Factors Affecting Faculty Members’ Decision to Teach or Not to Teach Online in Higher Education  
Traditional forms of distance education in higher education have existed since the middle of the 1880s. Leading scholars in this field attempted to define the environment, individual roles, and the patterns of behaviors of online education. A theory is needed to describe and define the field, and to identify the various forms of online teaching and learning.. Read more>>
Autonomous Online Learning: Can it work?  
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I've just embarked on an experiment to find outif students are willing and able to develop their English working autonomously online.

A 'digital immigrant' in Teaching English  
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I have just joined this online community as a result of a course on online teaching and learning I am taking at the moment.

Who personalises learning? The learners of course  
Forums, quizzes and a wide range of online collaborative activities helped support children as self-directed learners. But the key lessons from Ranvilles transcend ICT and the infant age group too, and lie at the heart of learning - because Ranvilles’ quest had been to re-energise the curriculum, with the children at the centre... Read more >>
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