Online Learning News - August 11, 2021

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

Now on teachonline.ca:

Around the world, millions of students have now experienced remote teaching and learning thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not all of those experiences were good ones, but some were remarkable.

As we look at 2021 and beyond:

What is next for teaching online in colleges and universities in Ontario?
Will online learning become a more permanent, dominant form of teaching?
Will faculty and instructors need to develop new skills and capabilities to teach online?

To find the answers to these questions and more, read What’s next for Teaching Online in Colleges and Universities in Ontario?

Free Webinar

Learn About the Impact Micro-Credentials Will Have
on Post-Secondary Education

Wednesday, August 18, 2021
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Register Now!

Micro-credentials are quickly emerging as a response to the urgent need to reskill and upskill many who find their future disrupted by COVID-19.

But what impact will these have on the “core” work of our colleges and universities – the teaching and awarding of certificates, diplomas and degrees, and the completion of apprenticeships?

In this interactive webinar, participants will:

Develop an understanding of the challenge posed by micro-credentials to the design and development of certificate, diploma and degree programs of study.
Understand the link between standards-based assessment and more traditional approaches to assessment used in longer-form learning.
Explore the design and development implications of stackable micro-credentials for diplomas and degrees.

Our Host

David Boud

Professor David Boud
Director of the Centre for Research in Assessment and
Digital Learning
Deakin University, Australia

Upcoming Webinars on Zoom

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.

How to Use Zoom in the New (Blended) Normal: Models for Student Inclusion and Engagement

Thursday, August 26, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

How to Use OBS Studio to Energize Your Zoom Presentations: Engage Your Students and Enrich Learning

Friday, September 17, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

How to Create Active and Engaging Learning Experiences with Zoom Breakout Rooms

Wednesday, October 13, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Pockets of innovation

Global Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (GBET) Program Centered on Experiential Learning

A Northern College Innovation

Northern College’s new GBET program is a 100% practical learning experience, with students participating in the daily management of a real start-up company and lessons framed as on-the-job training. Professor Will Durocher works with his students to design, build and launch a real technology company. The students focus on the same project across multiple courses, working together virtually to develop a business model based on real potential business opportunities currently in the marketplace.

Will Durocher

Professeur Will Durocher
Global Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology
(GBET) Program
Northern College

Dr. Tony Bates

Read Dr. Tony Bates’ Blog Post

In this blog post, Dr. Bates looks at two studies that report on the insights into the nature of full-time online students at American post-secondary institutions pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19.

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

Research reports on online students in the USA

Must-Read books

This Week’s Must-Read Book
on Online Learning

Transforming Universities with Digital Distance Education: The Future of Formal Learning

Transforming Universities with Digital Distance Education

By Mark Nichols (2020)

Mark Nichols of the Open Polytechnic in New Zealand (formerly of the Open University, UK) has been engaged in transformation projects for a large part of his professional career. This thoughtful, engaging, and well-informed book captures the key components of the system and organizational level changes needed to effectively implement online learning as a strategy. Beyond incrementalism, the book challenges all engaged in thinking about the future to understand the current dysfunction of universities (and colleges) and to get to the systemic features that need to change. An excellent book that challenges administrators, policy-makers, and instructors to ask some basic questions about mission, purpose, and action.

Browse all Must-Read Books

Upcoming education and technology

Updated!

Directory of Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences from Around the World for
June to December 2021

You can now search the 45th edition of the Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences by Contact North I Contact Nord Research Associate, Clayton R. Wright, updated to include June to December 2021 conferences.

Use three unique search features of the comprehensive directory offered by Contact North I Contact Nord:

Sort the directory by date, conference name or country
Filter the results by date or country
Search for a conference name, country or topic using a keyword search

Check for events in Canada, the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia and Pacific islands focused on teaching, learning, and educational administration, as well as technology in education.

Search the Directory

Upcoming events

ATD 2021 International Conference & Exposition

Salt Lake City, Utah

Virtual or In-Person

August 29 – September 1

ATD 2021 International Conference & Exposition brings together 13,000+ learning professionals from 80+ countries to learn about trends and best practices, share ideas with peers and discover new tools and solutions at the largest EXPO for training and development practitioners.

For more Information and to Register

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