I’ve been a teacher for many years, but I have never studied how to teach. This course was very helpful to me in its pedagogical focus, taking us through the types of technology available to us in higher education, and how that technology will affect us as teachers as well as our students. This has…
Lifelong learning is critical in any profession. The world changes around us whether we like it or not, and we must educate ourselves constantly to ensure a more fluid experience within the context of where we live and work. In higher education especially there is a strong need for professional development. Professors and lecturers are…
Social media has become a part of our everyday life. It is something that we take for granted and subsequently, we often don’t consider its risks and benefits as a component of our communication and self-representation. When social media is incorporated into higher-learning, its challenges and benefits have the potential to affect the way students…
Assessment is an instrumental component of the learning process. If done effectively, it has the ability to engage learners in the learning process, which helps learners to become accountable and gives them the ability to become more independent in their learning process. Being mindful of the principles of assessment help balance environments that are common…
Our classroom methods haven’t changed much over time, based upon European education systems developed hundreds of years ago. On the other hand, the world has changed so much in this time, and the needs of our learners are different than when these learning systems were developed. Of the many changes in our learners, a major…
Video is a tool that can be integrated into the classroom, just as a chalkboard, a sound system, a pen, or even a desk are tools. What sets video apart from the other tools I just mentioned are a significant amount of challenges and potential payoffs in its incorporation into higher education. The major pros…
With “about two-thirds of adults showing visual preferences for learning,” (Hamilton, Boni. Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Tools to Meet the Need of Every Student. International Society for Technology in Education) and media in all its forms playing a larger role in our daily lives, our need for visual literacy is ever increasing. This need naturally…
Selecting a VLE/LMS is an enormous decision for a university to undertake. Due to the many stakeholders that will be affected by the choice including students, staff, administrators, and professors, the decision can’t be taken lightly. This means that it will take a very long time to select a system, from the initial review phase…
Most e-learning experts seem to agree that three of the biggest challenges facing e-learning are system quality, information quality, and support quality. While the design and implementation of e-learning systems can be very cost-effective in comparison to traditional class learning systems as costs are generally limited to servers and software, the design and implementation process…
Integrating technology in higher education comes with nearly as many challenges as it does advantages. Having the world at our fingertips comes with not only a financial price tag, but also requires much strategy and planning to get the most from technology that it offers. Without effective implementation into the higher education setting, technology can…
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