Issues, examples, and opportunities to develop distance learning programs and intiatives
Like most tools and technologies, the Internet has been used for good or uplifting purposes as well as for bad or dispiriting agendas. Writing in The Guardian, Zoe Williams discusses the contrast first between Wikipedia […]
Writing in AXIOS, April Rubin reports on the growing preference for including subtitles in media. Influenced by their experience with TikTok, young media consumers have come to expect subtitles as a way to enhance their […]
Writing in Faculty Focus, Andy Jett and Mary Jane Pearson share their experience developing and maintaining an online community to sustain instructors teaching online at Avila University. Based on their direct experience they share a […]
Reporting for NBC News, Char Adams explains the plan of the state-appointed superintendent for the Houston Independent School District to remove librarians from school libraries and convert the libraries into centers for students removed from […]
A new example of the continuing reconfiguration of learning opportunities in the post-industrial era was recently highlighted in Mashable. YouTube has announced a new program with Arizona State University that allows students to use YouTube […]
Writing in Big Think, Joanne Willard identifies five steps to an effective e-learning strategy for L&D organizations. She recommends that organizations: 1) keep content short and simple, 2) increase opportunities for learners to interact, 3) […]
Writing in Essence, Jasmine Browley calls attention to the prospects of turning to YouTube to supplement and at times perhaps replace the kinds of learning experiences that one might find in college level classes. She […]
Wondering why it feels strange to look at yourself in an online video session? It turns out that there are some mental health consequences from this experience connected with heightened self-objectification. Moreover, as Roxanne Felig […]
Just when you thought it was safe to teach and take classes online after a year of pandemic driven experience, the company formerly known as Facebook has announced that it will fund seven colleges and […]
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