That was the year, that was: main trends in 2015
Well, here we are at the end of another year. Doesn't time fly! So here is my look back on 2015. I'll do this...
Innovation in online teaching in a Mexican university
The University of Guadalajara
I spent last week in and around Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco in Mexico. The Universidad de Guadalajara, whose origins go...
University of Central Florida introduces online adaptive learning
Russon, G. (2015) UCF offers high-tech homework tailored to students, Orlando Sentinel, November 23
This article presents a short written account and a video of the...
Recording of webinar on choosing modes of delivery
This morning I gave my third webinar in the Contact North series based on my online, open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age. There were...
Another perspective on the personalisation of learning online
I gave a keynote presentation last week at a large educational conference in the Netherlands, ‘Dé Onderwijsdagen’ (Education Days). I was asked to talk about the...
How to get started in blended learning: an interview with Tony Bates
Following my keynote at the ‘Dé Onderwijsdagen’ conference in the Netherlands this week (a blog post about my presentation and a video recording of the...
Using scenarios to develop ‘soft’ skills
Boller, S. (2013) Best Practices for Using eLearning in Soft Skills Training Bottom Line Performance, July 13
I blogged recently about the link between online learning...
MIT introduces credit-based online learning
Bradt, S. (2015) Online courses + time on campus = a new path to an MIT master’s degree MIT News, October 7
MIT is famous for...
Who are your online students?
Clinefelter, D. L., & Aslanian, C. B. (2015). Online college students 2015: Comprehensive data on demands and preferences. Louisville, KY: The Learning House, Inc.
The...
COHERE/CSSHE’s ‘ocean-to-ocean’ conference on flexible learning designs
What: Flexible Learning Designs: Building Community Through Blended, Online, and Multi-Access Learning in the Post Secondary Classroom
Who: COHERE (Collaboration for Online Higher Education & Research) and...