Online Learning News - January 6, 2021

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Designing and Developing Student-Centered, Competency-Based Online Learning 

A Collège La Cité Innovation

Monday, January 11, 2021
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Learn about the goals, pedagogy and essential characteristics of online competency-based learning developed by the educational development team at Collège La Cité in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Staff focus on instructional design, multimedia design, and continuous improvement to integrate professional skills into student-centered learning. 

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Olivier Chartrand, eLearning Development Manager, Collège La Cité

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Directory of Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences From Around the World 

Search the 44th edition of the Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences by Contact North I Contact Nord Research Associate, Clayton R. Wright, updated to include 2021 conferences.

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• Sort the directory by date, conference name or country
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Lessons from Media Coverage on Online Learning During the Pandemic

Since the pandemic hit in March 2020, Canadian media generally presented a balanced, neutral stance on the current state and long-term outlook of online learning in opinion pieces and editorials.

Read What We Learned from Media Coverage of Canada’s Massive, Rapid Shift to Online Learning Due to COVID-19

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Monday, January 18 to Sunday, February 21, 2021

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• Students learning online for the first time
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• Teachers or education professionals who want to support their students in learning online

1,541 students and educators from 79 countries participated in the September 2020 offering.

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Free Contact North | Contact Nord Webinars on Moodle

Join Contact North I Contact Nord Research Associate Erin Melvin for an interactive and practical 1-hour webinar to help faculty and instructors understand and develop their skills in Moodle. Click on the title for more session information and to register.

1. How to Use Moodle for Effective and Authentic Assessment
   
   Thursday, January 7, 2021
   2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (ET)
    
2. How to Set Up the Gradebook in Moodle
   
   Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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Thank Goodness Tony Bates Has Failed at Retirement Yet Again in 2020!

Tony Bates has made a difference to thousands of faculty and instructors over his long career as a researcher, practitioner, teacher and writer.

We are grateful that Tony remains a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord and we look forward to many more years of failed retirement!

Read Contact North | Contact Nord’s President – Chief Executive Officer, Maxim Jean-Louis’ tribute to Tony Bates.

Must-Read Books on Online Learning

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

Kergel, D. (2021). Digital Learning in Motion – From Book Culture to the Digital Age. London: Routledge.

This book seeks to interpret our understanding of “learning” as a construct mediated by the ways in which knowledge is presented (the medium is the message). The book explores the relationship between learning and motion. The “big idea” is to consider how learning is based on motion, generated by new experiences and changes with the environment and through access to media, information, community and sharing. The book presents a normative model that outlines how learning can be structured on the basis of society’s values and self-understanding discourse in the digital age. It also explores how fluid access to content changes “learning” and the relationship between learners, teachers and knowledge.

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