Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

Concevoir l’enseignment en ligne pour répondre aux besoins des apprenants du 21e siècle

Il est l'heure quand beaucoup des universités et des collèges Canadiennes offrent la formation aux professeurs. Ainsi j'avais été bien occupé pendant les dernières...

Designing online learning for the 21st century

This being the time of year when many Canadian post-secondary institutions offer faculty development opportunities, I have been busy the last two or three...

Why learning management systems are not going away

Contact North has just published online a series of six short papers (10-12 pages) under the title of Learning Management Systems: Disruptive Developments, Alternative Options...

New resources for online educators from Contact North

Over the last few months, Contact North has been gradually adding an impressive range of online resources to its Educator Portal. As well as the numerous articles...

LinkedIn as a community of practice for online learning?

LinkedIn is beginning to develop as an interesting area for discussions on online learning. I've been 'lurking' in the discussions below, and I'm sure...

Developing key competencies for online teachers

Academic Impressions (2012) A Key competency for online instructors, February 10 In the above article, Academic Impressions has approached some very experienced online educators from...

Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 25, No. 3

And to complete a heavy week of reading, the Journal of Distance Education, Vol, 25, No. 3 is now available at  with four articles...

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, Vol. 37, No. 3

This is obviously my week for reading journals! Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology / Revue canadienne de l'apprentissage et de la technologie, Vol 37, No...

Adjuncts, LMSs and lack of training: an accident waiting to happen?

The use of underpaid, untrained adjunct faculty is one of higher education's dirty little secrets, especially (but not only) in the USA. The two...

More for less: why Ontario students are complaining

Pin. L., Martin, C, & Andrey, S (2011). Rising Costs: A Look at Spending at Ontario Universities. Toronto: Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance. This is another excellent...