Online Learning News - October 14, 2020

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How to Grow Your Resilience as a Student

Resilience is the capacity to recover effectively from challenge, threat or change. Resilient students use coping skills, social networks and connections to make sure they keep learning successfully, no matter the challenges. They are adaptive, flexible, and creative when they have to be, and take steps to anticipate their needs to maintain their performance.

How to Grow Your Resilience as a Student

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How to Help Online Learning Students Manage Their Vulnerabilities and Grow Their Resilience

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (ET)

Host: Dr. Paul Prinsloo, Research Professor in Open Distance and e-Learning at the University of South Africa (UNISA) and Contact North I Contact Nord Research Associate

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Student and Faculty Responses to Mobile Learning at the University of Hong Kong

Learn about student and faculty adoption, use and assessment of mobile access to all course materials at the Open University of Hong Kong, with students reporting more use and higher satisfaction than faculty. Mobile learning was introduced at OUHK in response to requests from students and to offer anywhere, anytime learning and encourage student engagement.

Read Dr. Tony Bates’ Blog Post

In this blog post, Dr. Bates reviews EDUCAUSE’s survey and results on how prepared institutions were for fall 2020 online and remote learning. 

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

EDUCAUSE research on Covid-19 and remote learning: readiness for September, 2020

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)

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Search the profiles of 115+ researchers who share a common commitment to improving online learning experiences 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.

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Documenting Triage: Detailing the Response of Provinces and Territories to Emergency Remote Teaching

CANeLearn is researching what K-12 school districts across Canada have offered in the way of programming and supports during the pandemic.

Read the first report

Join CANeLearn for a series of webinars offering insights into each report:

1. Friday, October 16 at 1:00 p.m. (ET) (10:00 a.m. PT)
2. Friday, November 13 at 1:00 p.m. (ET) (10:00 a.m. PT)
3. Friday, December 4 at 1:00 p.m. (ET) (10:00 a.m. PT)

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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.

Bhatt, C., Sajja, P.S. and Liyanage, S. [Eds.]. (2019). Utilizing Educational Data Mining Techniques for Improved Learning: Emerging Research and Opportunities. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference.

This collection of resources and best practices helps us better understand how analytics – the data on student activity – help improve the design of learning experience. With chapters from around the world, there is a deep exploration of the opportunities and challenges, which systematic use of analytics for design creates and the ways in which this work can improve learning outcomes and experiences.

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