Sunday, November 24, 2024
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

Why Canadians lag in mobile learning

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Steinberg, S. (2012) Mobilicity research suggests smartphones play increasing role in education Mobilicity Newsroom, August 9 A survey conducted for the Canadian mobile phone company, Mobilicity...

Apps or web sites for publishing on mobile devices?

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Pontin, J. (2010) Why publishers don't like apps, Technology Review, May 7 This article is sub-titled: The future of media on mobile devices isn't with applications...

Examples of virtual worlds, simulations and mobile apps from Ontario

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Carleton Virtual This is the second in a series of guest blogs on innovative developments in online learning in Ontario post-secondary institutions. (The first was...

A new online learning environment from the corporate training sector

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SkillSoft (2012) SkillSoft Introduces SkillPort 8® - A Revolutionary Learning Experience Orlando FA/Nashua NH: SkillSoft, May 1 Is the higher education system learning enough from the...

Designing online learning for the 21st century

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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

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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

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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...

Creating a mobile learning app from scratch

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Morgan, T. (2012) Creating a mobile learning app–what we learned, what’s left to learn Explorations in the ed tech world, March 14 You're the ed tech...

JET&S: Special journal issue on technology supported cognition and exploratory learning

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The Journal of Educational Technology and Society, Vol. 15, No.1, has a special edition on technology supported cognition and exploratory learning. From the editorial: The IADIS CELDA...

Worldwide mobile phone distribution

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Daily Infographics (2012) The World of Mobile Phones, January 20 I'm posting this infographic, because the Canadian government is looking at changing the rules about...