Online Learning News – June 27, 2018

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List of Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences from Around the World for June – December 2018

You can now search the 39th edition of the Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences by Contact North I Contact Nord Research Associate, Clayton R. Wright, now updated to include June to December 2018 conferences, using sort filters such as conference title, date, country, organizer, and venue as well as a keyword search.

This comprehensive list provides a range of options in Canada, the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia and Pacific islands covering teaching, learning, and educational administration, as well as technology in education.

The sort and search options are unique features offered by Contact North I Contact Nord to enhance your experience as you look through the more than 1,700 conferences listed in this directory.

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Ten Key Facts About OERs

Discover ten key facts about open educational resources (OERs) in an easy to digest format. Each fact is supplemented with links to worldwide resources extending and deepening the core idea.

Learn how OERs help make quality learning accessible, relevant and equitable.

Ten Key Facts About OERs is the second in a series by Contact North I Contact Nord on current and emerging tools influencing and shaping online learning, such as blended learning, learning analytics, artificial intelligence, and online proctoring.

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Selected Pockets of Innovation Now Available in French and Spanish

The 24 Selected Pockets of Innovation Pockets available in French and Spanish are organized in 8 Key Topics, with one Topic offering examples of Responding to Student Needs. The English-language version of the Pockets featured under this heading can be read at Beuth University of Applied Sciences, Germany, National Distance Education University (UNED), Spain, and University of Barcelona, Spain.

For access to All Selected Pockets of Innovation in French, click here.

For access to All Selected Pockets of Innovation in Spanish, click here.

Creating Policies and Initiatives at a University with 13 Partner Institutions: Academic Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland

The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) in Scotland comprises 13 colleges and research institutes offering higher and further education. The innovative structure and strategies for academic leadership and governance created for UHI highlight a regional structure with local focus, learning offered in multiple formats, faculty collaboration and institutional design innovation.

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Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age: A New Understanding of Quality

Contact North | Contact Nord’s special series of 11 Insight Reports on the latest topics and trends in online and distance learning from leading experts around the world is now available on teachonline.ca.

Quality in higher education is most often defined in terms of face-to-face delivery, bypassing the key contributions of online learning such as flexibility, student engagement, and applications of technology to all aspects of design and delivery. This snapshot looks at how we can define and implement quality in this new environment.

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Must-Read Books on Online Learning
features books and articles that may be of interest to all those involved in the expansion and improvement of online learning.

For Faculty & Instructors

Adaptive Educational Technologies for Literacy Instruction

For Instructional Designers

ISD from the Ground Up: A No-Nonsense Approach to Instructional Design

For Policy Makers and Administrators

Alternative Solutions to Higher Education’s Challenges – An Appreciative Approach to Reform

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EdCog 2018

McMaster University- July 26-27, 2018

The 6th annual McMaster Symposium on Education & Cognition takes place July 26-27, 2018 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The two-day event brings together educators, cognitive scientists and policy-makers to explore how cognitive science can be applied to educational policy and instructional design.

New! LiveStream connection to allow participants to virtually attend and participate in moderated discussions.

Visit http://www.edcogmcmaster.ca for more information and to register.

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