Saide's New Improved Guide for Tutors: Supporting Distance Learners ...in the 21st Century
<p>One of our best-selling publications, Supporting Distance Learners (Francolin 1998), has now been updated and released as an Open Educational Resource.</p>
Use of Alternative Social Networking Sites in Higher Educational Settings: A Case Study of the e-Lea
<p>Distance education as a primary means of instruction is expanding significantly at the college<br />
and university level. Simultaneously, the growth of social networking sites (SNS) including<br />
Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySpace is also rising among today’s college students. An increasing<br />
number of higher education instructors are beginning to combine distance education delivery<br />
with SNSs. However, there is currently little research detailing the
Saide's New Improved Guide for Tutors: Supporting Distance Learners ...in the 21st Century
<p>One of our best-selling publications, Supporting Distance Learners (Francolin 1998), has now been updated and released as an Open Educational Resource.</p>
Use of Alternative Social Networking Sites in Higher Educational Settings: A Case Study of the e-Lea
<p>Distance education as a primary means of instruction is expanding significantly at the college<br />
and university level. Simultaneously, the growth of social networking sites (SNS) including<br />
Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySpace is also rising among today’s college students. An increasing<br />
number of higher education instructors are beginning to combine distance education delivery<br />
with SNSs. However, there is currently little research detailing the
Plant Seeds of Learning
Lesson plans and experiements for school children to learn about plants.
Learning About the Death Penalty
This page is designed as a tool for learning. The goal is to provide information that empowers site visitors who are interested in reviewing, and critically thinking, about the issues. In addition to death penalty links, this page includes "reflection questions" that can be used for individual learning or may be incorporated into a course assignment.
Social work learning practice
This audio unit focuses on the importance of people's backgrounds and experiences in the field of social work. It identifies the diverse ways in which service users and social workers define themselves, helping you to understand how the two groups perceiv
Lessons in Learning - Assessing Recommendations from the Commission on No Child Left Behind
In this lesson, students conduct a one-question interview related to public education. They then prepare a reader response using statements and ideas from the article, and then investigate further a topic of their choice.
Saide's New Improved Guide for Tutors: Supporting Distance Learners ...in the 21st Century
<p>One of our best-selling publications, Supporting Distance Learners (Francolin 1998), has now been updated and released as an Open Educational Resource.</p>
French Games and Learning
Online French learning. French interactive activities, French word of the day, survival pharases, cultural articles and more.
Distance learning material
The materials provided are taken from three postgraduate modules which students study as part of the School's distance learning MA degree programmes in 'Literary Linguistics', 'Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching' and 'Modern English Language'. Our courses generally consist of 10 units which cover the key areas of study within particular disciplines, in conjunction with material documenting the latest developments within each field. The 'Descriptive Linguistic
Whitman Mission National Historic Site -- The Learning Place
Welcome to the Whitman Mission Teacher's Guide: Web Version. This guide has information about the Cayuse, Whitmans, and Oregon Trail emigrants. It has combined information and activities from two earlier teacher's guides: Whitman Mission Teacher's Guide and Oregon Trail Teacher's Guide. We hope the ...
1.2 Extracellular signals can act locally or at a distance
This unit explains the general principles of signal transduction and specifically, how even the simplest organisms can detect and respond to events in their ever-changing environment.
Office Hours with Cathy Davidson on Learning in a Digital Age
Duke University professor Cathy Davidson takes questions from viewers during online "Office Hours" about how digital media is changing the way students learn. Learn more at http://www.hastac.org
Earl Fratus - Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
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Learning to Use Visualizations (an example with elevation and temperature)
The purpose of this activity is to introduce students to visualizations as a tool for scientific problem-solving, using elevation and temperature as an example. Students color in visualizations of elevation and temperature so that important patterns in the data become evident. The relationship between the two quantities is studied by using them to compute the lapse rate, the rate at which temperature falls with increasing elevation. Intended outcomes are that students can identify and communicat
Learning outcomes
Water is arguably the most important physical resource as it is the one that is essential to human survival. Understanding the global water cycle and how we use water is essential to planning a sustainable source of water for the future.
Learning outcomes
Energy resources are essential for any society, be it one dependent on subsistence farming or an industrialised country. There are many different sources of energy, some well-known such as coal or petroleum, others less so, such as tides or the heat inside the Earth. Is nuclear power a salvation or a nightmare? This unit provides background information to each resource, so that you can assess them for yourself.
Learning outcomes
Visitors may gain an insight into the workings and material of the course. Visitors may experience for themselves how a few simple measurements can identify energy savings in their homes. Registered students can prepare on OpenLearn before the course website opens, in particular by starting their systematic monitoring of home energy usage.
Learning outcomes
Water is arguably the most important physical resource as it is the one that is essential to human survival. Understanding the global water cycle and how we use water is essential to planning a sustainable source of water for the future. In the UK there area areas where water supplies are limited, shown by recent droughts. Globally, there are many areas that do not have enought water to support the currently population adequately. Decisions will have to be made on the best way to use water in a
