am not a developer. I cannot go beyond the basic basics of some simple programming languages. On top of that, there are too many architectural elements that are too foreign to me. I…
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Many professors don’t know how to teach online, and may not know how to improve at it. Our comprehensive guide can help.
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User experience professionals are supposed to answer the needs of the people, find their main pain points and solve their problems through design. This is why understanding human behavior is…
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During my early days of teaching in graduate school, educational technology was sold more for its posh than performance. Every new version of Microsof
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A virtual version of the escape room concept is engaging students at Northampton Community College. Here's how the setup works.
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Last year Harvard Business School’s online operation got a new name. Now it has a new leader as well.A few months ago, Debora Spar took the helm a
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Human speech averages 150 words/minute, but human thoughts run more like 400 words per minute. Steve Rousseau decided to try “podfasting” (listening to podcasts at faster-than-normal sp…
Peter Mellow's insight:
Speed learning? What about video?
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Key members of Griffith's Learning Futures group have been elected presidents of ACODE and ASCILITE.
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His coding and technical design often go beyond supporting existing pedagogy, by enabling learners to become co-learners. Don’t like the homework assignments? Make your own and contribute to the “assignment bank,” (now a WordPress theme).
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The flipped learning model doesn't necessarily work in the long term, according to an experiment at West Point.
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This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Michael Feldstein’s education career spans decades, includin
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This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Marie Cini is the president of the Council for Adult an
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The OPM is reacting to increased competition in higher ed by finding new ways to reach students, but its public profile shows how high the stakes can be.
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Asking students to engage with every answer choice can foster critical thinking and productive failure.
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