Learning - Educational Technologies

Latest News Archive April 2004

E-learning, workflow learning, just-in-time learning, virtual classrooms and the world of education at a distance. Educational technologies are the new frontier for ay instructional designer: Blogs, RSS, wikis, collaboration systems, e-learning tools, presentation software, simulation tools, real-time videoconferencing, online classrooms.

The Individual Is The Epicenter Of The New Media Revolution   Many are the forces at work at the crossroads between communication and new media technologies, and the changes taking place are truly sweeping the news, publishing and media industries in ways we could have hardly foreseen a few years ago. One thing looks certain. The individual is... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link | Comment Robin Good -- April 26

Theory and Practice Of Online Learning   "In the seven weeks since its launch, more than 11,000 people have downloaded the online book, “Theory and Practice of Online Learning,” Athabasca University's most recent contribution to online and distance education around the world. Edited by Drs. Terry Anderson and Fathi Elloumi, “Theory and Practice”... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Robin Good - Athabasca University -- April 20

How To Design Online Courses: Transform Not Transfer   The message in this useful article is simple: "one needs to design an online course with an attitude that it is different from a residence course. Instead of piling on the assignments that instructors must grade and making irrational promises to answer all posts, the instructor... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link R. Thomas Berner, DEOS News - [via Stephen Downes] -- April 20

Blogs In Education: What 's A Blog? Why Would I Want One? How Do I Get One?   "Don't let a lack of technical skill stop you from contributing to the internet! Blogs are the easy way for anyone to publish online. It's estimated that there are over 4 million blogs worldwide. You could say they are delivering the “democratisation” of the internet that... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Robin Good - Australian Flexible Learning Community -- April 18

RSS: A Quick Guide For Educators   This is an 8-page Word document that illustrates to a somehow techno-savvy user what RSS is and how it can be effectively used in the classroom. While there are a few incorrect items and errors and the number of resources mentioned is quite limited, this is... read more | cat.: Learning - Educational Technologies | Link Will Richardson - [via George Siemens] -- April 2

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