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Digital Learning - beyond eLearning and Blended Learning
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The many dimensions of Digital Learning - edtech, eLearning, blended, authentic, online
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UNIVERSITIES risk remaining as they are, defying market demands that they adapt to technology and changing student needs, according to a new survey of internet experts.
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With a catchment area of over 550,000 square kilometres, the Centre for Continuing Education at Confederation College in Thunder Bay takes advantage of both synchronous and asynchronous delivery to ensure that learning opportunities are accessible and flexible enough to meet the learning needs of students across the region.
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The Learning to Teach Online project is a free professional development resource designed to help teachers from any discipline, whether experienced in online teaching or not, to gain a working understanding of successful online teaching pedagogies that they can apply in their own unique teaching situations. The project was developed by a team from College Of Fine Arts (UNSW, Australia) and recently won the 2012 MERLOT Award for Exemplary Online Learning Resources. Via Linda Corrin
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Active learning may overthrow the style of teaching that has ruled universities for 600 years.
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How to perform an instructional analysis, to identify the skills and knowledge required to reach a learning goal.
Connie Malamed: Last week I was given seven PowerPoint slide decks to transform into meaningful content that adult humans could comprehend and use. Although the slides were reasonably well-organized, the content was difficult for a layperson like myself to understand.
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Perhaps you have a special skill, talent, or knowledge-base that you want to share with others, and maybe you’ve heard that teaching online courses can make you a little extra money. The resources below will help you discover how to combine both what you have to offer and what you wish to gain by guiding you through creating and establishing an online course. No matter what age of student, subject you want to teach, or size of the class, you will find resources and information to bring your class online.
KF: The article provides links and brief descriptions to a colleciton of resources in the following themes:
1. LMS 2. Resources for moving online 3. Resources for Developing courses 4. Resources for tecahing online 5. DIY Videos 6. Student focussed resources 7. Content creation 8. Useful tools 9. Collaboration 10. DE Blogs
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Faculty members are far less excited by, and more fearful of, the recent growth of online education than are academic technology administrators, according to a new study by Inside Higher Ed and the Babson Survey Research Group. But professors are hardly the luddites many still assume them to be. Nearly half of the 4,564 faculty members surveyed, three-quarters of whom are full-time professors, said the rise of online education excites them more than it frightens them. Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/survey/conflicted-faculty-and-online-education-2012
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"Now, I guess the argument could be made about the idea of relativity. I mention that Blur and Oasis as bands and a successful ones at that were partially responsible for creating the environment that afforded Coldplay the opportunity to sign for a major label. This is what we call in music fandom ‘a fight startin’ comment!’ However, let’s assume that it is correct. Coldplay have sold millions of records, are incredibly popular and arguably quite successful. So, by my logic, MOOCs arising from the 2ndgeneration (after Siemens and Downes) could equally be the next big thing. I could go into how Coldplay give the audience what they want to hear and they do what they do extremely well. They have live shows that engage the audience and involve them in the experience. However, the analogy is just that. What I would note is that Coldplay did not copy the chords and lyrics of Blur or Oasis and just make them with new guitars and keyboards. They adapted, they were influenced, inspired and then made their own thing. It wasn’t Blur v.2, it was Coldplay v.1 and that was different from what went before. Same as it ever was.
You may ask yourself, what is that beautiful house? (Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime)"
KF: Part 2 of an intriguing consideration of current trends in higher education...
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With so many technologies available to enhance online learning, it’s important to choose wisely.
What are some common mistakes instructors make when selecting learning technologies?
With so many technologies available to enhance online learning, it’s important to choose wisely. In an interview with Online Classroom, Tony Bates, an e-learning and distance education planning and management consultant, offered some insights on what to consider when making technology choices. We offer an excerpt of that interview here.
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By Hanna Drozdowski New, less “traditional” modes of delivery in higher education, particularly online, have been attracting quite a bit of attention lately.
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Clarity and completeness is key when developing a storyboard. Make sure everyone understands their role in interpreting the e-learning storyboard.
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If the traditional ‘expert at the podium’ image of universities has been fading in recent years, the increased use of social media, online publishing and collaboration software tools – such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr and Pinterest, to name a few – is set to challenge this stereotype even more. Via Peter Mellow
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CORE Education is an eduction think tank and consultancy located in New Zealand. Each year, CORE publishes a list of 10 significant educational trends, with a focus on technology. Individual scholars are invited to write about each of the trends on a monthly basis. As of today (8/8/12) the first 6 of the articles have been published. A very interesting interactive ISSUU media document, which briefly describes the 10 Trends, can be accessed from the landing page (just click on the image or title above).
The 10 Trends for 2012 are:
1. Open-ness 2. Ubiquitous Learning 3. Smart Web 4. Data Engagement 5. Virtual Learning 6. Personalisation 7. Citizenship 8. Thinking 3D 9. Social Learning 10. User + Control Via Jim Lerman
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Technology in learning is many things.
Technology is a complex term, made more so by the many interpretations we all have of it.
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Tips for reducing instructor workload in discussion forums: - You don’t have to be an active participant in every discussion. - Have students summarize the discussions. - Grade discussion facilitators rather than each student. - Have students collaborate in small group forums to craft a single post that they will share with the entire class. Via Paula Silva, Linda Corrin
Daniel Jimenez Zulic's curator insight,
July 31, 2013 12:57 AM
que buenas ideas. Si hubiera leido esto hace dos pares de semanas me hubiera ahorrado par de semanas de trabajo.
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KF: Howard's tweaked version of "Attention" for his class at Stanford. Examines how we manage attention and mindfulness online. Another dimesnion of "Infotention".... engaging and clear in its intention.
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Education in Virtual Worlds :...
This is a flexible programme of study, which will be taught entirely online in the virtual world Second Life. It enables educators to explore the potential of virtual worlds to enhance learning.
'Virtual worlds' (VWs) is the term used to describe online, 3D environments that enable users to interact with the environment and each other through the use of avatars. Virtual worlds now contain many rich and diverse environments, created by users from around the world. They allow users to explore environments and experiences in a way that would be impossible in the real world, but in a way that enhances rather than replaces real world experience. For the purposes of education and training the ability to use these virtual simulations as a teaching tool is proving to have great potential.
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The Sakai Community is pleased to announce the release of the Sakai OAE version 1.4.0. Via Mark Smithers
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The conventional wisdom among educators that students’ attention tends to drift off after 15 minutes is wrong, according to a new study conducted with eye-tracking devices.
The study, conducted by David Rosengrant, an assistant professor of physics education at Kennesaw State University, found no pattern in when students become distracted. Instead, students’ focus waxes and wanes throughout a lecture and is strongly affected by factors such as where in the lecture hall the student is sitting.
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"The VLE and other forms of institutionalised e-learning can create barriers between the teacher and the learner. The more automated the system becomes, the more learner feels disconnected from the network forming around them. Is this the same as the way rock stars became disconnected from their audiences, before punk smashed the wall down and through confrontation and challenge made the audience re-connect, often viscerally? Are we at a juncture where e-learning has made the academic the rock star? And if so, how do we explode and deconstruct that myth, hand power back to the audience, bring them on stage, show them a few chords and make them a member of the band? How do we encourage the learners to make their own band?"
KF: A terrific opinion piece that draws a rich analogy between punk rock and academia inthe age of eLearning... can't wait for the second track.
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Universities and community colleges are looking to hire staff who can help institutions adapt successfully to the ever-changing technology landscape.
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About page for ABC Learn, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's gateway to the ABC's key educational websites and email newsletters.
The ABC and Education Services Australia invite interested businesses, individuals and institutions to submit proposals for the creation of interactive digital educational tools aligned to the Australian Curriculum to feature as part of a new ABC education portal. This is an exciting new project for the ABC that will allow it to develop and increase its audience reach and online presence.
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