A recent publication by Di Xu and Shanna Smith Jaggars detailing a study in the United States focused on adaptability to Online Learning. The study examines how well students adapt to the online environment in terms of their ability to persist and earn strong grades in online courses relative to their ability to do so in face-to-face courses.
Access the report here: http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/media/k2/attachments/adaptability-to-online-learning.pdf
Friday 12 April 2013
Tuesday 2 April 2013
Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education 2013-2018
The Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education 2013-2018: An NMC Horizon Project Regional Analysis was recently released, aiming to inform Australian educational leaders about significant developments in technologies supporting teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in tertiary education.
The report looks at trends over three different time spans; one year or less, two to three years and lastly four to five years. Some of the trends covered include Learning Analytics, MOOCs, Badges, 3D Printing, Virtual and Remote Laboratories and Wearable Technologies.
The Top Ten Trends Impacting Technology Decisions as well as the Top Ten Most Significant Challenges are also discussed in the report.
The report can be viewed here with additional information about the Report available on the report's wiki.
Report Citation:
Johnson, L., Adams Becker, S., Cummins, M., Freeman, A., Ifenthaler, D., and Vardaxis, N. (2013). Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education 2013-2018: An NMC Horizon Project Regional Analysis. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
The report looks at trends over three different time spans; one year or less, two to three years and lastly four to five years. Some of the trends covered include Learning Analytics, MOOCs, Badges, 3D Printing, Virtual and Remote Laboratories and Wearable Technologies.
The Top Ten Trends Impacting Technology Decisions as well as the Top Ten Most Significant Challenges are also discussed in the report.
The report can be viewed here with additional information about the Report available on the report's wiki.
Report Citation:
Johnson, L., Adams Becker, S., Cummins, M., Freeman, A., Ifenthaler, D., and Vardaxis, N. (2013). Technology Outlook for Australian Tertiary Education 2013-2018: An NMC Horizon Project Regional Analysis. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
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