Online Learning News - December 21, 2022

Free Contact North | Contact Nord Webinar

Digital Learning Trends at Canadian Higher Education Institutions: Findings from the 2022 National Survey of Online and Digital Learning

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET

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The big question being asked at higher education institutions across Canada is “What now?”

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed higher education, and there is a greater demand for flexible learning experiences that merge the benefits of online and on-campus learning.

In this webinar, Dr. Nicole Johnson, Executive Director at the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association shares the findings from the 2022 National Survey of Online and Digital Learning, with an emphasis on what these findings imply for the future.

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

In this latest blog post, Contact North I Contact Nord Research Associate Dr. Tony Bates reflects on the past year and highlights major trends and events in online and distance learning.

Read Dr. Bates’ post:

Well, that was 2022!

Podcasts and Vodcasts on Online Learning

Silver Lining for Learning (SLL) Postcast

Silver Lining for Learning (SLL) is an ongoing conversation on the future of learning with educators and education leaders from across the globe. Hosted by Chris Dede, Curt Bonk, Punya Mishra & Yong Zhao, these conversations began during the COVID-19 crisis and continue today. Based on the creation of equitable, humanistic and sustainable learning ecosystems that meet the needs of all learners, the conversations are hosted live on YouTube every Saturday (typically 5:30 p.m. EST) and are archived on their website, where you can find more than 100 previous episodes.

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This Week’s Must-Read Book
on Online Learning

Risky Teaching: Harnessing the Power of Uncertainty in Higher Education

By Jay W. Roberts (2022)

Covering topics such as taking risks inside the classroom, innovative teaching methods outside the classroom, rethinking assessment, and sustaining creativity as we grow in our careers, this practical resource is for faculty and instructors to work through uncertainty. Written by a dean at Warren Wilson College, North Carolina, the book is a delight: a narrative, a challenge and an inspiration.

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Contact North | Contact Nord’s Directory of 83 Online, Open & Distance Learning Associations and Consortia Throughout the World

Contact North | Contact Nord created this non-exhaustive list of online, distance and open learning associations and consortia around the world, providing links to websites (if available) to widen access to the valuable information offered by each.

Explore the directory

Upcoming Events in Online Learning Education 

Lillehammer Lifelong Learning ICDE Conference

February 15-17, 2023
Lillehammer, Norway

This three-day conference brings education, business and the public sector together to address lifelong learning key issues, trends and best practices on three levels:

1. Authorities and transnational organizations (policy making)
2. Education sector and public/private enterprises (development and support)
3. Educators and learners (implementation; teaching and learning)

For more information and to register 

About Contact North | Contact Nord

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