Our online learners told us that their discussion forms were “dead spaces” and had “no value”. In this post I will explore how this may have happened and ask if there is anything we can do about it.
Tag: online learning
We’ve been providing distance education for over 100 years and we do this at scale, but designing good online learning is challenging. In pursuit of a solution we are proud to introduce the CAFE Model: a streamlined approach to learning design that emphasises the essential elements of what it takes to learn.
What makes a good educational video? Does this align with what students like? What does this tell us? We will explore this in more detail in this month’s digital education reading group.
In less than two years we have seen incredible changes in the possibilities provided by GenAI. It promises increased creativity and efficiency, better quality work and even improved health outcomes. But, at the same time, there are concerns about its misuse, job losses, exploitation, disregard for intellectual property and its impact on human rights and democracy.
This month the digital education reading group discusses the importance of online identity for online learners, and how we might foster online learning community ecosystems.
As we navigate the future of education, we’re blending human expertise with AI innovations to improve the way we make online learning. Here are six ways we’ve used AI to inspire and assist us in our work.
The theme for this month’s digital education reading group is inspired by a question asked on Twitter about what makes a good educational video: Question for online educators – what’s the latest science on whether the educator’s face on teaching videos they make is associated with a) learning and b) satisfaction?