Online Learning and Personal Change: the Movie
Vancouver Community College organized a stimulating faculty development workshop in April called 'Technology Trends and the Courage to Adapt', about the challenge technology presents...
Nine Steps to Online Learning: Step 4: Build on existing resources
In this post I argue that using existing online resources rather than re-inventing the wheel will save a good deal of instructor time compared...
Video of presentation on ‘Designing online learning for the 21st century’
Université Laval has now made available the full video version on my presentation on this topic. It can viewed here: Apprentissage et enseignement à l'ère...
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...
Pedagogical roles for audio in online learning
'Sounds, such as the noise of certain machinery, or the background hum of daily life, have an associative as well as a pure meaning,...
Pedagogical roles for video in online learning
The underuse of video in post-secondary online learning
Video is not being used enough in online learning in post-secondary education. When used it is often...
Using interactive video for patient health education
Along with thousands of other people over 65, I''m scheduled for a partial knee replacement this summer. As part of the excellent pre-operational education...