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Uses of published research: An exploratory case study
(International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013-01)
Academic publications are too often ignored by other researchers. There are various reasons: researchers know that conclusions may eventually be proved wrong; publications are sometimes retracted; effects may decline ...
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 ...
OER Readiness Tool
(2013-02-26)
Survey Instrument of OER use by staff at Athabasca University
The Anti- IPA Position Paper: A reply from an Educator
(2013-05-29)
This paper is a "REVISED" version of a position paper released by the International Publishers' Association. ALL the arguments that they use against OER are in fact arguments supportive of OER and against commercial content. ...
Report on the assessment and accreditation of Learners using OER
(2013-09-17)
This report shares the findings and lessons learned from an investigation into the economics of disaggregated models for assessing and accrediting informal learners, with particular attention to the OER University (OERu) ...
Findings from a survey of openness in assessment and accreditation practices in post-secondary institutions
(2013-06-07)
This working paper shares the findings and lessons learned from a small-scale survey on perceptions, practices and policies relating to openness in assessment and accreditation in post-secondary institutions. The study was ...
Cloud computing and adult literacy: How cloud computing can sustain the promise of adult learning
(Datamatics Global Services Limited, 2013)
Adult literacy in Canada consists of a patchwork of large and small adult
education providers: many of them are autonomous community societies,
some are school boards, and others are community college based, as well
as ...
Perspectives on Open and Distance Learning: Open Educational Resources: Innovation, Research and Practice
(COL, Athabasca University, 2013-05)
Open Educational Resources (OER) – that is, teaching, learning and research materials that their owners make free to others to use, revise and share – offer a powerful means of expanding the reach and effectiveness 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 ...
Using a Design-Based Research Study to Identify Principles for Training Instructors to Teach Online
(IRRODL, 2013)
Within the overall framework of design-based research, this paper reports on a study that focused on evaluating an online training course for online instructors. This intervention was designed as a possible solution to the ...