Innovate Volume 4, Issue 5, June/Juli 2008

James L Morrison, Editor-in-Chief, Innovate has been in touch to reminds us about the following below.

Just look at this interesting line-up in this Innovate special issue.
The June/July special issue on the future of education, guest edited by George Siemans, focuses on the changing shape of pedagogy, the nature of knowledge itself, the future of copyright, likely patterns of technology adoption in the future, the place of virtual worlds and online portfolios in education, and offers a tool to assist educators anticipate the future.
Read more...

Future Learning Landscapes:

Transforming Pedagogy through Social Software

By Catherine McLoughlin and Mark J. W. Lee

Rhizomatic Education:

Community as Curriculum

By Dave Cormier

Worlds in Collision:

Copyright, Technology, and Education

By Stephen Marshall

A Singular Vision for a Disparate Future:

Technology Adoption Patterns in Higher Learning Through 2035

By Robert G. Henshaw

Places to Go:

YouTube

By Stephen Downes

In the From our Sponsor section, Gary Brown, Nils Peterson, Adrian Wilson, and Jim Ptaszynski connect the use of reflective e-portfolios to increased learner control, better relationships with alumni and employers, and increasing engagement through utilization of real life learning tasks.
Daniel W. Rasmus concludes this issue with a description of Microsoft's use of scenario planning, a strategic planning tool that, he argues, can help educational institutions “face uncertainty in order to embrace the future.”

Enjoy this issue of Innovate.

Innovate Volume 4, Issue 5, June/Juli 2008

James L Morrison, Editor-in-Chief, Innovate has been in touch to reminds us about the following below.

Just look at this interesting line-up in this Innovate special issue.
The June/July special issue on the future of education, guest edited by George Siemans, focuses on the changing shape of pedagogy, the nature of knowledge itself, the future of copyright, likely patterns of technology adoption in the future, the place of virtual worlds and online portfolios in education, and offers a tool to assist educators anticipate the future.
Read more...

Future Learning Landscapes:

Transforming Pedagogy through Social Software

By Catherine McLoughlin and Mark J. W. Lee

Rhizomatic Education:

Community as Curriculum

By Dave Cormier

Worlds in Collision:

Copyright, Technology, and Education

By Stephen Marshall

A Singular Vision for a Disparate Future:

Technology Adoption Patterns in Higher Learning Through 2035

By Robert G. Henshaw

Places to Go:

YouTube

By Stephen Downes

In the From our Sponsor section, Gary Brown, Nils Peterson, Adrian Wilson, and Jim Ptaszynski connect the use of reflective e-portfolios to increased learner control, better relationships with alumni and employers, and increasing engagement through utilization of real life learning tasks.
Daniel W. Rasmus concludes this issue with a description of Microsoft's use of scenario planning, a strategic planning tool that, he argues, can help educational institutions “face uncertainty in order to embrace the future.”

Enjoy this issue of Innovate.

Light, Agile and Flexible: Collaborating the Web 2.0 Way by Stephen Downes

Stephen Downes presentation delivered to Innovations in e-Learning, June 4, 2008, look at how web 2.0 applications, and in particular, social and collaborative technologies can support learning and steps institutions can take to best leverage their capabilities.

See more...

Source: Stephen's Web

Light, Agile and Flexible: Collaborating the Web 2.0 Way by Stephen Downes

Stephen Downes presentation delivered to Innovations in e-Learning, June 4, 2008, look at how web 2.0 applications, and in particular, social and collaborative technologies can support learning and steps institutions can take to best leverage their capabilities.

See more...

Source: Stephen's Web

NACOL Releases First in New Promising Practices in Online Learning Series: Blended Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education

The North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) is announce the release of the first report in a series of six papers being published in 2008.

This series, Promising Practices in Online Learning, explores some of the approaches being taken by practitioners and policymakers in response to key issues in online learning.

Susan Patrick, President of NACOL, says, "NACOL is examining significant advances in online learning and highlighting the promising practices. Blended learning is a major trend in K-12 education. Personalization for all students is possible through online learning and will become mainstream in the next ten years."

Blended learning combines the best elements of online and face-to-face learning and is likely to emerge as a predominant method of teaching and learning. It is being implemented by schools through out the country and the world, and in some cases it has been underway for several years.

According to author John Watson, of Evergreen Consulting Associates, "Onlinelearning offers the advantage of personalization, allowing individualizedattention and support when students need it most.

Read more...

Related link

Blended Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education

Source: Reuters and North American Council for Online Learning

NACOL Releases First in New Promising Practices in Online Learning Series: Blended Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education

The North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) is announce the release of the first report in a series of six papers being published in 2008.

This series, Promising Practices in Online Learning, explores some of the approaches being taken by practitioners and policymakers in response to key issues in online learning.

Susan Patrick, President of NACOL, says, "NACOL is examining significant advances in online learning and highlighting the promising practices. Blended learning is a major trend in K-12 education. Personalization for all students is possible through online learning and will become mainstream in the next ten years."

Blended learning combines the best elements of online and face-to-face learning and is likely to emerge as a predominant method of teaching and learning. It is being implemented by schools through out the country and the world, and in some cases it has been underway for several years.

According to author John Watson, of Evergreen Consulting Associates, "Onlinelearning offers the advantage of personalization, allowing individualizedattention and support when students need it most.

Read more...

Related link

Blended Learning: The Convergence of Online and Face-to-Face Education

Source: Reuters and North American Council for Online Learning

Project Initiation Checklist for Rapid E-learning

Here is a link to a report with a checklist of things to consider at the beginning a rapid elearning project.

If you are starting a rapid e-learning project, you will accelerate your progress by ensuring the key elements are in place to get going.

Doing so will save valuable time down the line rectifying unresolved issues or help prevent unnecessary development or time spent on tangential activities.

This free short insight report from Kineo, leaders in rapid e-learning, explains

• Differences between rapid e-learning and standard e-learning project definition
• The key actions you need to take to initiate your rapid e-learning project
  

It includes a checklist of key project initiation tasks that you can use as a baseline, adding specifics relevant to your organisation.
Read more...

Related links

Free Kineo Reports

Rapid E-Learning Store

Source: Kineo

Project Initiation Checklist for Rapid E-learning

Here is a link to a report with a checklist of things to consider at the beginning a rapid elearning project.

If you are starting a rapid e-learning project, you will accelerate your progress by ensuring the key elements are in place to get going.

Doing so will save valuable time down the line rectifying unresolved issues or help prevent unnecessary development or time spent on tangential activities.

This free short insight report from Kineo, leaders in rapid e-learning, explains

• Differences between rapid e-learning and standard e-learning project definition
• The key actions you need to take to initiate your rapid e-learning project
  

It includes a checklist of key project initiation tasks that you can use as a baseline, adding specifics relevant to your organisation.
Read more...

Related links

Free Kineo Reports

Rapid E-Learning Store

Source: Kineo

PACE urges expansion of ‘e-learning’ tools and technology

European governments are being urged to expand the use of so-called “e-learning” tools and technologies in schools and universities to target new groups of students, for instance through distance learning, as well as to enhance classroom teaching by new interactive, collaborative and audiovisual/textual learning content.

A report for the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) approved on May 29 in Stockholm says “e-learning” tools – such as audio-visual teleconferencing and downloads, interactive teaching tools and online tutorials – are not yet being used to their full potential.

Read more...

Related link

Report Committee on Culture, Science and Education

Rapporteur: Mr Axel FISCHER, Germany, Group of the European People’s Party.

Source: The FINANCIAL, Business News & Multimedia

PACE urges expansion of ‘e-learning’ tools and technology

European governments are being urged to expand the use of so-called “e-learning” tools and technologies in schools and universities to target new groups of students, for instance through distance learning, as well as to enhance classroom teaching by new interactive, collaborative and audiovisual/textual learning content.

A report for the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) approved on May 29 in Stockholm says “e-learning” tools – such as audio-visual teleconferencing and downloads, interactive teaching tools and online tutorials – are not yet being used to their full potential.

Read more...

Related link

Report Committee on Culture, Science and Education

Rapporteur: Mr Axel FISCHER, Germany, Group of the European People’s Party.

Source: The FINANCIAL, Business News & Multimedia