Category: "Designing Online Courses"
Dec
03
Collaborative Learning: eLearning is not ePublishing
Learning, Designing Online Courses Send feedback » 926 viewsThis brief article summarises a lot of worries that people have about elearning - that it too often is simply a set of slides (maybe with some whizzy interactions that make the learner click somewhere).
For learners to achieve the learning that you ho… more »
Nov
26
Theory & Practice of Online Learning
Learning, Technology, Designing Online Courses Send feedback » 1042 viewsTends to be HE focussed, but still has some very useful thinking about designing online courses.
Chapter 7: The development of online courses. is particularly useful.
My favourite quote from the book is in Chapter 2 (It's actually a quote from an e… more »
Nov
26
The Illusion of e-learning
Learning, Technology, Designing Online Courses Send feedback » 1905 viewsInteresting discussion of what is working and what isn't, and what could be done to improve the situation. more »
Nov
26
A thought-provoking article that illustrates a number of ideas to help corporate elearning work:
Make learning an official, voiced company or unit goal
Link training explicitly to individual goals
Tie training to annual performance reviews… more »
Nov
26
Guide to elearning
Not yet categorised, Learning, Technology, Designing Online Courses Send feedback » 813 viewsThis, from the elearning centre, is an excellent summary of elearning. It provides loads of examples of the types of elearning presented. As well as content-based learning (ie. the standard online "courses"), there's also discussion of more collaborative… more »
Nov
25
Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start learning
Learning, Technology, Designing Online Courses Send feedback » 1236 viewsThis article, by George Siemens, argues effectively for modular systems that keep the learner in control, rather than the current models of LMS systems which are closed and are based around a model of teacher control.
What is needed in a Learning Enviro… more »
Nov
24
This overview of weblogs in education from Derek Morrison will prove invaluable to all those considering using them, or examining their uses & pitfalls.
Even though it basically comes as a set of slides with a small commentary, there's still a huge… more »
Nov
22
Reference Guide for Instructional Design & Development
Learning, Designing Online Courses Send feedback » 1432 viewsSome very good, sound advice in here.
As you begin to formulate your instructional strategy, it may be helpful to use R. Gagne's "nine events of instruction" as an organizational tool. Gagne outlined a process of learning that includes the following n… more »
Nov
22
IMPLEMENTING THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES: Technology as Lever
Learning, Designing Online Courses Send feedback » 1193 viewsThis could prove useful as a measure against which to develop online courses.
The 7 principles are:
Encourage contacts between students and faculty.
Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students.
Use active learning techniques.
Give… more »
Nov
22
Higher education focussed. Interesting that he treats learning objects as pretty much any interaction that can take place online: learner-learner, learner-content & learner-teacher.
online components, which are becoming known as learning objects,… more »
