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With Students Flocking Online, Will Faculty Follow?

nikeditor — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:05:52 +0000

The current model of higher education was several centuries in the making. That leaves colleges adapting to online learning, a viable option for only about a decade, with a monumental game of catch-up. Read more

More 'Open Teaching' Courses, and What They Could Mean for Colleges

nikeditor — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:06:28 +0000

Last month we wrote about a professor’s experiment in “open teaching,” in which he allowed anyone to tak

Factors Affecting Faculty Members’ Decision to Teach or Not to Teach Online in Higher Education

nikeditor — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:54:16 +0000

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?

Nik Peachey — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:06:05 +0000

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

Alberto Costa — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:44:52 +0000

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

nikeditor — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:45:07 +0000

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 >>