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Designing Mobile Learning Interventions for Language Learners
(2013-09-12)
This chapter presents a case of an EDR study completed at a Canadian community college and resulting in the development of an innovative educational intervention, Mobile–Enabled Language Learning Eco-System (MELLES), as ...
The interaction equivalency theorem
(Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2010-01)
This paper examines the key issues regarding The Interaction Equivalency Theorem posited by Anderson (2003a), which consists of the three interaction elements found in formal education courses among teacher, student, and ...
The growing impact of open access distance education journals - a bibliometric analysis.
(2010-08-17)
Open access dissemination resonates with many distance education researchers and practitioners because it aligns with their fundmantal mission of extending access to learning opportunity. However, there remains lingering ...
Digital resilience in higher education
(2013-03-21)
Higher education institutions face a number of opportunities and challenges as the result of the digital revolution. The institutions perform a number of scholarship functions which can be affected by new technologies, and ...
Disruptive Pedagogies and Technologies in Universities
(Educational Technology & Society, 2012)
This paper is a reaction to the increasing high cost of
higher education and the resulting inaccessibility for the
millions of potential learners now seeking opportunities
for quality higher education opportunities. ...
Voice Interaction Online
(Nova, 2011)
This chapter examines the potential for voice activities to enhance online learning. Although research related to online writing tools (such as e-mail, discussion threads, blogs, and wikis) is growing and the use of ...
OER Policies in Canada: A POERUP country report.
(2013-04)
This paper reports on the status of OER policies in Canadian government and higher education institutions, consisting of a POERUP (Policies for OER Uptake) Europroject country report on the existence of policy documents ...
Social Interaction in Self-paced Distance Education.
(Open Praxis, 2015)
In this paper we present a case study of a self-paced university course that was originally designed to support independent, self-paced study at distance. We developed a social media intervention, in design-based
research ...
Agoraphobia and the modern learner.
(Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2014-03)
Read/write social technologies enable rich pedagogies that centre on sharing
and constructing content but have two notable weaknesses. Firstly, beyond the safe,
nurturing environment of closed groups, students participating ...
A Framework for Interaction and Cognitive Engagement in Connectivist Learning Contexts
(IRRODL, 2014-04)
Interaction has always been highly valued in education, especially in distance education (Moore, 1989; Anderson, 2003; Chen, 2004a; Woo & Reeves, 2007; Wang, 2013; Conrad, in press). It has been associated with motivation ...