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Distance And Flexible Learning

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Distance and Flexible Learning includes flexible learning and support, blended learning, and technology-assisted learning such as e-learning and m-learning.

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The Theory and Practice of Online Learning, second edition

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Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 3 July 2009 - 2:11pm
Essays by practitioners and scholars active in the complex, diverse, and rapidly evolving field of distance education blend scholarship and research. This new edition includes four new chapters on current issues such as connectivism and social software innovations.

Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World

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Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 3 July 2009 - 1:43pm
An independent UK inquiry into the strategic and policy implications for higher education of the experience and expectations of learners in the light of their increasing use of the Web 2.0 or Social Web technologies that enable communication, collaboration, participation and sharing.

Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: a Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies

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Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 2 July 2009 - 4:20pm
Is online education as effective as face-to-face learning at the college level? This US government report analyzed 51 factors that seem to influence learning efficacy and concluded that what appears to make online learning more effective is not what many academics have believed.

Effective Practice in a Digital Age: a guide to technology-enhanced learning and teaching

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Last updated by: Justin Sampson on 1 July 2009 - 1:32pm
From the UK, a publication designed for those in further and higher education who aim to enhance the student learning experience through apt and imaginative uses of technology. It outlines key aspects of designing learning in a technology-rich context and is structured to address the needs of experienced practitioners as well as those new to technology-based learning and teaching.

ePortfolios InfoKit, including 'Effective Practice with e-Portfolios'

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Last updated by: Justin Sampson on 1 July 2009 - 10:34am
This UK resource covers the main drivers, purposes, processes, perspectives and issues around ePortfolios, and showcasing their project activity. It includes 'Effective Practice with e-Portfolios' a guide to current good practice in the use of ePortfolios as a support to learning and as an aid to progression to the next stage of education or to employment.