Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A new report looks at online learning’s growth in recent years and recommends ways to bolster these programs’ online-learning-strategies. More...
Ask 4 Tech Questions as a Traveling Online Student
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Prospective online students should check if there are restrictions on internet access in their destination country. We live in a world where we can work alongside our colleagues overseas through digital channels, and it should be no different while pursuing your degree online. More...
Debunking myths about online learning
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. There is much discussion today questioning the viability of online instruction. A colleague recently stated to me that the argument for the effectiveness of online instruction is still up in the air. More...
Science Course, Lab Options Vary in Online Bachelor’s Programs
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Online students might complete lab requirements virtually or at home using a kit. “Science is a really, really old discipline, and it’s basically been taught in the same way since its inception,” says Danny Welsch, the American Public University System’s associate dean for the school of science, technology, engineering and math. More...
6 Dimensions for More Effective Online Instructional Videos
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Quality instructional videos require a balance of content, design, teaching style and more. Here are six factors to consider. Today, the tools of the online instructional design trade are far easier to work with, and support in using them infinitely more available. More...
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Tele-proximity: Tele-community of Inquiry Model. Facial Cues for Social, Cognitive, and Teacher Presence in Distance Education
Distance education is expanding in all continents, and the use of video has dominated internet. Synchronous Video Communication (SVC) has not been an option thoroughly investigated and practitioners, who use and design synchronous learning scenarios, are in urgent need of guidance. Distant learners face many barriers, and as a result, they drop out more frequently than on-campus students. More...
Online Instructors’ Use of Scaffolding Strategies to Promote Interactions: A Scale Development Study
A great deal of research has documented that interactions among students or between students and instructors are key to student success in an online learning setting. However, very little research has been statistically and systematically conducted to examine online instructors’ conscious and effortful use of scaffolding strategies to promote interactions in online courses. The purpose of this research was to develop a scale assessing online instructors’ use of scaffolding strategies to promote interactions. More...
The Effects of Online Interactions on the Relationship Between Learning-Related Anxiety and Intention to Persist
This study explored whether learning-related anxiety would negatively affect intention to persist with e-learning among students with visual impairment, and examined the roles of three online interactions in the relationship between learning-related anxiety and intention to persist with e-learning. For this study, a convenience sample of e-learning students with visual impairment was collected in Seoul, Korea over three weeks from November to December 2012. More...
Un hackathon pour concevoir un système de suivi de la formation en ligne ?
Retenu dans le cadre de l'AMI 2016, le projet Attestoodle se donne pour objectif de développer un système automatique de suivi des stagiaires en formation continue en ligne. Le lancement du projet aura lieu lors du hackathon organisé à l'université du Maine le 26 janvier 2017. Voir l'article...