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Abstract This case study describes the creation of a supportive culture for online teaching at a western university that was transitioning to a new learning management system. The case study highlighted the creation of a faculty learning community as one strategy to address the challenge of faculty working through a change process. The faculty learning […]
Supporters point to online learning’s ability to even the playing fieldSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
Building Entrepreneurs in Software and Technology (BEST) competition to be most valuable in the world for students at a universitySOURCE: Indiana UniversityRead the Press Release
The open source learning management system Moodle has a new mobile companion. Developers at Moodle HQ have released a free app for iOS designed to work with Moodle 2.1 or later. Apps for additional mobile platforms are planned.SOURCE: T.H.E. JournalRead The Full Article
Abstract As the technological age reaches its peak, so does the need to improve assessment for online instruction. Assessment includes all activities that teachers and students undertake to get information that can be used to improve teaching and learning (Black and William,1998b). Assessment is a critical factor of the learning environment. The popularity of distance […]
Abstract Transferable skills are gaining an increasing emphasis in engineering education. The skills of teamwork, communication, self directed learning and problem solving feature in most of the accrediting agencies criteria. This paper is a case study of a course which uses Problem Based Learning method to deliver key transferable skills to engineering students studying via […]
Open University ecological scientist – creator of the nature-lovers’ social networking site iSpot – has been given an award in recognition of this and other achievements by the British Ecological Society (BES). Jonathan Silvertown, Professor of Ecology at the OU, was presented with the society’s Ecological Engagement Award this month, receiving an honorarium of £1,000 […]
GEORGE TOWN (Sept 18, 2011): The Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) Annual Conference will be held in Penang for the first time, from Sept 28 to Sept 30.SOURCE: The Sun DailyRead the Article
Since I DO have some skin in this online learning game, let me tell you some of the things I hope we will hear about during the next few days:SOURCE: eLearning Roadtrip Blog Read the Full Article
Nevada should create an online community college and outsource its operation to a vendor, such as a for-profit or Western Governors University, according to a new report from a task force convened by the Nevada System of Higher Education’s chancellor, Daniel Klaich.SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed Read the Full Article