By . This 359 page report, partly funded by Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development and the International Development Research Centre, involved the work of several hundred people and was based on consultation meetings in 27 different countries (see here for more information on these consultations). More...
Developing a next generation online learning assessment system
By . This paper describes a large, collaborative European Commission project headed by the Open University of Catalonia, called TeSLA, (no, not to develop a European electric car, but) a state-of-the-art online assessment system that will be accepted as equal to if not better than traditional face-to-face assessment in higher education. More...
An example of online experiential learning: Ryerson University’s Law Practice Program
By . Experiential learning is a very popular concept in education these days, but it is not always well understood, and in particular some see experiential learning and online learning as contradictory. It’s important then to have examples of successful online experiential programs. More...
Is networked learning experiential learning?
By . The experience of building and participating within a digitally mediated network of discovery and collaboration is an increasingly necessary foundation for all other forms of experiential learning in a digital age. Moreover, the experience of building and participating within a digitally mediated network of discovery is itself a form of experiential learning, indeed a kind of metaexperiential learning that vividly and concretely teaches the experience of networks themselves. More...
Making Lab Sections Interactive: More evidence on potential of course redesign
By Phil Hill. Two weeks ago Michael and I posted an third article on EdSurge that described an encouraging course redesign for STEM gateway courses. More...
College Scorecard: ED quietly adds in 700 missing colleges
Empowering Students in Open Research
By Michael Feldstein. Phil and I will be writing a twice-monthly column for the Chronicle’s new Re:Learning section. In my inaugural column, “Muy Loco Parentis,” I write about how schools make data privacy decisions on behalf of the students that the students wouldn’t make for themselves, and that may even be net harmful for the students. More...
LearningStudio and OpenClass End-Of-Life: Pearson is getting out of LMS market
By Phil Hill. Pearson has notified customers that LearningStudio will be shut down as a standalone LMS over the next 2-3 years. Created from the Pearson acquisition of both eCollege and Fronter, LearningStudio has been targeted primarily at fully-online programs and associated hybrid programs – not for simple augmentation of face-to-face classes. More...
Full #PhD scholarships in Technology Enhanced Learning #onlinelearning #telearning
By Inge Ignatia de Waard. The Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) Technology Enhanced Learning Priority Research Area have just released a call for Open Technology Enhanced Learning (OpenTEL) PhD scholarships. Read more...
Life as a PhD student: brief overview #phd #highered #research
By Inge Ignatia de Waard. Yesterday I sent out a call for full scholarship degrees that were open to proposals at the Open University of the UK. As I started to communicate with friends and colleagues wondering whether they should apply for a scholarship (Of Course!), I realized I might add a bit of background based on my own PhD experience. Read more...