Online Learning News - May 13, 2020

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Free Webinar: Assessing Technical Competencies in Trades and Applied Subjects

Friday, May 22, 2020
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (ET)

How can we use competency-based assessments to evaluate the progress of students in relation to the apprenticeship, applied studies or practical work?

What are competency-based assessments and how do they differ from other forms of assessment?

This session looks at:

1. Developing the discipline of a competency statement
2. Using video-based assessment rigorously
3. Self, peer and teacher evaluation
4. Helping to focus learners on what matters in their skills development

Hosts:

Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd, Chief Innovation Officer, Contact North | Contact Nord

Robert Smart, Founder & CEO Vametric

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For more information on upcoming webinars and links to recordings of past webinars, visit https://teachonline.ca/webinars.

What Is Next for Online Learning During and After COVID-19

What happens next is still an evolving story – but higher education needs to prepare for a different future. Read Contact North | Contact Nord’s five insights for what could happen next for online learning during and after COVID-19:

1. A dramatic growth of quality, blended learning
2. Strategic priority on online learning at every college and university
3. A growth in demand for skills-based learning
4. A refocusing of programs
5. A commitment to ending the digital divide

Read the full story: What Is Next for Online Learning During and After COVID-19.

Using Gamification at Laurentian University, Ontario

Read how Dr. Aaron Langille, Master Lecturer in the department of Mathematics & Computer Science at Laurentian University in Ontario, uses gamification to engage his first year computer programming students.

Moving your classes online due to COVID-19?
Have questions about teaching online?
Ask an expert!

Contact North I Contact Nord’s world experts from Canada, the United States, Europe and Africa are volunteering to help you.

e-Mail your questions about anything related to teaching online to [email protected] or submit your question online on teachonline.ca and receive a response within 2 business days. Questions and answers will be posted for quick reference.

The search tool on teachonline.ca is available to help with your immediate requests. Enter keywords in the search tool and it displays a list of relevant resources.

Click here to read the selection of questions and answers submitted.

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Free Webinar: How to Teach Online Effectively Using Zoom 

Click on the date to register:

Friday, June 19 at 10:15 a.m. -11:15 a.m. (ET)

Host: Dr. Ron Owston, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

Dr. Ron Owston is University Professor Emeritus at York University, as well as former Dean of the Faculty of Education and founding Director of the Institute for Research in Learning Technologies. A pioneer in online teaching and research, he ranks 10th in Google Scholar’s list of most-cited blended learning researchers in the world. Currently, he is actively engaged in research, consulting, and public speaking, and is a Research Associate at Contact North | Contact Nord. His website is http://ronowston.ca.

Search the Directory of Teaching and Learning Centres in Ontario and across Canada 

Access the resources of over 80 teaching and learning centres in colleges and universities in Ontario and across Canada that support faculty and instructors by offering resources, tools, coaching, and training to help enhance teaching and learning strategies, assessment practices, and student interaction.

Search the directory of teaching and learning centres 

Read Dr. Tony Bates’ New Blog Posts

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

Emergency online learning and inequity: developed countries

Must-Read Books on Online Learning

What Next’s After the Lockdown?

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

For Faculty and Instructors

Innovative Applications of Online Pedagogy and Course Design

For Instructional Designers

Agile for Instructional Designers –  Iterative Project Management to Achieve Results

For Policy-Makers and Administrators

Alternative Universities: Speculative Design for Innovation in Higher Education

Browse all Must-Read Books

Call for Chapter Proposals

Teaching in the Post COVID-19 Era: World Education Dilemmas, Teaching Innovations and Solutions in the Age of Crisis

Proposal Submissions Due: Monday, May 25, 2020

A book co-edited by Ismail Fayed and Jill Cummings, Yorkville University

The co-editors of the forthcoming book titled “Teaching in the Post COVID-19 Era: World Education Dilemmas, Teaching Innovations and Solutions in the Age of Crisis” (working title) invite you and members of your professional networks to submit a chapter for this book volume to be published in Fall 2020.

Download full call for chapter proposals from here.

All proposals should be submitted by Monday, May 25, 2020 to:
https://forms.gle/bMCyPteUPw4fY2ri9