Online Learning News - February 9, 2022

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The Spark of Online Learning: How Technology and Emotion Science Invigorates Every Class

Thursday, February 17, 2022
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

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Emotion and cognition are inextricably linked – how we feel and connect with others impacts both what we learn and how we retain that learning. When we engage in online learning, we are not just presenting information and knowledge or teaching a skill, we are engaged with emotional, compassionate, complex people.

Our host, Flower Darby, explores the joy of teaching and the power of technology to enable truly engaging learning.

• Understand why connecting with students at an emotional level matters for effective learning.
• Identify how emotions and cognition interrelate.
• Explore practical strategies to put the power of emotions to work in your classes.
• Learn how to create conditions in which you, as a teacher, find the joy in teaching.

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!

AI in Education
Three Things to Stop, Improve and Start!

Three Things About AI in Education is the first instalment in the Stop, Improve, Start five-part series. From admissions to grading, artificial intelligence in higher education is here to stay. Learn the three things faculty, instructors, and education and training providers must stop doing, improve on and start doing to make sure AI is used for good.

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

In this blog post, Dr. Bates investigates the appropriateness of ‘standard’ online learning for Indigenous learners.

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

Investigating Indigenous learners’ experience of 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 Professor Airina Volungevičienė, Director of the Institute of Innovative Studies at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania.

This Week’s Must-Read Book
on Online Learning

Smart Campus E-Readiness: 
A Framework for Cyberspace Learning Strategic Management

By Sayed Hadi Sadeghi (2022)

The term “smart campus” is growing in use, especially in the Middle East. This book explores what the construct means and how its deployment – there are case examples from Australia, US and Iran – can provide a creative response to the challenges of making affordable, quality learning available to more learners. With some insightful, material covering a range of topics – assessment, learning design and effectiveness, technological adaptation, administration, and management – the author does a thorough job of outlining what a smart campus is and could become.

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Contact North I Contact Nord’s
Searchable Directory of Selected Journals
in Online and Distance Learning

Journals play essential roles in online and distance learning, for sharing the latest in research, innovation, theory, practices, and events. Educators find ideas and connections, building a collective knowledge base that advances teaching, learning, management – and student success.

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Upcoming Events in Online Learning

eLearning Africa

15^th International Conference & Exhibition on ICT
for Education, Training & Skills Development

Kigali, Rwanda

May 11 – 13, 2022

Africa’s largest conference and exhibition on technology-supported learning, training and skills development, eLearning Africa is a network of leading experts, professionals and investors, committed to the future of education & training in Africa.

The theme for eLearning Africa 2022 is “A New Purpose for Education".

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