Students as a criterion for media selection in online learning
Decisions are being made every day by government, institutions, teachers and students about technology use in education. How are these decisions made? What criteria...
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...
Key characteristics of learners in a digital age and their influence on the design...
In my previous post, I outlined some key components of learning environments, which will form part of Chapter 5 of my open textbook, 'Teaching...
WCET’s analysis of U.S. statistics on distance education
U.S.Department of Education (2014) Web Tables: Enrollment in Distance Education Courses, by State: Fall 2012 Washington DC: U.S.Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics
Hill,...
Opening up: chapter one of Teaching in a Digital Age
I've not been blogging much recently, because (a) I've been on holiday for a month in the Mediterranean and (b) I've been writing my...
A comprehensive review of the literature on digital natives
Image retrieved from Hastac.org (Stephen Berg's blog)Jones, C. and Shao, B. (2011) The Net Generation and Digital Natives: Implications for Higher Education Milton Keynes:...
Tracking online learning in the USA – and Ontario
Allen, I. and Seaman, J. (2014) Grade Change: Tracking Online Learning in the United States Wellesley MA: Babson College/Sloan Foundation
This is the eleventh annual report...
Improving productivity in online learning: can we scale ‘the learning that matters most’?
The story so far
This is a continuation of the discussion on whether online learning can increase educational ‘productivity.’ Previous posts in this series include:
Technology,...
A bill of rights for online learners?
Morris, S.M. and Stommel, J. (2013) A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age Hybrid Pedagogy, January 22
I've just caught...
IRRODL, Vol. 14, No. 1 now available
IRRODL (International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning), Volume 14, Number 1 is now available, for free downloading as open educational resources.
This...