Online Learning News - November 23, 2022

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Value for Money:
Should Online Education be Cheaper?

Thursday, December 8, 2022
11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. EST

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Dr. Kyungmee Lee, Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University (UK) and Dr. Dietmar Kennepohl, Professor of Chemistry at Athabasca University (Canada) explore the value-for-money topic by asking “Should online education be cheaper?”

Come away with a better understanding of:

• The complex meaning of online education being “cheap”
• Various perspectives on whether online education should be cheaper than face-to-face
• Key issues, including academic, administrative and political
• Key terms such as value, money and cost

Dr. Tony Bates’ Blog:
Online Learning and Distance Education

In this blog post, Contact North I Contact Nord Research Associate Dr. Tony Bates addresses the need for consistent definitions for the various delivery methods and the need for quality assurance to be applied to all modes of teaching.

Read Dr. Bates’ blog post: 

Defining quality and online learning

Leaders & Legends of Online Learning

Dr. Mark Nichols’ Podcast

Leaders & Legends of Online Learning shares first-person perspectives from online learning experts that inform and inspire. Each interview lasts about 30 minutes, and links to the guest's work and profile.

In this episode, Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Executive Director Dr. Mark Nichols chats with Dr. Kate Bowles, Associate Dean International at the University of Wollongong, Australia, about the “vendoring” of online education.

This Week’s Must-Read Book
on Online Learning

Open Distance Learning Fundamentals, Developments and Modelling

By Oleg Zaikin (2023)

As befits a technical publisher, this is more about modelling than teaching. Oleg Zaikin s a computer scientist and has used his knowledge and skill to explore five distinct models of open and distance learning (ODL): (a) ontological (b) motivational (c) collaborative (d) incentive and (e) simulation. He aims to better understand how analytics can be effectively deployed in each of these different conditions.

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Contact North I Contact Nord’s Searchable Directory of Selected Journals in Online and Distance Learning

Journals play an essential role in online and distance learning for sharing the latest in research, innovation, theory, practices and events. Educators find ideas and connections, building a collective knowledge base that advances teaching, learning management and student success. 

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Upcoming Events in Online Learning Education 

2022 Innovations in Education Conference (IEC)

McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

Thursday, December 8, 2022(virtual)
Friday, December 9, 2022 (in-person)

The conference theme explores the past, present, and future of teaching and learning. Presentations, workshops and panel discussions explore the practices that have been sustained over time through innovations and technology, practices that have been developed or adapted through times of individual and/or global crisis, how research on teaching and learning has evolved and supported new approaches, and much more.

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About Contact North | Contact Nord

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