Online Learning News - October 7, 2020

Read 7 Solutions to Address Academic Dishonesty in Higher Education

Cheating, plagiarism and academic misconduct are not new challenges for colleges and universities. Here are 7 solutions to help address academic dishonesty:

1. Outlaw Essay Mills
2. Educate Faculty
3. Educate Students
4. Focus on Student Engagement
5. Rethink Assessment
6. Deploy Technology
7. Develop A Culture of Integrity

To find out more, read Cheating by Students or Faculty: What Can Be Done?

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How to Separate Truth from Hype: Understanding What Technology Can and Cannot Do to Transform Education and Training

Thursday, October 8, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (ET)

Host: Dr. Justin Reich, Professor in Comparative Media Studies and Director, MIT Teaching Systems Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Using Lightboards to Successfully Teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Subjects Online at McMaster University, Ontario

Read how Michael Justason, Program Chair, Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University, uses a Lightboard to teach online both synchronously and asynchronously to engage his engineering students. 

Read Dr. Tony Bates’ Blog Post

In this blog post, Dr. Bates investigates cyber security and its implications for online learning during the pandemic.

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

Network security, international students and online learning

Back by Popular Demand!

Join Contact North | Contact Nord Research Associate, Dr. Ron Owston for his series of 1-hour interactive sessions focusing on teaching with Zoom. Click on the title for more information and to register.

1. How to Keep Zoom Classes Secure and Private
   
   Friday, October 16, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. (ET)
    
2. How to Teach Online Effectively Using Zoom
   
   Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (ET)
    
3. How to Effectively Use Zoom to Provide an Interactive and Engaged Learning Experience to Students
   
   Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET)

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

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

Search the Directory of Teaching and Learning Centres

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.

Hai-Jew, S. (2020). Visual Approaches to Instructional Design, Development, and Deployment. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference.

Storyboarding, both for design and development, has been a common practice for all of us who design courses and teach online. Indeed, many are now asking their students to adopt visual design as part of their skills repertoire for planning and completing assignments. This book captures best practices in visual thinking and design and explores how they can be used effectively in course creation, development and delivery. It is the latest in a series of books from this publisher about innovative approaches to online learning.

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EDEN 2020 Online Research Workshop

Enhancing the Human Experience of Learning with Technology:
New challenges for research into digital, open, distance & networked education

October 21-23, 2020

The EDEN Eleventh Research Workshop – EDEN RW11, hosted by LE@D, Universidade Aberta (UAb) Lisbon, is being held virtually October 21-23, 2020.

Keynote speakers include:

Tony Bates
Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord, Canada

Martin Weller
Director – OER Hub at The Open University, Cardiff, UK

Maha Bali
Associate Professor of Practice Center for Learning and Teaching, American University, Cairo

Inés Gil Jaurena
Professor at UNED, Madrid Area, Spain

Ellen Helsper
Professor of Digital Inequalities, London School of Economics, UK

Terry Anderson
Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord, Canada
Professor Emeritus of Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada

António Sampaio da Nóvoa
Portuguese Ambassador to the UNESCO
Former Rector of the University of Lisbon

Deadline for registration is October 12, 2020. For more information and to register, visit: https://www.eden-online.org/2020_lisbon/registration/