Teaching science via remote control
Stacey, P. (2011) Teaching science online Musings on the Ed Tech Frontier, October 6
This is a fascinating article about using remote web-based science labs...
Blackboard Collaborate 11: a step forward in synchronous learning (or plus ça change….)
Audio-graphics, 1983
I first got involved in audio-graphics in 1980 (yes, that's right, 31 years ago - I'm very old, and so is audio-conferencing). Paul...
Journal: Distance Education, Vol. 32, No. 1 now available
Is online distance education about to collapse like the Tower of Babel? So asks Jon Baggaley
Distance Education, Vol. 32, No. 1, May 2011
The academic...
Marshall McLuhan and his relevance to teaching with technology
Today (July 21) is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Marshall McLuhan. Although I was not consciously aware of it at the time,...
5. Models for selecting media and technology: 5. Media or technology?
This is the fifth post in a series on selecting and using technology for teaching and learning. The first four were Models for selecting and...
Models for selecting and using technology: 4. Synchronous or asynchronous?
This is the fourth post in a series on selecting and using technology for teaching and learning. The first three were Models for selecting and...
Models for selecting and using technology: 3. Broadcast or communicative?
This is the third post in a series on selecting and using technology for teaching and learning.
The first two were Models for selecting and...
The digital future of higher education, on video
Videos have now been posted of presentations at two conferences in British Columbia, both looking at the future of digital learning.
The digital future of...
Instructional design: the times they are a’changing
Last week I attended a very interesting workshop, called Just ID, at the University of British Columbia. The workshop was organized with the support of...
Some basic assumptions about e-learning challenged
Guri-Rosenblit, S. and Gros, B. (2011) E-Learning: Confusing Terminology, Research Gaps and Inherent Challenges Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 25, No.1
Following its admirable policy...