Asynchronous and synchronous e-learning
Hrastinski, S. (2008) Asynchronous and synchronous e-learning EDUCAUSE Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 4 (October–December 2008) A study of asynchronous and synchronous e-learning methods discovered that each...
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Hull, D. and Saxon, T. (2009) ‘Negotiation of meaning and co-construction of knowledge: An experimental analysis of asynchronous online instruction’ Computers and Education, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 624-639...
View ArticleLatest issue of IRRODL
Mea culpa, but in the preparations for the holiday season, I let slide by my report on the publication of the latest edition (Vol. 10, No. 6) of the always excellent International Review of Research in...
View ArticleMeasuring interaction in asynchronous online learning
Persico, D., Pozzi, F. and Sarti, L. (2010) Monitoring collaborative activities in computer supported collaborative learning, Distance Education, Vol. 31. No. 1, pp. 5-22 This team of Italian...
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Nine steps to quality online learning: Step 8: Communicate, communicate,...
© Care2, 2012 In this post I stress the importance of ongoing, continuing communication between instructor and students in an online environment, and in particular for this to be carefully managed in...
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My seven ‘a-ha’ moments in the history of educational technology
A good question I get asked a lot of questions about online learning, educational technology and distance education, but recently I was asked one that really stumped me, and forced me to reflect on...
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No. 3 aha moment: asynchronous is (generally) better than synchronous teaching
The transmitter at Alexandra Palace, London, for the OU's TV and radio programs In an earlier post, I listed the seven ‘aha’ moments that have been the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and...
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Using time and space in online learning
Image: Wikipedia This is another post on the characteristics of educational media and technology, which form part of Chapter 8, ‘Understanding Technology in Education’ for my online open textbook,...
View ArticleAsynchronous and synchronous e-learning
Hrastinski, S. (2008) Asynchronous and synchronous e-learning EDUCAUSE Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 4 (October–December 2008) A study of asynchronous and synchronous e-learning methods discovered that each...
View ArticleNegotiation of meaning and co-construction of knowledge: An experimental...
Hull, D. and Saxon, T. (2009) ‘Negotiation of meaning and co-construction of knowledge: An experimental analysis of asynchronous online instruction’ Computers and Education, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 624-639...
View ArticleLatest issue of IRRODL
Mea culpa, but in the preparations for the holiday season, I let slide by my report on the publication of the latest edition (Vol. 10, No. 6) of the always excellent International Review of Research in...
View ArticleMeasuring interaction in asynchronous online learning
Persico, D., Pozzi, F. and Sarti, L. (2010) Monitoring collaborative activities in computer supported collaborative learning, Distance Education, Vol. 31. No. 1, pp. 5-22 This team of Italian...
View ArticleNine steps to quality online learning: Step 8: Communicate, communicate,...
© Care2, 2012 In this post I stress the importance of ongoing, continuing communication between instructor and students in an online environment, and in particular for this to be carefully managed in...
View ArticleMy seven ‘a-ha’ moments in the history of educational technology
A good question I get asked a lot of questions about online learning, educational technology and distance education, but recently I was asked one that really stumped me, and forced me to reflect on the...
View ArticleNo. 3 aha moment: asynchronous is (generally) better than synchronous teaching
In an earlier post, I listed the seven ‘aha’ moments that have been the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational technology. This is the third of seven posts that discuss...
View ArticleUsing time and space in online learning
This is another post on the characteristics of educational media and technology, which form part of Chapter 8, ‘Understanding Technology in Education’ for my online open textbook, Teaching in a Digital...
View ArticleIs the current use of video a step backwards in online learning?
The use of video There is evidence from the two national surveys of online learning in Canadian post-secondary education that video is increasingly being used in both fully online and blended learning....
View ArticleWhy, ‘logically’, online learning is superior to face-to-face teaching
The issue I came to this conclusion in the middle of the night by worrying at the distinction between synchronous and asynchronous learning. (Yeah, I know, Tony, get a life). This distinction is...
View ArticleWhy sex is more fun than swotting: further discussion on asynchronous vs...
Binary thinking There are two kinds of people: those who divide people into two groups; and those who don’t. Both humans and computers seem more comfortable with binary divisions: on or off, right or...
View ArticlePost-Pandemic Lesson 3. We know how to do quality online and blended...
This is the third of 10 Lessons from a Post-Pandemic World. For the other nine, click here. “We know how to do quality online and blended learning, but we can also learn from emergency online...
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