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Case Study: eduSource and the Athabasca University Digital Library Project
(E-Learning Network News, 2005)
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 ...
The Athabasca University edusource Project: Building An Accessible Learning Object Repository
(Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2005)
Athabasca University - Canada's Open University (AU) made the commitment to put all of
its courses online as part of its Strategic University Plan. In pursuit of this goal, AU
participated in the eduSource project, a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
On the Design of Social Media for Learning
(social sciences, 2014-08-08)
This paper presents two conceptual models that we have developed for
understanding ways that social media can support learning. One model relates to the
“social” aspect of social media, describing the different ways that ...
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 ...
Comparing Weblogs to Threaded Discussion Tools in Online Educational Contexts.
(International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Education., 2006-11)
Weblogs or blogs are being heralded as the “next big thing” in education. In this article we examine the advantages and disadvantages of this form of Internet-based interaction using the Community of Inquiry model with its ...
Assessing Teaching Presence in a Computer Conferencing Context
(Journal of the Asynchronous Learning Network, 2001)
This paper presents a tool developed for the purpose of assessing teaching presence in online courses that make use of computer conferencing, and preliminary results from the use of this tool. The method of analysis is ...