Asynchronous and synchronous e-learning
Hrastinski, S. (2008) Asynchronous and synchronous e-learning EDUCAUSE Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 4 (October–December 2008) A study of asynchronous and synchronous e-learning methods discovered that each...
View ArticleReview of e-learning possibilities and limitations of Apple’s iPad
Brandon, B. (2010) Apple’s iPad: what does it offer for e-learning? Learning Solutions Magazine January 27 I was wondering how to comment on the iPad without having actually seen it (it’s not available...
View ArticlePreliminary book review: An Introduction to Distance Education
Cleveland-Innes, M. and Garrison, R. (eds.) 2010 An Introduction to Distance Education: Understanding Teaching and Learning in a New Era New York/Abingdon UK: Routledge This book is essentially a...
View ArticleCanadian corporate innovation in e-learning
Galt, V. (2010) How to bake agility into corporate DNA Globe and Mail, May 20 In my blog on Six Priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010 I wrote: Canada is a leader in mobile technology (Research in...
View ArticleBlackboard acquires Elluminate and Wimba: the end of LMSs?
Kolowich, S. (2010) Blackboard’s big buy Inside Higher Education, July 8 This article leaves me as depressed as a Netherlands soccer supporter. Elluminate follows another Canadian product (WebCT) into...
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BigMarker: a free, open web conferencing hub
For those interested in non-formal learning, you may want to take a look at BigMarker, a web ‘hub’ for those wanting to teach or learn in an informal way – or for those who want to add a live...
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New resources for online educators from Contact North
Over the last few months, Contact North has been gradually adding an impressive range of online resources to its Educator Portal. As well as the numerous articles already available for free...
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Nine Steps to Online Learning: Step 4: Build on existing resources
Molecule shapes simulation: phET, University of Colorado at Boulder, In this post I argue that using existing online resources rather than re-inventing the wheel will save a good deal of instructor...
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Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 5: Master the technology
In this post I argue that taking the time to be properly trained in how to use standard learning technologies will in the long run save you good deal of time and will enable you to achieve a much...
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A brief history of online learning
© Online Colleges, 2012 Lepi, K. (2012) Who actually started online education? Edudemic, November 12 No – it wasn’t Sebastian Thrun or Daphne Koller or any of the other MOOC aficionados. This very...
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Ensuring quality teaching in a digital age: key takeaways
Building the foundations of quality teaching and learning I have now completed and published Chapter 11, ‘Ensuring quality teaching in a digital age‘, for my online open textbook, Teaching in a Digital...
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Some comments on synchronous online learning technologies
A typical Webex interface Last week was a week of synchronous online sessions for me. I did ‘virtual’ keynotes into conferences in Tehran, Iran, and Beirut, the Lebanon, as well as a Contact North...
View ArticleCanadian corporate innovation in e-learning
Galt, V. (2010) How to bake agility into corporate DNA Globe and Mail, May 20 In my blog on Six Priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010 I wrote: Canada is a leader in mobile technology (Research in...
View ArticleBlackboard acquires Elluminate and Wimba: the end of LMSs?
Kolowich, S. (2010) Blackboard’s big buy Inside Higher Education, July 8 This article leaves me as depressed as a Netherlands soccer supporter. Elluminate follows another Canadian product (WebCT) into...
View ArticleBigMarker: a free, open web conferencing hub
For those interested in non-formal learning, you may want to take a look at BigMarker, a web ‘hub’ for those wanting to teach or learn in an informal way – or for those who want to add a live...
View ArticleNew resources for online educators from Contact North
Over the last few months, Contact North has been gradually adding an impressive range of online resources to its Educator Portal. As well as the numerous articles already available for free downloading...
View ArticleNine Steps to Online Learning: Step 4: Build on existing resources
In this post I argue that using existing online resources rather than re-inventing the wheel will save a good deal of instructor time compared with creating everything from scratch. This is the fifth...
View ArticleNine steps to quality online learning: Step 5: Master the technology
In this post I argue that taking the time to be properly trained in how to use standard learning technologies will in the long run save you good deal of time and will enable you to achieve a much wider...
View ArticleA brief history of online learning
Lepi, K. (2012) Who actually started online education? Edudemic, November 12 No – it wasn’t Sebastian Thrun or Daphne Koller or any of the other MOOC aficionados. This very brief history posted by...
View ArticleEnsuring quality teaching in a digital age: key takeaways
I have now completed and published Chapter 11, ‘Ensuring quality teaching in a digital age‘, for my online open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age.’ Unlike earlier chapters, I have not published this...
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