Tag Archives: elearning

NW eLearning Provides Free Webinar on Online Teaching

Posted on March 21, 2020 by geoffcain

Once again, the elearning community is stepping up to take care of teachers in this time of crisis. The NW eLearning Community in particular has sent out this message providing support: Dear Colleagues, Schools in the Pacific Northwest are responding … Continue reading →

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Calendar of eLearning Events

Posted on March 20, 2020 by geoffcain

Stephen Downes has created a calendar of free online events for faculty going online due to the Covid19 crisis, his note is here: If you are hosting a live webcast or online event intended to help people create an online … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn: Badging for Beginners

Posted on October 22, 2019 by geoffcain

This was a presentation I gave at the Northwest eLearn Conference in Bend, OR on October 17th. It was a short outline about what badges are and who is using them and why. Then, I went on to talk about … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn: Building a Community of Learners Online via Discussions

Posted on October 19, 2019 by geoffcain

Title: Building a community of learners online via discussions (yes, its possible) These are some brief notes from a presentation I went to at the Northwest eLearn Conference. My usual disclaimer: the rambling nature of my notes represents my interests … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn: An Accessible Course

Posted on October 18, 2019 by geoffcain

These are some brief notes from an accessibility presentation I went to at the North West eLearn Conference. My usual disclaimer: the rambling nature of my notes represents my interests and abilities, not those of the presenter, who was just … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of the Future of Education

Posted on April 24, 2019 by geoffcain

This was a presentation that I did back in 2014 from the DET/CHE conference that I accidentally found on the web . “The presenter will review the history of how education and technology has been viewed in the popular press … Continue reading →

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NWeLearning Community

Posted on April 5, 2019 by geoffcain

The NWeLearning Community is not just a conference but the collective intelligence and resources of some very remarkable people in elearning from across the North West and beyond. We are currently using Slack as a community building tool. Here is … Continue reading →

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RISC Survey: Challenges to Student Success

Posted on February 12, 2019 by geoffcain

These are my notes on the latest RISC Survey called “What Challenges to Success Do Community College Students Face?” from January 2019. I am mostly concerned with the education technology aspects of this report. Much of the report deals with … Continue reading →

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Alternatives to Keynote Speakers

Posted on January 9, 2019 by geoffcain

I am on the board for a great elearning conference, and we are in the middle of looking for keynote speakers. I am not against keynote speakers per se. I have been to some amazing conferences and have had some … Continue reading →

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Week 0: Seimens and Downes on AI

Posted on October 25, 2018 by geoffcain

It was good to see Stephen Downes and George Siemens sitting down together and talking again for our Education 3.0 MOOC. It felt just like old times (CCK08, CCK11, etc.). I can’t really say what they do for one another … Continue reading →

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