Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

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Another perspective on quality

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I have referred in another post to a paper by Maxim Jean-Louis, the President of Contact North, who was one of the participants...

Another view on research for the Ontario Online Institute

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Maxim Jean-Louis, the President of Contact North, was one of the participants in the recent HEQCO meeting to discuss possible areas of research that...

Barriers to change: two perspectives

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Miller, B. (2010) The Course of Innovation: Using Technology to Transform Higher Education Washington DC: EducationSector Batson, T. (2010) Innovation in Higher Education: It’s Not...

More on epistemology, course design and e-learning

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I was recently asked three excellent questions by Elizabeth O'Neill, of EducationDynamics. How does e-learning lend itself to specific epistemologies or pedagogies (e.g. social constructivism...

Mr Bates goes to Ottawa: or increasing access to post-secondary education

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The context OK, I'm not James Stewart, and it wasn't Washington, and this posting's a little late, due to other things, but this is a...

Evolution or revolution?

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Another report from the B.C. Educational Technology Users Workshop in Victoria, June 5-6. My keynote on strategic thinking about e-learning argued strongly for a 'revolutionary'...

Simulations in paramedical training

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The Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) offers a range of applied and academic programs that span the spectrum of safety - from prevention...

Hold the (Word) Press!

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Well, actually it's been on hold for 10 days. The last 10 days have been incredibly busy for a poor old pensioner. I spent two...

The future of instructional design – or my heart belongs to ADDIE

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On Sunday, I attended a very interesting meeting of about 50 instructional designers (what is a good collective noun for instructional designers?) from across...

What should the Canadian government do to increase access to post-secondary education?

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This is really a posting for Canadian readers, but we're not too proud to take suggestions from anywhere! I have the honour of being invited...