Dr. Terry Anderson: Recent submissions
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The Distant Crowd: Transactional Distance And New Social Media Literacies.
(International Journal of Learning and Media, 2014)Sociality is not just a cultural phenomenon but is embedded in our genes as eusocial creatures (E. O.Wilson 2012). Learning is an innately social activity, and the processes of teaching, the passing of knowledge from one ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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
(2012-11-19)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. The ... -
"Open and Closed" Getting the mix right. Who gets to Decide??
(2012-10-26)Despite the desirability of "Making Open the Default" as the theme of this year’s open access week, there are many reasons that can and should influence a person and an organization to restrict access to content. In this ... -
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 ... -
Learning technology through three generations of technology enhanced distance education pedagogy
(European Open and Distance Learning Journal, 2012)This paper updates earlier work in which we defined three generations of distance education pedagogy. We then describe emerging technologies that are most conducive to instructional designs that evolve with each generation. ... -
Interactions Affording Distance Science Education
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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 ... -
Design-Based Research: A Decade of Progress in Education Research?
(Educational Researcher, 2012-06)Design-based research (DBR) evolved near the beginning of 21st century and was heralded as a practical research methodology that could effectively bridge the chasm between research and practice in formal education. In this ... -
Fun and Fear in Open Spaces
(2011-10-27)This presentation presents the theory and practice of Open Learning as implemented in Athabasca University’s Beyond the LMS social networking system. The presentation discusses the motivation , design and challenges ... -
COI in Virtual Worlds - Survey
(2011-09-01)This is a copy of the online survey questionnaire used in a research study on COI indicators in virtual worlds. The results will be published in Fall 2011 issue of Journal of Online Learning and Teaching -
Vision for Change: a concept paper for the development of a virtual learning system
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Three generations of distance education pedagogy
(2011-06-16)This paper defines and examines three generations of distance education pedagogy. Unlike earlier classifications of distance education based on the technology used, this analysis focuses on the pedagogy that defines ... -
Social Software survey used with unpaced undergrad -2009
(2010-08-18)Survey used to determine interest and expertise in social software use in unpaced forms of distance education. Results published Terry Anderson, Bruno Poellhuber and Ross McKerlich (2010) Self Paced Learners Meet Social ... -
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 ... -
Interactions Affording Distance Science Education
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Distance learning – Social software’s killer ap?
(the Open & Distance Learning Association of Australia, 2005)This paper discusses the challenges of developing modes of distance education that afford maximum freedom for learners—including the ability to enroll continuously and to pace one’s own learning—and yet still create ... -
The Networked Future of Athabasca University Pedagogy
(2009-10-03)