Online Learning News - Novenber 14, 2018

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

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New!
Ten Key Facts About Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Learn how AI is paving the way for personalized, adaptive learning; student assessment; advancing the capabilities of learning analytics; enabling advising systems and more! Each key fact is supplemented with links to worldwide resources extending and deepening the core idea.

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

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International Pockets of Innovation

Discover the multiple possibilities offered by the online MITx MicroMasters programs, with full equivalency to Massachusetts Institute of Technology traditional courses, which award their own credential and offer potential access to a shortened, blended MIT master’s program. As not all MITx MicroMasters credential holders can attend the on-campus MIT program, MIT established Global Pathways Agreements with other universities to facilitate access to related programs at other institutions.

Explore how learning analytics are available to students as actionable insights, aimed at improving student success and retention. The University of Brighton in the UK is developing learning analytics applications, informing students about their behaviour and results, with the goal of encouraging changes. Research reveals student activity levels as early as week five predict their final results, offering insight for the redesign of student support, intervention strategies, and courses.

It's a Wrap!

ONLINE LEARNING 2018: Global Summit & EdTech Expo, Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age

Toronto, October 16-18, 2018

1,100 delegates from around the world
400 presenters, in 139 sessions
31 leading suppliers
12 major sponsors

Presentations in 139 sessions now available for download at: https://onlinelearning.secure-platform.com/a/gallery?roundId=1

Save Tuesday, October 8 to Thursday, October 10, 2019 for ONLINE LEARNING 2019: Global Summit & EdTech Expo!

More information on our extensive program for ONLINE LEARNING 2019 is coming soon.

Watch for exciting new features, including:

Skills and professional development workshops by world experts;
Showcase sessions by learning innovators and providers; and
Special briefings on AI in education and training, effective learning environments, applications of virtual and augmented reality, personal vs personalized learning, Online Learning 3.0, e-apprenticeship, neuroscience and learning outcomes and much more!

Learn More about Canada’s Only Directory of Online Learning Researchers!

Search the profiles of 115+ researchers who share a common commitment to improving the online learning experience for students. Their research explores topics such as strategies for student engagement, design principles, learning motivation, success and support. Each profile features the researcher’s interests, key collaborators, institutional information and top 3 cited publications in the past 5 years.

Access the Contact North I Contact Nord Searchable Directory Here

Must-Read Books on Online Learning

New and Forthcoming Books

Books to inspire and guide those committed to the development, expansion and improvement of online learning using artificial intelligence.

For Faculty and Instructors

Designing Effective Digital Badges – Applications for Learning

For Instructional Designers

Culturally Inclusive Instructional Design: A Framework and Guide to Building Online Wisdom Communities

For Policy-Makers and Administrators

Student Engagement and Quality Assurance in Higher Education – International Collaborations for the Enhancement of Learning

Explore All Must-Read Selections

New MOOC!

Combining Problem-Based Learning and Learning Analytics

Participate in a 4-week MOOC, launching on November 19, 2018, to learn and discuss how problem-based learning can be combined with and enhanced through learning analytics. Supported and extended by online communities of learners, the MOOC is offered by the European PBL3.0 Consortium.

Register Now!

International Forum for Women in E-learning
IFWE: IF WE Are Visible!!

November 28 – 30, 2018
Hotel Contessa, San Antonio, TX

The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) is proud to present the 8th International Forum for Women in E-Learning (IFWE). As a forum, IFWE includes open discussions, a voicing of ideas, and presentations that include audience participation. It is designed to tap into the resources of the attendees as well as other experts in their profession.

In addition to sharing information about e-learning programs and strategies, attendees discuss relevant issues, and gain a better understanding of how to be a successful leader, up-and-coming leader, or support person in distance and online learning.

IFWE 2018 includes over 40 concurrent sessions, keynotes from five education and industry leaders, and several options for attendees to build networks and establish mentoring relationships. Click here for the full agenda.

IFWE will be held on the lovely San Antonio (Texas) River Walk at the Hotel Contessa. IFWE only happens every two years, so you don't want to miss this one! Please feel free to contact Darcy Hardy at [email protected] if you have questions about IFWE.

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