S'informer
31 mars 2018
31 mars 2018
La Miviludes
La Miviludes observe et analyse le phénomène sectaire, coordonne l’action préventive et répressive des pouvoirs publics à l’encontre des dérives sectaires, et informe le public sur les risques et les dangers auxquels il est exposé. Plus...
31 mars 2018
How to deal with online learning ‘deniers’ in your institution
By . I’ve been a bit slow on picking up on this (thanks to WCET for bringing it to my attention), but this is such a useful article that it’s well worth reading if you are encountering faculty or instructor resistance to online learning.This article is in response to an earlier IHE article from a professor who declared that he has no interest in teaching online, despite many colleagues’ attempts to convince him otherwise. More...
31 mars 2018
Our responsibility in protecting institutional, student and personal data in online learning
By . With the recent publicity about unauthorised use of personal data on Facebook to manipulate elections in the USA and the U.K., and the above report about Iranians hacking universities for research results and intellectual property, everyone now has to take as much responsibility as possible for making sure personal data is secure and used only for authorised purposes. More...31 mars 2018
Meeting the challenge of online degrees for the professions
By . In previous posts, I have pointed out the challenges of getting online qualifications recognised by professional associations, for instance:
- Have we reached a tipping point in teaching science and engineering online?
- Online education and the professional associations: the case of law
- One reason we are not getting enough engineers in Canada: the professional associations
- Can you teach ‘real’ engineering at a distance?
31 mars 2018
The current madness in online learning: case no. 2
By . Yesterday I ranted at the high costs in the UK of online programs aimed at part-time, working people. Today, I want to look at a recent study from researchers at Stanford University reporting racial bias in online discussion forums.First let’s report the facts: what did the researchers say? (Please read the report for yourself if you are uncomfortable with my comments about their conclusions). More...
31 mars 2018
The current madness in online learning: case no. 1
By . This is a report of a new Bachelor of Science degree being offered fully online in the United Kingdom by one of my old alma maters, Goldsmiths College, the University of London, where I did a wonderful post-graduate certificate in education that set me up for life in teaching. The new Goldsmiths B. Sc. (actually a three-year bachelor in computer science) is deliberately targeted at part-time, working students. More...31 mars 2018
Virtual reality for midwives: an Australian example
By . This article includes a couple of nice, short videos demonstrating the use of AR and VR in a University of Newcastle nurses’ program in Australia. The first one, below, demonstrates the use for breech positioning and placenta replacement. More...
31 mars 2018
Videos from three ‘inspiring’ online leaders
By . Drexel University Online as part of its excellent Virtually Inspired blog has posted three videos of ‘thought leaders’ in online learning. You can find them here. Each video is less than 10 minutes in length. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)