Online Learning News - April 6, 2022

Free Contact North | Contact Nord Webinar

How to Improve Assessment and Feedback Practice

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

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In this webinar, Sarah Knight, Head of learning and teaching transformation, higher education at Jisc, explores the seven principles of good assessment and feedback. Based on a sound body of evidence of good pedagogic practice from across the UK and internationally, these principles can be applied to all aspects of learning design and teaching in all sectors of education. They offer an actionable way to improve learning, teaching and assessment, underpinned by the effective application of technology.

Micro-Credentials
Three Things to Stop, Improve and Start!

Need to make sense of micro-credentials? Check out the fourth instalment of Stop, Improve, Start, a new series on what faculty, instructors and education and training providers need to stop doing, improve on and start doing to make micro-credentials fulfill their potential.

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Dr. Tony Bates’ Blog:
Online Learning and Distance Education

In this blog post, Dr. Bates addresses the need for consistent definitions for the various delivery methods, and the need for quality assurance to be applied to all modes of teaching.

Read Contact North I Contact Nord Research Associate Dr. Tony Bates’ blog post:

Defining quality and online learning

Leaders & Legends of Online Learning

Dr. Mark Nichols’ Podcast

Leaders & Legends of Online Learning is a podcast that brings first-person perspectives from online learning experts that inform and inspire. Each interview lasts about 30 minutes, and links to each guest's work and profile.

In this episode, Dr. Mark Nichols interviews Dr. Michael Barbour, Associate Professor of Instructional Design for the College of Education & Health Services, Touro University California.

Beyond the Basics:
Helping You Teach More Effectively with Zoom’s Advanced Tools

You have mastered the basic features of teaching on Zoom, so now what?

Beyond the Basics is live training geared specifically to educators and trainers like you. Led by Contact North | Contact Nord’s e-Learning Training Facilitator, our FREE session will help you boost engagement and accessibility for all types of learners:

• Enable live transcriptions for added accessibility
• Use PowerPoint as a virtual background, as a more immersive way to present
• Use focus mode to help learners avoid distractions by only seeing the host's webcam
• Use immersive view for creative discussions
• Set up and use exit surveys for all types of feedback
• Set up advanced polling and quizzes for instant engagement

Register now for a one-hour live FREE training session!

This Week’s Must-Read Book 
on Online Learning

Modular Online Learning Design: A Flexible 
Approach Diverse Learning Needs

By Amanda Nichols Hess (2020)

Using an equity lens for modular design, Amanda Hess has crafted a helpful, practical and resource full book to guide instructors and instructional designers who need to create modular learning resources quickly. It includes materials on leveraging OER, ensuring accessibility and inclusion and resources related to scaling up and down. Immensely practical, it is very easy to read and useful book.

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Search Contact North | Contact Nord’s Directory of Teaching and Learning Centres in Ontario and across Canada

Access the resources of over 80 teaching and learning centres at colleges and universities in Ontario and across Canada that support faculty and instructors by offering resources, tools, coaching, and training to enhance teaching and learning strategies, assessment practices, and student interaction.

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Upcoming Events in Online Learning

EDEN 2022 Annual Conference

Tallinn University

In-Person and Virtual Options

June 20-22, 2022

“Shaping the digital transformation of the education ecosystem in Europe” 

This yearʼs conference is intended as a continuation of the efforts of EDEN to support educators by providing a space to explore the issues and insights that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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