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Free Contact North | Contact Nord Webinar
10 Ways on How to Make your Fall Classes Better
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Register Now!
Student engagement is the holy grail of online learning. The more engaged students are and the more they feel part of a learning community online, the more successful they are — and teachers can do many things to improve engagement.
This webinar is based on years of experience and experimenting in class and online with what works.
In this engaging webinar, you’ll get an opportunity to:
- Explore the importance of engagement, participation, support and flexibility in the design of learning experiences
- Learn specific actions you can take to increase engagement and improve learning outcomes
- See 10 examples in action and understand their strengths and weaknesses
Our Host
Dr. Steven Mintz
Professor of History
University of Texas, Austin
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A Contact North | Contact Nord Free Webinar
How to Effectively Use Assessment in Online
and Blended Learning to Help Your Students Succeed
Thursday, October 7, 2021
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
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There are new opportunities to rethink and reimagine how assessment for learning and assessments of learning takes place in an online and blended learning environment.
Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd, Chief Innovation Officer at Contact North | Contact Nord explores five principles for assessment:
- Authentic Assessment
- Accessible Assessment
- Automated Assessment
- Continuous Assessment
- Secure Assessment
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A Contact North | Contact Nord Free Webinar
How to Create Active and Engaging Learning Experiences with Zoom Breakout Rooms
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
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Zoom’s breakout rooms provide a unique opportunity to learn to create active and engaging learning experiences for students.
Dr. Ron Owston, Research Associate at Contact North | Contact Nord demonstrates how to:
- Move beyond holding ineffective, unstructured breakout room discussions
- Create distinctive breakout room roles for students to promote active participation
- Employ a variety of tools and techniques to enhance breakout room experiences
- Pre-assign students to breakout rooms or allow them to choose their own
- Design creative ways for students to report breakout room outcomes to the whole class
- Make use of breakout rooms in large enrolment courses
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Dr. Tony Bates’ Blog:
Online Learning and Distance Education
In this blog post, Dr. Bates reviews Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd’s article The Precarious Futures for Online Learning that looks at the shifting systems dynamics of higher education and the drivers of higher education policy post-pandemic.
Read Contact North I Contact Nord Research Associate Dr. Tony Bates’ blog post:
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This Week’s Must-Read Book
on Online Learning
By Chris Rodgers (2021)
Organizational leaders struggle to lead in these times – they find themselves muddling through. This is a good thing. For too long an “accounting” and “operations management” mind-set has governed management thinking and it’s time to get back to first principles. The key to effective leadership is a relentless focus on the purpose of the organization coupled with a strong view of what its preferred future should be. By thinking back from the future with purpose, effective leadership can happen if the leader also has courage and persistence. Plans can help, but (as this text reminds us) “a battle plan rarely survives first contact with the enemy”. A great many leaders at all levels in organizations will find inspiration and support in this book. It is both well-written, informed by experience and practical.
Browse all Must-Read Books
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Contact North | Contact Nord’s Searchable Directory
83 Online, Open & Distance Learning Associations
and Consortia Throughout the World
Contact North | Contact Nord created this non-exhaustive list of online, distance and open learning associations and consortia around the world, providing links to websites (if available) to widen access to the valuable information offered by each.
Explore the Directory
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Upcoming Events in Online Learning
Open Education Conference
Virtual Event
October 18-22, 2021
The Open Education Conference is an annual convening for sharing and learning about open educational resources, open pedagogy, and open education. This dynamic gathering celebrates the core values of open education that strive to realize education ecosystems that are accessible, affordable, equitable and inclusive to everyone, regardless of their background.
For More Information and to Register
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About Contact North | Contact Nord
As Ontario’s community-based bilingual distance education and training network, Contact North | Contact Nord helps underserved residents in 1,300 small, rural, remote, Indigenous and Francophone communities access education and training without leaving their communities.
Visit contactnorth.ca for more information
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