Distance Learning

Despite many efforts to examine YouTube, there are few datasets available that provide a comprehensive look at the enormous video collection and sharing site. In a recent paper published in the Journal of Quantitative Description, […]

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) […]

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 […]