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3 mars 2018

Réforme de la formation et de l'assurance chômage

Logo de l'Agence Régionale de la Formation tout au long de la vie (ARFTLV Poitou-charentes)

Muriel Pénicaud se dit "en phase" avec le texte de l’accord sur l'assurance chômage (ANI) auquel les partenaires sociaux ont abouti la semaine dernière (voir notre info).
La ministre va reprendre dans le projet de loi pour la liberté de choisir son avenir professionnel la plupart des dispositions de cet accord. Plus...

3 mars 2018

Assessing the dangers of AI applications in education

http://www.tonybates.ca/wp-content/uploads/asssociates.jpgBy . Most data collected about student learning is indirect, inauthentic, lacking demonstrable reliability or validity, and reflecting unrealistic retention timelines. And current examples of AIEd often rely on these poor proxies for learning, using data that is easily collectable rather than educationally meaningful. More...
3 mars 2018

Dispelling some myths about distance education in the USA

http://www.tonybates.ca/wp-content/uploads/asssociates.jpgBy This is another valuable analysis by the WCET of the 2016 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data that reports distance education course enrollments in the USA. This is the fourth year that IPEDS have been collecting such data, and Terri Taylor-Straut looks at some of the trends in both overall enrollment and distance education enrollment in the USA over that period. More...
3 mars 2018

Important developments in indigenous online learning

http://www.tonybates.ca/wp-content/uploads/asssociates.jpgBy The First Nations Technology Council of British Columbia and Royal Roads University have recently announced a partnership that aims to leverage RRU’s expertise in digital learning with the First Nations Technology Council’s ‘comprehensive digital skills program designed to support the full, equitable participation and leadership of Indigenous peoples in the province’s fastest growing economic sector.’ More...
3 mars 2018

Have we reached a tipping point in teaching science and engineering online?

http://www.tonybates.ca/wp-content/uploads/asssociates.jpgBy The degree will have a “modular and stackable structure”, according to the university, meaning that students can select about 30 subjects that best suit them as they move through the programme. Each of the 100 courses on offer will feature in-depth video content, reading materials and resources and assessments, and many will also “bring the laboratory experience out of the Engineering Center to students around the world” by “inviting students to apply their knowledge using hardware and software kits at home”, the university said. More...
3 mars 2018

Should online learning strategy be decided centrally?

http://www.tonybates.ca/wp-content/uploads/asssociates.jpgBy . The challenge is that online programs often develop to serve the particular need of a school, unit or department. Oftentimes, the the growth of low-residency and online learning was not the result of an institutional strategic plan – but rather a local response to particular opportunities….The challenge of uncoordinated online programs is that opportunities for sharing resources and knowledge are often missed. There is a fine line between useful specialization and silos. More...
3 mars 2018

Online education and the professional associations: the case of law

http://www.tonybates.ca/wp-content/uploads/asssociates.jpgBy . This is a useful report about the current situation in the USA regarding the accreditation or otherwise of online courses in law. Does the American Bar Association (ABA) recognise qualifications where some or all the courses were taken online. More...
3 mars 2018

Some thoughts on scaling online and digital learning

http://www.tonybates.ca/wp-content/uploads/asssociates.jpgBy . Chatlani, S. (2018) How to effectively scale a digital learning model, Education Dive, accessed February 13
Bates, A. and Sangra, A. (2011) Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning San Francisco: Jossey Bass, Chapter 7. More...
3 mars 2018

More advice to students thinking of studying online

http://www.tonybates.ca/wp-content/uploads/asssociates.jpgBy . This is an excellent, short book (60 pages) that ‘is a must-read for anyone who endeavors to earn a degree online.’ It is written from a (successful) online student’s perspective, based on Christopher’s own experience leading to a fully online Bachelor of General Studies from Athabasca University in Canada, an online Masters in Criminal Justice and an additional Graduate Certificate in Cybercrime and Security from Boston University in the USA. Christopher has walked the talk. More...
3 mars 2018

Is distance education stealing on-campus students?

http://www.tonybates.ca/wp-content/uploads/asssociates.jpgBy . For Canadian readers, while there are significant differences between the two systems, I think the findings here will be equally true for Canada, since I will show in this post that we have a similar situation with even greater expansion of online learning while overall enrolments have been largely static over the last couple of years. More...
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