Inside Online Learning

Each week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. As we approach the summer months, you may be thinking about vacations and catching up with a variety of projects. Have you considered professional development options? While not [...]

Each week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. The terms interaction and innovation may seem like buzzwords in higher education, but both are critical to the success of online learning. Dr. Kelvin Thompson (@kthompso) from the University [...]

Each week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. Several researchers and initiatives are striving to describe how a student should be changed through the pursuit and completion of a college education, and the ROI of time spent [...]

Each week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. How can students and instructors have an impact on their academic programs? As we near the end of the spring semester at many schools instructors are asking students [...]

Each week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. Our moderator, Melissa, and social media manager, Laura, are participating in two conference sessions (TCC Online Conference and Social Learning Summit) this week to discuss the use of Twitter in online [...]

Each week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. One of the issues you may encounter as an online learner, instructor, or administrator is that people unfamiliar with virtual environments often have preconceived notions of what it's like [...]

Each week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. It's evident that online learning requires persistence. While it may be more convenient than traditional on-campus options for many students, that doesn't mean it's going to be easier. The [...]

Each week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. Educators, students, and higher education administrators are increasingly involved in social media (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+) these days with individual accounts and online community membership. Many of [...]

Each week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. Learning games are gaining ground as a way for students to interact with each other and course content, especially in an online environment. These activities can be entertaining [...]

Each week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. Whether it's required as part of a formal degree program or recommended for entry into a particular field, students across academic disciplines are looking for practical experience. These opportunities [...]