In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all higher education institutions (90 percent) in a recent survey used some form of emergency distance education to complete the Spring 2020 term. And 56 percent of faculty who moved courses online were using teaching methods they had never used before. — Read on campustechnology.com/articles/2020/04/22/survey-emergency-move-online-forced-more-than-half-of-faculty-to-learn-new-teaching-methods.aspx
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Student-Centered Remote Teaching: Lessons Learned from Online Education | EDUCAUSE
While online and remote education may not be synonymous, today’s new remote educators can benefit from the “lessons learned” by experienced online edu — Read on er.educause.edu/blogs/2020/4/student-centered-remote-teaching-lessons-learned-from-online-education
Educational Leadership:A New Reality: Getting Remote Learning Right
Educational Leadership:A New Reality: Getting Remote Learning Right — Read on http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/summer20/vol77/num10/toc.aspx
The Top 10 Technology Trends Of The 4th Industrial Revolution
There are many technology trends that are currently altering the world as we know it. Here I pull out the top 10 future tech trends that will define the next decade and explain what they are and how each is transforming our world. — Read on http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2020/05/04/here-are-the-top-10-technology-trends-of-the-4th-industrial-revolution/
Five Ways to Differentiate Instruction in an Online Environment
Five Ways to Differentiate Instruction in an Online Environment — Read on mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp
Synchronous instruction is hot right now, but is it sustainable?
Synchronous instruction is trending, but experts say a more intentional mix of live and asynchronous classwork is necessary for future remote terms. — Read on insidehighered.com/news/2020/04/29/synchronous-instruction-hot-right-now-it-sustainable
Stephen’s Web ~ A new empirical challenge for local theories of consciousness ~ Stephen Downes
Online learning, new media, connectivism, MOOCs, personal learning environments, new literacy, and more from Stephen Downes — Read on http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi
12 BUILDING BLOCKS TO USE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES EFFECTIVELY: ALL-IN-ONE – 3-Star learning experiences
Recently, we published a series of twelve blogs on how to use learning technology effectively in online learning environments. We translated Wilfred Rubens’ work[1] (original blog – in Dutch – here), who wrote the twelve based on the book ‘Wijze lessen. Twaalf bouwstenen voor effectieve didactiek’ (‘Lessons for Learning: Twelve Building Blocks for Effective Teaching’…Continue reading “12 BUILDING BLOCKS TO USE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES EFFECTIVELY: ALL-IN-ONE – 3-Star learning experiences”
Presentations ~ Stephen Downes
Online learning, new media, connectivism, MOOCs, personal learning environments, new literacy, and more from Stephen Downes — Read on http://www.downes.ca/presentations.htm
Is Your Data Infrastructure Ready for AI?
Four steps for streamlining and scaling your systems. — Read on hbr.org/2020/04/is-your-data-infrastructure-ready-for-ai