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CDN edtech teacher survey

Source: mindsharelearning.ca/2014/10/30/2014-canadian-edtech-teacher-survey/

Clayton R. Wright has released the 32nd edition of the conference list. The list below covers selected events focused primarily on the use of technology in educational settings and on teaching, learning, and educational administration. Only listings until June 2015 are complete as dates, locations, or URLs. A complete listing of June events should be captured in the next conference list – normally distributed in May.

Educational Technology & Education Conferences #32 January to June 2015 Clayton R Wright

online learning trends
Source: elearninginfographics.com

Clayton R. Wright has released his the 31th edition of the conference list. The list below covers selected events focused primarily on the use of technology in educational settings and on teaching, learning, and educational administration. Only listings until December 2014 are complete as dates, locations, or URLs are not available for a number of events held after December 2014.
Educational Technology and Education Conferences #31 June to December 2014 Clayton R Wright.doc

Clayton has also passed on links to several documents that can be useful if you or your organization is looking at a new LMS or developing or reviewing online courses.

Selecting an LMS: Advice from an Academic Perspective, (April 2014) http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/selecting-learning-management-system-advice-academic-perspective?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email+marketing&utm_campaign=EDUCAUSE including 305 questions or features to consider during the LMS selection process, http://www.educause.edu/visuals/shared/er/ero1434/selecting_lms.pdf

The companion article to the above is Developing and Reviewing Online Courses – Items for Consideration: http://newsletter.alt.ac.uk/2011/11/developing-and-reviewing-online-courses-items-for-consideration/ It covers accessibility, organization, language, layout, goals and objectives, course content, instructional or learning strategies, learning resources, and evaluation.

You will definitely want to review Dr. Ruben R. Puentedura’s presentation slides:

Technology In Education: First 200K Years