Open, Distance, and Digital Education (ODDE) is an overarching term for all kinds of learning and teaching processes in which educational technology, digital media, and tools are used to present and deliver content and to facilitate and support communication, interaction, …
The top 5 things higher education students want from online learning
Online learning has become increasingly popular in recent years, and students have a lot to say about what they want from their online courses.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/06/higher-education-students-online-learning-survey…
How ChatGPT is Revolutionizing AI-Powered Learning Analytics
ChatGPT is transforming the way AI is used in learning analytics. The platform enables teachers and administrators to quickly and easily access student data and use AI to provide personalized guidance and feedback. This allows teachers and administrators to better …
Moving Towards Sustainable Policy and Practice – A Five Level Framework for Online Learning Sustainability
This paper addresses the issue of sustainability in online learning in higher education. It introduces and discusses a five-level framework for helping higher education institutions to make the transition from enterprise to sustainable policy and practice in online learning.
How Can Online Instructors Get Students to Talk to Each Other?
Cultivating an engaging environment can be a challenge when teaching online. Having the interaction occur among students, instead of solely with the professor, can be even more difficult.
Blockchain diplomas land in Virginia at ECPI
Virginia colleges are beginning to embrace the idea of blockchain diplomas, as Virginia Beach-based ECPI University has joined a group of early adopters that distribute student degrees through the same kind of decentralized computer networks that power Bitcoin.
Social Media Use in 2018
A majority of Americans use Facebook and YouTube, but young adults are especially heavy users of Snapchat and Instagram.
http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/03/01/social-media-use-in-2018/…
Perspectives on Open Pedagogy
My immediate thought when considering, “What is Open Pedagogy?” was, the ability for learners to shape and take ownership of their own education. Here is a short, non-comprehensive list of things that I think are needed to support this …
10 Sites for Creating Graphic Organizers
Graphic Organizers are used daily in education for any curriculum to help teach any subject (i.e. mind maps, brainstorms, etc.) These websites have made it easy to make beautiful-looking graphic organizers, great for visual learners. This list is in …
Chromebooks + Google Apps for Education = Cloud-Friendly Classrooms
Schools find a cost-effective approach to collaboration by implementing Google solutions.
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Google releases its new ‘Stars’ Bookmark Manager for Chrome
Google’s new Stars interface for the Chrome Bookmark Manager has launched on the Chrome Web store. Downloading the extension completely replaced Chrome’s old bookmarks interface, so you’ll want to keep that in mind if you’re thinking of installing.
http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/10/29/google-releases-new-stars-bookmark-manager-chrome/
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Kunerango Is An Edtech Toolset For Individuals To Sell Online Courses
Kunerango is a platform for instructors to create branded online schools where they can sell courses, reckons there’s room for not-so-massive alternatives.
http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/05/kunerango/
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Presentation of the Week: 14 E-Learning statistics you need to know for 2014
98 Free Online Courses For February 2014
Whether you’re interested in an accounting degree course, a course on Buddhism and Modern Psychology,something more artistic–maybe comic books?–there is great diversity here.
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/free-online-courses-january-2014/
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Master’s Degree Is New Frontier of Study Online
Next January, the Georgia Institute of Technology plans to offer a master’s degree in computer science through massive open online courses (MOOCs) for a fraction of the on-campus cost, a first for an elite institution. If it even approaches its …