Online Learning News - February 20, 2019

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A bi-weekly update from Contact North ǀ Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network

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Ten Key Facts About Blockchains

Learn how blockchains are used in higher education to support e-portfolios, secure academic credentials, connect students to tutors, support lifelong learning and more! Each key fact is supplemented with links to worldwide resources, extending and deepening our understanding of blockchains.

Ten Key Facts About Blockchains is the fifth in a series by Contact North I Contact Nord on current and emerging tools influencing and shaping online learning, including Blended Learning, OER, Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence.

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Tools for Developing Online Competency-Based Learning at La Cité in Ottawa, Ontario

Discover the goals, pedagogy and essential characteristics of online competency-based learning developed by the educational development team at La Cité in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Staff focus on instructional design, multimedia design, and continuous improvement to integrate professional skills into student-centred learning.

Read the 2018 Annual Survey of Online, Digital and Distance Learning in Canadian Post-secondary Education

1.36 million online credit course registrations in 2016-2017 in Canadian colleges and universities

Learn more about the increasing role online learning plays in Canadian post-secondary education in Tracking Online and Digital Learning in Canada, just released by the Canadian Digital Learning and Research Association.

Contact North | Contact Nord’s Directory of 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.

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Must-Read Books on Online Learning

Assessment Edition

Books to inspire and guide those committed to the development, expansion and improvement of online learning using innovations in assessment.

For Faculty & Instructors

Innovative Assessment in Higher Education: A Handbook for Academic Practitioners [2nd Edition]

For Instructional Designers

Improving Student Engagement and Development through Assessment: Theory and practice in higher education

For Policy-Makers and Administrators

Assessing Student Learning Outcomes in Higher Education

Explore All Must-Read Selections

SUBMIT NOW!

The Call for Proposals for ONLINE LEARNING 2019: Global Summit & EdTech Expo - Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age is now open.

October 8 - 10, 2019 at Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Canada

Inspire and Learn from Your Peers, Exchange Best Practices Internationally and Expand Your Skills and Connections

Contact North | Contact Nord invites you to submit a proposal to share your knowledge, insights, experience and understanding about online, blended and technology-enhanced learning in higher education with colleagues, practitioners, online learning experts, government policy-makers, and private sector providers from around the world in Toronto, Canada at ONLINE LEARNING 2019: Global Summit & EdTech Expo.

Click here for more information and to submit your proposal.

Online registration is now available. Click here to take advantage of the Early Bird registration fee.

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