- Aug 2024
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Scadden, David T. Approved Home Study Course in Typewriter Repair and Service. Little Falls, NJ: Typewriter Repair School, 1959. https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/homestudycourse.pdf.
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- May 2024
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files.eric.ed.gov files.eric.ed.gov
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One way in which students report experiencing the social presenceof an instructor is the immediacy of response and type of feedbackreceived
feedback - social presence
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Feedback is used as a means to improve performance. The process or system of learning and teaching within an online course can be modified or controlled using feedback.
means to improve performance
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digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu
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robust theme in the reasons given for preferringface-to-face delivery formats is the perceived lack of interactionwith an instructor in online courses.This was evident in statementsthat suggested that students believe they would have to “teachthemselves”, or that they would prefer a course taught by a “hu-man” or a “real teacher”.
need for instructor interaction
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Because students are physically separated from the instructorin an online class, communication and timely responses becomeincreasingly important for students and therefore this physical sep-aration also affects student perceptions of the online learning envi-ronment (Delaney et al., 2010
Importance of timely feedback in online courses
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- Nov 2022
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baty.blog baty.blog
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I'm pretty much done thinking about "tools for thought". It quickly becomes an infinity of navel gazing and a complete waste of time. It's an easy topic for budding "influencers" because you don't actually need to know anything. All they need is to spend some time with a new bit of software and tell people how they should use it and the next thing you know they're selling an online course via their budding YouTube channel.
scathing, but broadly true...
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- Nov 2021
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hyperlink.academy hyperlink.academy
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collaboration within a community of people: diverse perspectives, active engagement
Similar ideas here: Stephen Downes (2015). Design Elements in a Personal Learning Environment. Invited talk, Guadalajara, Mexico. https://www.slideshare.net/Downes/design-elements-in-a-personal-learning-environment-52303224
What makes an 'online course' different to an 'online learning community'?
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- May 2021
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halfanhour.blogspot.com halfanhour.blogspot.com
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My assertion is based on the observation that a great deal of learning does take place in connective environments on the world wide web, that these have scaled to large numbers, and that often they do not require any institutional or instructional support.
I wrote some thoughts on this here: Without anyone's permission: The open web and online learning.
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- Oct 2020
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eric.ed.gov eric.ed.gov
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An Introduction and Guide to Enhancing Online Instruction with Web 2.0 Tools
The author provides a comprehensive overview of Web 2.0 technologies, their use in online learning recommendations, and considerations for implementation. (7/10)
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elearningindustry.com elearningindustry.com
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How To Make Online Corporate Learning Fun During Lockdown
(Available in text or audio.) This article provides basic principles (agenda, duration) and technologies (gamification, discussion boards) and activities to keep employees engaged in online learning. While this provides strategy, it does not provide implementation guidance within the corporate environment. (2/10)
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- Jun 2020
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pubs.aeaweb.org pubs.aeaweb.org
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Bettinger, E. P., Fox, L., Loeb, S., & Taylor, E. S. (2017). Virtual classrooms: How online college courses affect student success. American Economic Review, 107(9), 2855-75.
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- Nov 2019
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educationaltechnology.net educationaltechnology.net
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As educational technologies, instructional design and online learning/content delivery platforms keep evolving, more learners with more needs and motives will be drawn to taking online courses – a growing demand that in turn will spur further improvements in technology and delivery.
Educational Technology offers free articles with sources.
Rating: 5/10
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www.forbes.com www.forbes.com
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Many of the world’s top universities have embraced Massive Open Online Courses (known as MOOCs).
Forbes is a business website that also focuses on innovation and technology
Rating: 8/10
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- Apr 2019
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journals.sagepub.com journals.sagepub.com
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This journal article, written by Amaury Nora, who is currently the Dean for Research at the University of Texas San Antonio and Blanca Plazas Snyder who was pursuing a degree in educational psychology at the time this article as written. The author's bring an honest review of technology and include the benefits, the downfalls and they identify areas where more research needs to be conducted (especially around student persistence).
Rating: 9/10. The article is informative and takes many perspectives. The only flaw is that when discussing technology in Higher Education, this article is from 2008, but it was also helpful to get the perspective from 10 years ago.
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- Nov 2018
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eric.ed.gov eric.ed.gov
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Instructional Design Strategies for Intensive Online Courses: An Objectivist-Constructivist Blended Approach
This was an excellent article Chen (2007) in defining and laying out how a blended learning approach of objectivist and constructivist instructional strategies work well in online instruction and the use of an actual online course as a study example.
RATING: 4/5 (rating based upon a score system 1 to 5, 1= lowest 5=highest in terms of content, veracity, easiness of use etc.)
Tags
- Instructional systems design; Distance education; Online courses; Adult education; Learning ability; Social integration
- online education growth
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- instructional design systems
- instructional technology
- instructiveness effectiveness
- constructivism
- instructional methods
- Performance Factors, Influences, Technology Integration, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation, Case Studies, Barriers, Grounded Theory, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Usability, Institutional Characteristics, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research
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www.ncolr.org www.ncolr.org
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The Importance of Interaction in Web-Based Education: A Program-level Case Study of Online MBA Courses
This case study explores perceptions of instructors vs. end-users with web-based training. It examines various technologies and techniques.
RATING: 4/5 (rating based upon a score system 1 to 5, 1= lowest 5=highest in terms of content, veracity, easiness of use etc.)
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eds.a.ebscohost.com.libproxy.nau.edu eds.a.ebscohost.com.libproxy.nau.edu
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Learning Needs Analysis of Collaborative E-Classes in Semi-Formal Settings: The REVIT Example.
This article explores the importance of analysis of instructional design which seems to be often downplayed particularly in distance learning. ADDIE, REVIT have been considered when evaluating whether the training was meaningful or not and from that a central report was extracted and may prove useful in the development of similar e-learning situations for adult learning.
RATING: 4/5 (rating based upon a score system 1 to 5, 1= lowest 5=highest in terms of content, veracity, easiness of use etc.)
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- Apr 2018
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sites.google.com sites.google.com
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Designing a User-friendly Online Course
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- Mar 2018
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www.insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com
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Nearly 70 percent of those who require professors to work with designers or in teams report "lots of" student-faculty interaction in their online courses, compared to about 40 percent of those whose campuses either don't provide design support or make it optional.
Yay for IDs! ;)
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- Feb 2018
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wcetfrontiers.org wcetfrontiers.org
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Access and Convenience are the Primary Reasons for Growt
Reasons for online growth
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- Jan 2018
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www.insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com
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high-impact practices that have proved effective in the classroom to make online course experiences more dynamic
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www.flbog.edu www.flbog.edu
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1THE COST OF ONLINE EDUCATIO
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www.insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com
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Students and Robots, in Harmony
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- Dec 2017
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www.educause.edu www.educause.edu
- Sep 2017
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www.insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com
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19INSIDE HIGHER ED2016 SURVEY OF FACULTY ATTITUDES ON TECHNOLOGYONLINE EDUCATION QUALITY
Quality of online courses
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- Aug 2017
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wcetfrontiers.org wcetfrontiers.org
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What Matters to You in Counting Distance Education Activities?
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- Jul 2017
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wcet.wiche.edu wcet.wiche.edu
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Online vs. F2F costs
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lti.hypothesislabs.com lti.hypothesislabs.com
- Jun 2017
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Study: Many Online Students Now Decide Between Multiple Programs
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www.brookings.edu www.brookings.edu
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Moreover, taking a course online reduces the number of credits that students who do reenroll take in future semesters.
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The average DeVry student takes two-thirds of her courses online.
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www.insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com
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the study found that taking an online course reduces the number of credit hours taken in future semesters.
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- May 2017
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wcetfrontiers.org wcetfrontiers.org
- Jan 2017
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fod.msu.edu fod.msu.edu
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Evaluating Online Courses
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- Sep 2016
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www.hup.harvard.edu www.hup.harvard.edu
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Minds Online
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- Jun 2016
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hechingerreport.org hechingerreport.org
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Most of the universities combined the software with human instruction, but a few courses were delivered entirely online.
Interesting dichotomy.
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- Jan 2016
- Dec 2015
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www.knewton.com www.knewton.com
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the unit size of higher ed will begin to change from a traditional four-year on-campus bundled experience to more of a course-based experience
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- Aug 2015
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www.edudemic.com www.edudemic.com
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Flexibility
Some connection with SAMR, unbundling, “open learning”… With diverse learners whose constraints may affect institutions, there’s a fair bit of talk about new(ish) tech-infused approaches to distance education. As with many other things, not much of it is new. But there might be some enabling phenomena. Not sure how gamification fits, here. Sure, open play could allow for a lot of flexibility. But gamification is pretty much the reverse: game mechanics without the open-ended playfulness.
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