By Inge Ignatia de Waard. The Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) Technology Enhanced Learning Priority Research Area have just released a call for Open Technology Enhanced Learning (OpenTEL) PhD scholarships. Read more...
Life as a PhD student: brief overview #phd #highered #research
By Inge Ignatia de Waard. Yesterday I sent out a call for full scholarship degrees that were open to proposals at the Open University of the UK. As I started to communicate with friends and colleagues wondering whether they should apply for a scholarship (Of Course!), I realized I might add a bit of background based on my own PhD experience. Read more...
Free IRRODL issue: #research papers in online learning performance & behaviour
By Inge Ignatia de Waard. IRRODL just published its latest special issue on research papers in online learning performance and behaviour. In this issue psychological, cognitive and emotional elements of online learning take up a good part of the articles. A great read as it offers holistic insights to interdisciplinary educational researchers. Read more...
Why lectures still work: Iggy Pop on Free Music in a capitalist society #pedagogy
By Inge Ignatia de Waard. In MOOC, online and mobile learning, there is a clear statement: long recorded lectures that exceed 15 min are ineffective (the timing put on 'too much' can vary depending the research, some go to 7 min). I often think about that golden rule when looking at lectures in MOOC and online learning in general. Read more...
Motivational currents to understand informal #MOOC learning #PhD
By Inge Ignatia de Waard. A PhD journey has its ups and downs. And there is also an ongoing tension to put any findings you might have in a strong theoretical body of knowledge. Proving that your study is part of a scientific field, with strong arguments and good foundations. Read more...
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