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Online Learning News - August 7, 2019

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

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Discover 21 Resources to Deliver Successful Learning Experiences for Students

Teaching online requires rethinking course design, incorporating strategies on pedagogy, student support, engagement and retention to deliver successful learning experiences for students.

Discover 21 different resources, under two categories, available on teachonline.ca.

How to Teach Online for Student Success

  • Best Practices in the Use of Technology to Integrate Core Skills into Course Content
  • 10 Ways to Help Online Learners Succeed
  • A New Pedagogy is Emerging... and Online Learning is a Key Contributing Factor
  • Certificate in Blended and Online Teaching: A Carleton University Open Educational Resource
  • Five Key Questions to Take Online Learning in Ontario to the Next Level
  • Five Ways Online Learning is Enabling Change in Post-Secondary Education
  • How to Design an Innovative Course
  • How to Prepare and Moderate Online Discussions for Online Learning
  • Learning Analytics
  • Teaching in a Digital Age: Guidelines for Designing Teaching and Learning for Digital Age
  • Understanding the Building Blocks of Online Learning
  • Video Resources for Teaching Online and at a Distance
  • What Faculty Need To Know About Teaching Online: Nine Key Steps

Facilitating Student Engagement and Retention

  • Establishing Learning Centres Anywhere: Keys to Success
  • Getting to Know Your Students
  • How Faculty Can Support Learner Success
  • How to Build Effective Online Learner Support Services
  • How to Prepare and Moderate Online Discussions for Online Learning
  • Resources to Build Effective Online Learner Support Services
  • Ten Successful Ways Institutions Around the World are Addressing the Challenge of Retention Rates in Online Learning
  • Towards a New Pedagogy of Engaged Learning
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From Idea to Application: Technology Enhanced Learning Design at The Open University, United Kingdom

Technology Enhanced Learning in the Learning and Teaching Innovation portfolio at the United Kingdom Open University (OU) works as part of a team effort on the design of all new modules developed at the OU. Recent projects in adaptive and collaborative learning highlight the design process, with its focus on student success, the use of learning analytics and the importance of a continuous improvement process.

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    The Need to Redesign Institutional Business Models and Online Learning Policy

    The integration of online learning in a college or university implies much more than offering courses online. It involves a rethinking of roles, services, infrastructure, funding, faculty development and recognition, student access and success, and includes administration, staff, faculty and students. Successful integration also involves rethinking government policy on online learning.

    Read the following resources on intergrating online, open and distance education in college and university planning and government policy development available on teachonline.ca:

    Institutional Strategies to Enhance Online Learning

    Assessing Online Learning Costs and Savings

    Global Thinking on Online Learning Policy

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    Must-Read Books on Online Learning

    Personalized Learning Edition!

    Books to inspire and guide those committed to the development, expansion and improvement of online learning using personalized learning. 

    For Faculty and Instructors

    Developing an Adaptive and Personalized e-Learning Environment: A New Way to Learning Innovation

    For Instructional Designers

    Designing Adaptive and Personalized Learning Enviornments

    For Policy-Makers and Administrators

    The Disruptive Power of Online Education: Challenges, Opportunities, Responses

    Explore All Must-Read Selections

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