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Post-secondary distance education in a contemporary colonial context: Experiences of students in a rural First Nation in Canada

Post-secondary distance education gives students and their families living in remote and rural regions the option to stay in their communities while they study instead of moving closer to the universities in cities. Post-secondary distance education is an option in many rural and remote First Nation (Indigenous) communities in Canada; however there are many challenges […]

Introduction to Distance Education: Theorists, and theories — Desmond Keegan

By: Dr. Farhad (Fred) Saba Founder, DistanceEducator.com Desmond Keegan holds a BA in Classical European Civilization from University College Dublin, and an MA from University College Dublin in Medieval European Civilization. His Post-Graduate studies in Education at the University of Adelaide culminated in writing his PhD thesis on The Theory and Practice of Distance Education. This […]

Capacity Building For Online Education In A Dual Mode Higher Education Institution

This paper outlines the strategies employed by the Graduate Programmes Department of the University of the West Indies Open Campus to build capacity among academic staff to facilitate their transition to online teaching and learning. The strategies covered relate to course development and delivery, including activities that emerge at the interface of these two areas. […]

Designing Instruction for Speed: Qualitative Insights Into Instructional Design for Accelerated Online Graduate Coursework

The purpose of this exploratory case study was to explore instructional design strategies and characteristics of online, asynchronous accelerated courses and students’ choices of deep or surface learning approaches within this environment. An increasing number of university programs, particularly at the graduate level, are moving to an accelerated, time-compressed model for online degree offerings. Through qualitative […]

Keep taking the tablets? Assessing the use of tablet devices in learning and teaching activities in the Further Education sector

This article summarises the methodology and outcomes of an interventionist/action research project to assess the benefits, and potential pitfalls, of the use of mobile devices in learning and teaching activities in a Further Education environment. A bank of 15 tablet devices were purchased and prepared for classroom use. Staff members were approached to scope potential […]

Relationship Between Age, Experience, and Student Preference for Types of Learning Activities in Online Courses

In this study, two researchers explored student learning preferences in online courses. They used the scholarship of teaching and learning process as a research model, and embedded a web-based survey and online focus groups in the online courses they were teaching. After collecting data, the researchers conducted multiple logistic regression analyses to test their hypothesis […]

Digital Native and Digital Immigrant Use of Scholarly Network for Doctoral Learners

The Doctoral Community Network (DC) is a learner driven, scholarly community designed to help online doctoral learners successfully complete their dissertation and program of study. While digital natives grew up in an environment immersed in technology, digital immigrants adapted to this environment through their ability to learn and adjust to new technologies. With several thousand […]

Millenials: Get Your Idea For a Company Off the Ground with StudentStart.IT

I have been running into the same scenario a lot recently: I interview a millenial startup founder and immediately feel like I have done nothing with my life. Take Christina Nanfeldt. She is majoring in Entrepreneurship at George Washington University (GW), and because the school doesn’t actually have a major for it, she has created […]

USDA announces investments to expand distance learning and telemedicine opportunities in rural areas

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Obama Administration is investing in rural telecommunications equipment to help expand access to education, create jobs and improve health care in 25 states. The Prairie Star Full Article

10 vetted resources for education apps

Getting the best apps for your students means using resources that vet apps specifically for learning eSchool News Full Article