distance learning

NPR has a two part series about online education. The only thing that might be lost in the commentary is the motives behind the pursuit of online learning among schools that have begun offering it.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16638700

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16709807

An interesting supplement to these recordings might include an interview with Robert Mendenhall at this year's EDUCAUSE Annual Event.

The latest issue of EDUCAUSE Quarterly is now online. Among the issue's features are:

• Stephen R. Ruth, Martha Sammons, and Lindsey Poulin on distance learning challenges
  
• Benoît Burdet, Cédric Bontron, and Pierre-Yves Burgi on digital lecture-capture at the University of Geneva
  
• Joseph Rene Corbeil and Maria Elena Valdes-Corbeilon on using mobile devices for teaching and learning
  
• Complete findings from the 2007 EDUCAUSE Current IT Issues Survey

The latest EDUCAUSE Quarterly (EQ) is now available, featuring articles on what online courses offer for residential universities; making research cyberinfrastructure a strategic choice; instant messaging in online and on-site higher education classes; and laboratory-based distance learning. Subscribe to the EQ RSS feed for the latest articles and columns; find the RSS 2.0 subscription icon at the top left of the EQ home page.

In this 13 minute recording, we'll hear from Cornell's Bill Arms.  Listen in as he shares some thoughts on the evolving landscape of digital libraries. 


This interview is provided courtesy of CNI and was recorded at their 2006 Fall Task Force Meeting.  The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity.  You can learn more about CNI at their web site, http://www.cni.org

In this 16 minute recording, Bill Hogue sits down with Ken Udas to cover a range of topics include the business readiness rating, broadband policy and more.

The ePresence community will be hosting a live webcast demonstration of their latest release ( ePresence 3.1) tomorrow. This is an open source system for content capturing, archiving, and webcasting, developed by the University of Toronto Knowledge Media Design Institute. The latest release incorporates live webcasting, VOIP, podcasting, screen capture and powerpoint support.  Has anybody used ePresence in classroom or distance learning environments?

In this interview from the last day of the show, Rebecca Alm sits down with me to talk about distance learning, studio learning, art schools, online critques, and  data visualization. 

You might also find interest in an interview with her colleague Kathleen Heideman, an interview with folks from NMC about Pachyderm, or podcasts that cover studio learning via an interview with Brad Lister or JSB's Keynote at UC's TWT Conference. 

 

 

In this 17 minute interview with the Vice Dean of Distance Learning at Air University, we'll listen in as Matthew Stafford shares thoughts on a range of topics including distance learning, gaming and simulation, cybersecurity, communities of practice, and learning styles.