Education and Learning

Technology’s Supporting Role in Engaging Students in Higher Education

Fundamentally, technology is here to connect ideas to people, people to ideas and help turn ideas into reality. Students have ideas and need access to as many bridges as can be found in Vancouver to communicate these ideas. When given the freedom to choose their own medium to do so, their engagement increases leading to better… Continue reading Technology’s Supporting Role in Engaging Students in Higher Education

Distance Education, Education and Learning

Do your course activities lead to desired changes in your students?

Are your course activities leading to desired change in your students? There’s been a lot of discussion between action and motion in the context of change leadership. Action, of course, leads to change, not motion. Good or bad change is another topic. It is good to be reminded of this when we are trying to make… Continue reading Do your course activities lead to desired changes in your students?

Distance Education, Education and Learning, Information

What’s in the eLearning name?

Out of curiosity, I Googled “eLearning definition” and this is what comes up: Personally, I have a bit of a problem with this definition, primarily the "self-motivation" part. If someone feels they are not self-motivated then the can't do eLearning ("effectively" has to be defined here, too)? Has the writer of this definition tried any good… Continue reading What’s in the eLearning name?