The pandemic has focused much of the remote worker experience like a laser on the lowly online meeting. Stalwarts like Cisco and HCL face intense competition from upstarts like Zoom and Slack as well as industry heavyweights Google and Microsoft. — Read on http://www.zdnet.com/article/who-will-win-the-epic-battle-for-online-meeting-hegemony/
Tag Archives: Teaching Online
IU Report Offers 4 Recommendations for Online Teaching this Fall — Campus Technology
Indiana University has released preliminary findings from a survey of undergraduates and instructors across its all of its campuses, examining their experiences of the transition to remote instruction this past spring. — Read on campustechnology.com/articles/2020/07/16/iu-report-offers-4-recommendations-for-online-teaching-this-fall.aspx
Ensuring data security during remote and hybrid learning – eCampus News
Universities face hurdles during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond—focusing on data security, access, and security implications is critical. — Read on http://www.ecampusnews.com/2020/07/13/ensuring-data-security-during-remote-and-hybrid-learning/
Neither online nor on-campus: Against a binary approach
Neither online nor on-campus: Against a binary approach — Read on http://www.universityworldnews.com/post-mobile.php
COVID-19 is sparking a revolution in higher education | World Economic Forum
The pandemic has forced universities to bring their courses online – but this is just the first step on the road to a long-overdue educational revolution — Read on http://www.weforum.org/covid-action-platform/articles/how-covid-19-is-sparking-a-revolution-in-higher-education
Making Online Learning Active | Higher Ed Gamma
Using digital sources and tools in virtual humanities classrooms. — Read on http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/making-online-learning-active
3 ways remote learning changed my instruction forever – eCampus News
Learn how a college professor found new remote learning strategies and tools to help manage one of the biggest academic disruptions in recent memory. — Read on http://www.ecampusnews.com/2020/07/07/3-ways-remote-learning-changed-my-instruction-forever/
Blended learning will reshape the future of learning « Online Learning Update
Blended learning will reshape the future of learning « Online Learning Update — Read on people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/
Microsoft Teams’ new Together Mode is designed for pandemic-era meetings – The Verge
Microsoft is adding a lot of new features to Microsoft Teams. A new Together Mode uses AI to place everyone in a meeting in a virtual auditorium. Teams is also getting emoji reactions, a dynamic view, and lots more. — Read on http://www.theverge.com/2020/7/8/21317526/microsoft-teams-together-mode-dynamic-view-new-features
Stephen’s Web ~ UCT Remote Teaching Course Design Checklist 2020 ~ 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