By Phil Hill. Yesterday at the WCET14 conference in Portland I had the opportunity along with Pat James to moderate a student panel.[1] I have been trying to encourage conference organizers to include more opportunities to let students speak for themselves – becoming real people with real stories rather than nameless aggregations of assumptions. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Why podcasts are suddenly “back”
Marco Arment, Marco.org, 2014/11/19
Today's big story is the podcast renaissance (making me feel like a genius for devoting a recent keynote to Ed Radio (though I'd feel like more of a genius if it was working properly, and not cutting off audio files before they've finished playing)). But of course, it's not really a renaissance; podcasting has been growing steadily over the years. More...
La poule et l'oeuf ? La Réforme a été préparée par des nouvelles pratiques de formation nées avec le e-learning, qui lui-même va tirer profit des nouvelles dispositions de la Réforme… Le point sur une relation plus étroite qu'il n'y paraît par Pierre Berthou et Michel Diaz, dans leur conférence en ligne…
Une conférence qui aura déjà quasiment fait le plein à plusieurs semaines de son échéance : près de 500 inscrits au 5 novembre ! Un chiffre qui témoigne bien de l'intérêt marqué par les responsables formation-RH tout à la fois pour la Réforme de la formation professionnelle, le Digital Learning et la grande opportunité qu'offre la première pour accélérer le développement du second. Voir l'article...
By . EDEN has now published my review of some of the research papers submitted to the EDEN research workshop in Oxford a couple of weeks ago. All the full papers for the workshop can be accessed here. Read more...By . There were at the workshop almost 150 participants from more than 30 countries, in the main part European, with over 40 selected research papers/presentations. The workshop was highly interactive, with lots of opportunity for discussion and dialogue, and formal presentations were kept to a minimum. Together with some very stimulating keynotes, the workshop provided a good overview of the current state of online, open and distance learning in Europe. From my perspective it was a very successful workshop. Read more...
By Matt Zalaznick. Budget crunches and crowded courses are two reasons online science labs are becoming more popular in higher ed. Some online labs require little or no equipment, and take up no space on campus. More...
By . Studying a subject online for two years at secondary school prepares young people for the learning expectations of university, research has found. More...
Coursera, the world's largest MOOC platform, has just reached 10 million registered students. The platform also recently announced 18 new specialisations offering unique MOOC learning pathways in certain fields. Coursera Specialization Programmes. More...
As of fall 2015, Lynn University will deliver its evening undergraduate degree programs via its award-winning iPad platform. Adult students will be able to pursue their undergraduate degrees online, on campus or through a combination of both for about the cost of a single year’s tuition for a traditional degree program. More...
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