Online Learning News - July 11, 2018 | Welcome to TeachOnline

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

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Find Out About 75+ EdTech Start-Ups

in Canada and Around the World

These companies develop communication/collaborative tools, learning management systems, and online tutoring, student assessment, and presentation/delivery tools, all focused on improving teaching and learning. They are seeking a piece of the $165 billion-dollar global online learning market.

Use the Contact North I Contact Nord Searchable Directory

Selected Pockets of Innovation Now Available in French and Spanish

The 24 Selected Pockets of Innovation Pockets available in French and Spanish are organized in 8 key topics, with one topic offering examples of Facilitating Student Interaction. The English-language version of the Pockets featured under this heading can be read at Centre for Education, Technology and Cultural Diversity in Israel and University of Florida in the US.

For access to All Selected Pockets of Innovation in French, click here.

For access to All Selected Pockets of Innovation in Spanish, click here.

Peer Evaluation as a Learning and Assessment Strategy at the School of Business at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia

The Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) program at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, is delivered entirely online. An important learning outcome for the program is how to operate effectively in virtual teams, a critical competency in modern distributed businesses. Read how Dr. Tom Brown, his teaching team and two colleagues from the Centre for Online and Distance Education collaborated in introducing structured team peer evaluation as an integral part of the online learning environment.

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Sources of Big Data

The volume of data we generate grows at a staggering rate each year. As we spend more time on connected devices, and devices themselves become connected to each other (i.e. Internet of Things), the opportunity to make use of this data is irresistible. How is higher education capturing, organizing and making sense of big data?

Read Sources of Big Data to Support Post-Secondary Education, with Some Cautions to learn:

What type of data constitutes “big data” in higher education?
What are the sources, current and potential, of this data?
What concerns does it raise?

Updated!

List of Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences from Around the World for June – December 2018

You can now search the 39th edition of the Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences by Contact North I Contact Nord Research Associate, Clayton R. Wright. This valuable list is now updated to include June to December 2018 conferences, using sort filters such as conference title, date, country, organizer, and venue as well as a keyword search.

The sort and search options are unique features offered by Contact North I Contact Nord to enhance your experience as you look through the more than 1,700 conferences listed in this directory.

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

For Faculty & Instructors

Discussion in the College Classroom: Getting Your Students Engaged and Participating in Person and Online

For Instructional Designers

Issues in Technology, Learning and Instructional Design

For Policy Makers and Administrators

Best Practices in Strategic Planning for Online Educational Programs

Explore All Must-Read Selections

Register Now!

Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference
(OOFHEC2018)

October 10-12, 2018
Aarhus, Denmark

Blended and Online Learning: Changing the Educational Landscape

Attend to see how blended and online systems are important to accelerate innovation and to keep pace with the needs of learners of all ages and of society.

OOFHEC2018 topics

Blended and online education
Accreditation of online education
Quality Assurance in Blended and Online Education
Short Learning Programmes
Open Education and MOOCs, European MOOC Consortium
Inclusiveness
Networked Curricula and Virtual Mobility
Changing the educational landscape: new competences for teachers

Visit https://conference.eadtu.eu for more information and to register.

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