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International Pockets of Innovation

Ground-Breaking Practices in Online Learning From Educators

The International Pockets of Innovation series showcases a broad range of examples of best practices in online learning from faculty and instructors in higher education around the world, including Ireland, Norway, France, Iceland, Spain, Italy, US, Israel, Costa Rica, Scotland, England, Sweden and Germany, with more added each month. These descriptions highlight models and resources that can be adapted in many educational settings to improve student success in online, blended, and technology-enhanced learning. 

 In this growing series, Contact North | Contact Nord features projects with three specific characteristics:

  • They represent a new approach.
  • They support students.
  • The developers are prepared to share their innovations, the challenges they encountered and what they learned with public colleges and universities in Ontario, as well as colleagues around the world.

This international series complements Contact North | Contact Nord’s Pockets of Innovation Series with 135 examples of how innovative educators in Ontario’s public colleges and public universities are using online learning to provide engaging learning experiences for students as well as the Cross Canada series with examples from Canada, outside of Ontario.

  • The Transformational Change Program at Open Polytechnic New Zealand

    As described by Alan Cadwallader, Executive Director of Learning Delivery at Open Polytechnic New Zealand (OPNZ), it was essential for the Open Polytechnic to transition to the digital age as a natural extension of its extensive experience with correspondence education. OPNZ provides vocational... Learn more about The Transformational Change Program at Open Polytechnic New Zealand
  • Quality and Design for Open Education and Massive Open Online Courses: Collaborative Research Coordinated by the Open University of the Netherland

    Many educational institutions in Europe develop and offer open education and, in particular, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as strategies for extending their reach, enticing students to enrol in the university, offering learning opportunities in their national languages to international... Learn more about Quality and Design for Open Education and Massive Open Online Courses: Collaborative Research Coordinated by the Open University of the Netherland
  • Projects with Multiple Uses: Micro-Credentials for Undergraduate and Graduate Students and Support Courses for Online and On-Campus Graduate Students at the University of Leeds, England

    The Digital Education Service (DES) at the University of Leeds in England is a core service for online education across the institution, adding value to blended learning for on-campus students and designing and delivering online courses for a wide range of external students and learners. In 2013,... Learn more about Projects with Multiple Uses: Micro-Credentials for Undergraduate and Graduate Students and Support Courses for Online and On-Campus Graduate Students at the University of Leeds, England
  • Improving Quality for Students and Faculty through Implementation of a New Learning Management System at the Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands recognized it needed a new learning management system (LMS) for its on-campus and online courses to replace the one it had been using since 1999. TU Delft is a campus-based university specializing in engineering, science and design... Learn more about Improving Quality for Students and Faculty through Implementation of a New Learning Management System at the Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
  • MITx MicroMasters: Offering Students Access to Quality Credentials and Degree Pathways at Multiple Universities at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, launched OpenCourseWare in 2002, as a freely accessible depository of course materials. In 2018, it contains virtually all MIT course content, with resources from 2,400 courses available to learners and... Learn more about MITx MicroMasters: Offering Students Access to Quality Credentials and Degree Pathways at Multiple Universities at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
  • Two Universities – Two Degrees: A Model for Awarding Double Degrees in Master’s Programs at Royal Roads University, British Columbia, Canada and the Management Centre Innsbruck, Austria

    Dr. Charles Krusekopf, a Professor in the School of Business at Royal Roads University (RRU) in British Columbia, Canada has extensive international experience as a student and professor. One of his goals at RRU is to find ways to provide international academic experience to students who are... Learn more about Two Universities – Two Degrees: A Model for Awarding Double Degrees in Master’s Programs at Royal Roads University, British Columbia, Canada and the Management Centre Innsbruck, Austria
  • Open Online Education Research Focused on Students, Course Design and Higher Education Institutions at the Open University of the Netherlands

    SOONER, under the leadership of Dr. Marco Kalz, is linked with four PhD projects – three at OUNL and one at the University of Utrecht. Two research studies focus on learners – one on self-regulation of learners taking Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and the second on questions of motivation and... Learn more about Open Online Education Research Focused on Students, Course Design and Higher Education Institutions at the Open University of the Netherlands
  • Learner Analytics for Students to Encourage Better Results and Retention at the University of Brighton, England

    Over the last few years, Dr. Katie Piatt, eLearning Services Manager, and many of her colleagues at the University of Brighton in England, are learning more about the emerging field of learning analytics, with its promises of better understanding, communication and interaction with... Learn more about Learner Analytics for Students to Encourage Better Results and Retention at the University of Brighton, England
  • Offering Digital Teaching and Learning, Research, Design, and Production at the Media Center at Technical University Dresden, Germany

    The Media Center at Technical University Dresden (TU Dresden) in Germany was created about ten years ago by bringing together two units, one of which focused on media research and design and the other on media production including e-learning.  Dr. Thomas Köhler, previously responsible for the... Learn more about Offering Digital Teaching and Learning, Research, Design, and Production at the Media Center at Technical University Dresden, Germany
  • Integrating Massive Open Online Research Exercises into MOOCs to Benefit Students and Researchers at the University of Geneva, Switzerland

    In 2013, Pablo Achard, Senior Advisor to the Rector at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) in Switzerland, took on responsibility for the development of the University’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) program. The first MOOCs were to act as a showcase, with as many of the topics as possible aligned... Learn more about Integrating Massive Open Online Research Exercises into MOOCs to Benefit Students and Researchers at the University of Geneva, Switzerland
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