EDEN research papers on learner characteristics, course design and faculty development in online learning
EDEN has now published my review of some of the research papers submitted to the EDEN research workshop in Oxford a couple of weeks...
The dissemination of research in online learning: a lesson from the EDEN Research Workshop
The EDEN Research Workshop
I'm afraid I have sadly neglected my blog over the last two weeks, as I was heavily engaged as the rapporteur...
What students learned from an MIT physics MOOC
Colvin, K. et al. (2014) Learning an Introductory Physics MOOC: All Cohorts Learn Equally, Including On-Campus Class, IRRODL, Vol. 15, No. 4
Why this paper?
I...
Review of ‘Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda.’
Zawacki-Richter, O. and Anderson, T. (eds.) (2014) Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda Athabasca AB: AU Press, pp. 508
It is somewhat daunting to review...
Comparing xMOOCs and cMOOCs: philosophy and practice
The story so far
For my open textbook Teaching in a Digital Age, I am writing a chapter on different design models for teaching and learning....
More on MOOCs, communities of practice, and artificial intelligence
Sometimes blogging can be a lonely activity, sending an arrow into the air to land I know not where. But sometimes I am privileged to...
The role of communities of practice in a digital age
The story so far
I have published the first five chapters of my open textbook, 'Teaching in a Digital Age'. I am now working on Chapter...
Writing an open textbook: a mid-term report on the technology
I'm about half-way through writing my open textbook, 'Teaching in a Digital Age.' I've done about five and a half chapters, and I would like...
What UBC has learned about doing MOOCs
Engle, W. (2104) UBC MOOC Pilot: Design and Delivery Vancouver BC: University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia, a premier public research university...
Is the ADDIE model appropriate for teaching in a digital age?
Chapter 5 of my open textbook, 'Teaching in a Digital Age', is now published. In Chapter 5, I developed the concept of a learning environment.
I...