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This paper updates earlier work in which we defined three generations of distance education pedagogy. We then describe emerging technologies that are most conducive to instructional designs that evolve with each generation. Finally we discuss matching the pedagogies with learning outcomes. The European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning Full Article
Early returns show that massive open online courses (MOOCs) work best for motivated and academically prepared students. But could high-quality MOOCs benefit a broader range of learners, like those who get tripped up by remedial classes? Inside Higher Ed Full Article
The Toy Interface Construction Kit Learning Environment (T.I.C.K.L.E.) is a universal construction kit for the rest of us. It doesn’t require 3D printers or CAD skills. MIT Media Lab Press Release
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin has been selected to receive an $18.5 million grant over the next five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create and lead a nanosystems engineering research center. The University of Texas at Austin Press Release
GAINESVILLE, Fla. and Reading, U.K., September 6, 2012 – SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the global leader in Strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, today announced the opening of its new EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) headquarters based in Reading, U.K. The new office, in the redeveloped Green Park business hub, signifies SumTotal’s continued global expansion […]
Stanford University is continuing a high-profile push into online education with a new open-source platform called Class2Go, which will host two massive open online courses, or MOOC’s, during the fall quarter. Beginning in October, non-Stanford and Stanford students alike will be able to use the platform to take classes on computer networking and on “Solar […]
There’s a push on at my current institution’s central L&T folk to develop a minimum course site standard. Some minimum set of services, buttons etc. that will achieve the nirvana of consistency. Everything will be the same. The Weblog of (a) David Jones Read the blog
At Ball State University, students must not only consume new media, they must be able to create it. Campus Technology Full Article
When Jerica Bennett, a senior at Frostburg State University, wants to know what’s happening on the campus, she likes a message short and sweet. Ideally it would pop up on her cellphone as a tweet or a post on Facebook. The Chronicle of Higher Education Full Article
As the MOOC buzz continues to reverberate across higher education, the question of which subjects and populations these massive open online courses are best-suited to remains a mystery. The data released so far by the companies that run MOOC platforms have offered little insight beyond what countries students are logging in from and some information […]