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Online Learning News – April 17, 2019

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Browse Contact North I Contact Nord’s Showcase of 185+ ground-breaking Pockets of Innovation in online learning from colleges and universities in Ontario, across Canada and around the world!

Explore 9 themes reflecting the scope and focus of 185 online learning innovations, and how they made a difference to student learning, faculty and institutions:

Since 2011, Contact North | Contact Nord interviewed over 200 innovators from colleges and universities and showcases their Pockets of Innovation on its teachonline.ca portal, which is visited by 275,000 faculty and instructors (and growing) each year.

Browse 185+ Ground-Breaking Pockets of Innovation

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Awarding Double Degrees at Royal Roads University, British Columbia, Canada and the Management Centre Innsbruck, Austria

Explore the model for offering dual online degrees from Royal Roads University in British Columbia, Canada and the Management Centre, Innsbruck, Austria. Students first complete the online courses and residency offered by their home university, and then join the residency on-site in the other university program and return home to complete the online courses from the second university. They take about two-thirds of each program (earning transfer credit for similar courses) and earn two degrees.

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Searchable Directory of Teaching and Learning Centres in Ontario and across Canada

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

Search the list of teaching and learning centres 

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Must-Read Books on Online Learning

Peer Learning and Assessment Edition!

Books to inspire and guide those committed to the development, expansion and improvement of online learning through peer learning and assessment.

For Faculty and Instructors

Effective Peer Learning. From Principles to Practical Implementation

For Instructional Designers

Peeragogy Handbook: Techniques for Peer Learning and Peer Production

For Policy-Makers and Administrators

The Philosophy of Open Learning – Peer Learning and the Intellectual Commons

Browse all Must-Read Books

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SUBMIT NOW!

The Call for Proposals for ONLINE LEARNING 2019: Global Summit & EdTech Expo – Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age is now open.

October 8 – 10, 2019 at Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Canada

Inspire and Learn from Your Peers, Exchange Best Practices Internationally and Expand Your Skills and Connections

Contact North | Contact Nord invites you to submit a proposal to share your knowledge, insights, experience and understanding about online, blended and technology-enhanced learning in higher education with colleagues, practitioners, online learning experts, government policy-makers, and private sector providers from around the world in Toronto, Canada at ONLINE LEARNING 2019: Global Summit & EdTech Expo.

Click here for more information and to submit your proposal

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Most Popular Resources on teachonline.ca
  1. A New Pedagogy is Emerging… and Online Learning is a Key Contributing Factor
  2. Searchable Directory of 1,700 Upcoming Education and Technology Conferences from Around the World
  3. Tools and Trends
  4. How Communities of Inquiry Drive Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age
  5. How to Teach Online for Student Success
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