Sunday, December 22, 2024
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

CJLT special issue on knowledge building

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The latest issue of the Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology focuses on knowledge building, a critical component of online discussions. From the editorial by...

‘The notion of class time as separate from non-class time will vanish’

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This is one of 20 predictions from the editors of the Futurist magazine. 'Each year since 1985, the editors of THE FUTURIST have selected the...

Book: Online learning and assessment in higher education

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Benson, R. and Brack, C. (2010) Online Learning and Assessment in Higher Education Cawston UK: Woodhead Publishing This book can be ordered by fax or...

The pros and cons of self-paced online learning

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Parry, M. (2010) Will technology kill the academic calendar? Chronicle of Higher Education, October 10 This article is about a mid-west college in the US...

Book review: Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

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Christensen Hughes, J. and Mighty, J. (eds.) (2010) Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Montreal QC and Kingston ON: McGill-Queen's...

NMC Horizon Report on new learning technologies for Latin America

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The 2010 Horizon Report: Edición Iberoamericana, a Spanish language edition, is the result of a collaboration between the NMC and the Open University of...

Book review: Changing Cultures in Higher Education

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Ehlers, U-D. and Schneckenberg, D. (eds. ) Changing Cultures in Higher Education: Moving Ahead to Future Learning Heidelberg/London/New York: Springer, 610 pp, US$129.00 What the...

Cheating in online learning

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Academic Impressions is one of my main sources of news on e-learning and educational developments. The editor, Daniel Fusch occasionally does interviews with experts...

New book on Web 2.0 and Social Informatics for Tertiary Learning

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Lee, M. and McCoughlin, C. (2010) Web 2.0 Based e-Learning: Applying Social Informatics for Tertiary Learning Hershey PA: IGI Global, 415 pp, US$180 hardback Description...

Measuring interaction in asynchronous online learning

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Persico, D., Pozzi, F. and Sarti, L. (2010) Monitoring collaborative activities in computer supported collaborative learning, Distance Education, Vol. 31. No. 1, pp. 5-22 This...