By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Can TED still talk the talk?
Marsha Lederman, Globe and Mail, February 12, 2013
Now that TED is moving from Long Beach to Vancouver, it's officially cool to start being critical of its corporate-learning massage. More...
Online education is dead; long live Mentored Simulated Experiences
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Online education is dead; long live Mentored Simulated Experiences
Mark Guzdial, Computing Education Blog, Jul 04, 2014
I'm not sure what is new about this proposal, except perhaps the name (which really just combines two things we already know quite well). Here's Roger Schank: "Universities have adopted online education wholesale. They are producing garbage. More...
Online Higher Education in India Comes Full Circle
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Online Higher Education in India Comes Full Circle
Brian Warren, Michael B. Horn, EdSurge, 2018/12/26
The authors are critical of India's recent regulations for online learning. " By replicating a system that India’s citizens and employers already say doesn’t produce workforce-ready graduates, it’s not clear why this wave of online learning will work better than the last," they write. They suggest an alternative. More...
2018 review of online learning
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. 2018 review of online learning
Tony Bates, Online learning adn distance education resources, 2018/12/24
I'll save a place in this post for the fift installment of this series, which is forthcoming, but here are the previous four:
- AI and synchronous online learning
- Open universities and open education
- Emerging technologies
- Weak leadership
For each of the different topics, Bates gives the following scores. More...
A Rubric to Identify Online Course Plans for a Community of Inquiry
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A Rubric to Identify Online Course Plans for a Community of Inquiry
Sandra Rogers, AACE Review, 2018/12/19
A common pattern for publications like this one is to take something that looks legitimate and research-based and to use it to support what amounts to a description of what teachers are actually doing now. That way, they can feel progressive without having to change a bit! The legitimate and research-based concept in this case is the community of inquiry. More...
Letter from Australia: the online avalanche?
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Letter from Australia: the online avalanche?
Julie Hare, Wonkhe, 2018/12/04
This article is - well - odd. Like the beautifully groomed and very placid snow run used to illustrate 'avalanche' odd. More...
Higher Education Revamps Online Education in 2019 as Traditional Enrollment Declines
Students’ concerns about the return on investment in their education, coupled with a demand across industries for graduates with more practical skills, are driving changes in the ways universities offer education, according to a report from the Brookings Institution. More...
Extending the Conversation on Online Course Length
Two weeks ago, “Inside Digital Learning” published an article exploring the decision-making process for institutions tweaking the length of their online courses. If you missed that piece, catch up before reading this one. More...
The Purdue University Online Writing Lab and Chegg Partner to Make World-Class Writing Education Tools More Accessible
The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) and Chegg, Inc. (NYSE: CHGG), today announced an exclusive agreement to integrate Chegg’s Writing tools with Purdue University’s OWL content to support students on-demand whenever and wherever they need it. More...
What makes an online course great?
Creating a high quality online course is not an easy task. Focusing on key elements is essential to providing students with engaging and effective educational experiences. More...