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(Amateur) 'classroom of the future' visioning

Submitted by galina_shavard on 24 January, 2012 - 11:36

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Technology Symposium

Submitted by esenmetin on 4 February, 2011 - 20:44

If you are interested in learning more about technology use in class or willing to share your own experiences, you might also be interested in the symposium entitled 'E-learning practices in Second

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My blog is at...

Submitted by matbury on 12 May, 2010 - 00:32

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What do I need to keep in mind if I want to start using m-learning?

Submitted by Duncan M on 27 April, 2010 - 07:10

You´ve decided to introduce some mobile learning into your teaching. Where to start? What to do?

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Using Short Videos to Teach Vocabulary

Submitted by Edward Smallwood on 31 August, 2009 - 02:47

I am conducting a feasibility study at London Business School on developing a new system for teaching vocabulary that uses short comedic video clips to illustrate the meanings of words.

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Seven Steps to Better E-learning

Submitted by nikeditor on 30 July, 2009 - 07:42

Online courses often fail to engage the learner's interest and what we know about how people learn isn't applied, among other problems. Remember that the desired outcome of a learning intervention is a change in behavior; it's all about doing, not learning. Our goals for any such learning initiative, then, should be to sustain that change over time. Read more

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Education for a Digital World

Submitted by nikeditor on 20 July, 2009 - 08:53

Education for a Digital World contains a comprehensive collection of proven strategies and tools for effective online teaching, based on the principles of learning as a social process. It offers practical, contemporary guidance to support e-learning decision-making, instructional choices, as well as program and course planning, and development (Download complete book). Read more

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Is e-learning failing in higher education?

Submitted by nikeditor on 18 June, 2009 - 09:10

In particular, although there are many innovative ‘projects’, often dependent on the work of inspired and hard-working individual instructors, and although many institutions have put in place learning technology and faculty development initiatives, there appears to be little systemic change Read more

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Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations

Submitted by nikeditor on 20 April, 2009 - 09:35

This article explores a number of challenges faced by e-learning or distance educators in developing and emerging countries, provides a context for many of the challenges, and outlines some measures devised to overcome them. These educators must determine a sound rationale for employing online learning, recognize that technology is only part of the educational transformation process, address the lack of infrastructure and the cost of Internet bandwidth and equipment Read more

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Online courses and how they change the nature of class

Submitted by nikeditor on 9 April, 2009 - 10:57

This paper presents findings related to how the nature of class changes when asynchronous online courses are used rather than classrooms. The qualitative study involved interviews with 32 university professors who have taught both in–class and online courses. The findings provide insight into how when the medium of teaching changes, there is also significant change in the composition and indeed the very nature of class. Read more

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