Online Learning News - June 13, 2018

Developing Open Educational Resources in French and English for Students of Organic Chemistry at the University of Ottawa, Canada

Dr. Alison Flynn at the University of Ottawa collaborated with the Centre for Innovative Pedagogies and Digital Learning of the Teaching and Learning Support Service to create open and online tools in both English and French - OrgChem101.com and Chimieorg101.

Students use the tools to learn at their own pace, receive accurate feedback in real-time and improve their metacognitive skills. They can also identify and address their strengths and weaknesses in understanding organic chemistry concepts.

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Student Support Services for Online Learning Re-Imagined and Re-Invigorated: Then, Now and What’s To Come

Contact North | Contact Nord’s special series of 11 Insight Reports on the latest topics and trends in online and distance learning from leading experts around the world is now available on teachonline.ca. 

Building from the experiences of the California Community College System, the largest system of higher education in the United States, this Insight Report describes the creation of a virtual hub of student support resources and services that provides online learners with the same services available to on-campus students, as well as others specifically designed for their environment.

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Searchable Directory of 75+ EdTech Start-Ups

Contact North I Contact Nord’s searchable directory of 75+ EdTech Start-Ups includes companies developing communication/collaborative tools, learning management systems, and online tutoring, student assessment, and presentation/delivery tools. 

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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 

E-Learning and Social Media - Education and Citizenship for the Digital 21st Century 

For Instructional Designers

Leaving ADDIE for SAM: An Agile Model for Developing the Best Learning Experiences 

For Policy Makers and Administrators

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World 

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Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference (OOFHEC2018)

October 10-12, 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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27th EDEN Annual Conference:
June 17-20, 2018 - Genova, Italy

EXPLORING THE MICRO, MESO AND MACRO: Navigating between dimensions in the digital learning landscape

EDEN is proud to announce its 27th Annual Conference organized around the themes of micro, meso and macro learning aspects of distance and e-learning.

Networking and interactivity, sharing and discussion will be core aspects of the conference experience, focusing on what you can learn from and with your peers.

For more information and to register visit
http://www.eden-online.org/2018_genoa/