10 Damaging E-learning Myths
This is a good list of cautionary tales, a list probably more useful for e-learning purchasers than suppliers (who will probably continue to prey on the uninformed). It's not a list to make people feel comfortable: much of it has to do with discounting the illusion that e-learning is simple, that it is just the conversion of existing content matched to satisfy learning or performance outcomes. More...
New Publication to Help Teachers Examine Implications of Online Education
The good news is that the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) has just launched a new publication - Virtual Education, Real Educators: Issues in Online Learning - which probes the growing phenomenon of e-learning or online education. More...
Learning in the Large Enterprise: Centralized vs. Decentralized
I'm not sure this discussion captures all the nuances of the debate, but it's a good introduction, even if it is written from the point of view of e-learning in large enterprises. Still. One thing it says is this: "Online content puts the largest demands on servers and pipelines. Once that content is pushed out to local management via localized content servers, two problems are solved. More...
Deep in the Hearts of Learners: Insights into the Nature of Online Community
Though to me it seems to take a while to get to the point, this article about online learning communities is well worth reading. More...
E-Learning Decisions: Modes, Models and Strategies
Today's newsletter - a bit late and a bit light - comes to you from the Government Online (GOL) conference in Ottawa. More...
By Rosie Birchard. Over recent decades, the international dimension of higher education has become an essential part of the agenda of higher education institutions and governments all over the world. While countries compete with each other to host international students, supranational organisations, such as the OECD and UNESCO, compare the numbers of international students in several countries in order to shed light on the level of internationalisation of different higher education systems. More...The Hard Life and Restless Mind of America's Education Billionaire
From elearningpost comes this link to a story about the University of Phoenix's John Sperling. The story portrays Sperling as a rebel, railing against the dusty cobwebs of academia. More...
The European E-learning Market
From the (PDF) summary of a larger document: "The survey aims to discover what the latest developments are in eLearning (i.e. the use of new technologies in training and learning) in organisations in Europe that both supply and use e-learning for the purposes of vocational training and continuing professional development." Classroom training continues to lead the way with online learning hanging in there at around ten percent and blended learning averaging about fifteen percent. More...
Terms of Engagement: Keeping Learners Online
This article discusses five key elements involved in keeping learners interested and engaged in your online learning: entertainment, interaction, control, usability, and customization. More...
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