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University of OtagoDistance LearningDistanceCampus Staff
Newsletter
Important Dates
October
Friday 11, Lectures end in most subjects
Wednesday 16, End of year examinations begin
Monday 28, Labour Day
November
Saturday 9, End of year examinations end
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Contents
Distance Learning goes to the FLANZ 2020 conference! byDistance Learning
The University of Otago, Distance Learning is a sponsor of the FLANZ 2020conference.
The Flexible Learning Association of New Zealandconference is on again in 2020! by Distance Learning
If you are keen to learn more about online and distance learning and sharesome of your own distance teaching investigations, then think aboutparticipating in FLANZ2020
Another Professional Learning Opportunity from AkoAotearoa by Distance Learning
This workshop will be held in Dunedin. It will address important issuesand information for all educators, not only those who distance courses.The workshop is sponsored by Ako Aotearo's Southern Hub.
Reading about Distance Learning (a regular feature) byDistance Learning
Below is a list of journals and other publications about the teaching and theadministration of distance courses and working with distance students.
Looking for an education & technology related conference?(regular feature) by Distance Learning
If so, search this directory of 1,700 upcoming education and technologyconferences from around the world.
Open, flexible and distance learning (OFDL) links (regularfeature) by Distance Learning
A list of links to various OFDL-related professional associations andorganisations.
Lets get real about who our students are now! by DistanceLearning
This article, by Dr Cathy Stone (University of Newcastle, Australia) arguesthat "University policies and processes are still too often designed with full-timeschool-leavers in mind"
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Ten Guiding Principles for Using Technology in Learning byDistance Learning
The 2018 updated version of this Guide from Contact North|Nord
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Distance Learning goes to the FLANZ2020 conference!Distance Learning — October 1st, 2019
The University of Otago, Distance Learning is a sponsor of the FLANZ 2020conference.
The sponsorship includes a booth, where we can promote Otago's suite of distance learning papersand programmes.
Please send us your advertising material so that we can help in a small way to get the word outabout your courses.
FLANZ is a broad-ranging conference, with participants coming from all levels and education sectors.The focus of attention though is flexible learning and teaching, which distance education is all about.
So, if you have advertising material and want one more avenue to get the word out about yourcourse, please contact us soon.
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The Flexible Learning Association ofNew Zealand conference is on again in
2020!Distance Learning — October 1st, 2019
If you are keen to learn more about online and distance learning and share some ofyour own distance teaching investigations, then think about participating inFLANZ2020
Please put April 22nd -23rd 2020 in your diaries!
The theme of at the FLANZ conference will be ‘Focus on Flexible Learning’.
The conference will be a great opportunity to network with other distance educators from aroundNew Zealand, and to hear about their work.
The keynote speakers will inspire you! And of course you can take the opportunity to present workthat you have been doing in your distance teaching by making a submission of your own.
Venue: The conference will be held at Victoria University Wellington.
Registrations are now OPEN!
Submissions - a nice variety!:
Refereed Papers
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Practice PapersPostgraduate Peer Reviewed student PapersPostersWorkshops
Information about submissions can be found here .
Be quick! Submissions close on 24 November, 2019.
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Another Professional LearningOpportunity from Ako Aotearoa
Distance Learning — October 1st, 2019
This workshop will be held in Dunedin. It will address important issues andinformation for all educators, not only those who distance courses. The workshop issponsored by Ako Aotearo's Southern Hub.
Leaders Growing Leaders
Ako Aotearoa a Professional Learning and Development workshop.
This is your final chance to enrol in the first “Leaders growing leaders” workshop offered tothe Otago region.
The workshop is designed for any area of the education sector and is developed by educators thatteach in the tertiary sector.
Feedback from 61% of respondents at the Christchurch session rated the workshop of very highquality. Participants found it to be beneficial for them because they learnt new ideas, shared issues,gained skills and were able to actively participate throughout the day.
Watch the video here to learn more about the workshop from our facilitators: Dr Debbie Ryderand Gwen Davitt.
Date: Thursday, 10 October
Time: 9am - 4pmVenue: Level 2, Bracken Court, 480 Moray Place, Dunedin 9016.Price: $320 + GST (includes booking fees)
REGISTER HERE
Registration closing date: 01 October!
Click here for more information.
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Reading about Distance Learning (aregular feature)
Distance Learning — October 1st, 2019
Below is a list of journals and other publications about the teaching and theadministration of distance courses and working with distance students.
Journal of Learning for Development (JL4D)
"The Journal of Learning for Development (JL4D) is an open access journal published by theCommonwealth of Learning (CoL). It provides a forum for the publication of research with a focus oninnovation in learning and its contribution to sustainable development.
JL4D publishes research articles, book reviews and reports from the field from researchers, scholarsand practitioners, and seeks to engage a broad audience across that spectrum. It aims to encouragecontributors starting their careers, as well as to publish the work of established and senior scholarsfrom the Commonwealth and beyond."
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Open Praxis
"Open Praxis is a peer-reviewed open access scholarly journal focusing on research and innovationin open, distance and flexible education. It is published by the International Council for Open andDistance Education - ICDE
Open Praxis welcomes contributions which demonstrate creative and innovative research, andwhich highlight challenges, lessons and achievements in the practice of distance and e-learning from
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all over the world. An article may present research or surveys of recent work, describe original work,or discuss new technology and its possibilities, implications and/or other related issues."
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The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL)
Formerly named the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, "IRRODL is arefereed, open access e-journal that disseminates original research, theory, and best practice inopen and distributed learning worldwide. IRRODL is available free-of-charge to anyone with accessto the Internet, and there are no article submission or access charges for publication in this openjournal.
The Journal targets both researchers and practitionares of open and distance education systems. Itthus aims to improve the quality of basic and applied research while also addressing the need forthis knowledge to be translated into polices and activities that improve educational opportunity forstudents and teachers."
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Distance Education
"Distance Education is a peer-reviewed journal of the Open and Distance Learning Association ofAustralia, Inc. (ODLAA). The journal publishes research and scholarly material in the fields of open,distance and flexible education where learners are free from the constraints of the time, pace andplace of study."
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Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (JOFDL)
JOFDL publishes articles from around the world relating to primary research investigations,literature reviews, the application of open education innovations, and experiences of blendedlearning as well as teaching at a distance in any sector of education or training. Theoretical andempirically based research articles as well as case studies of practice and book reviews are invitedfor submission.
The Journal of Flexible, Open and Distance Learning is the scholarly journal of the Flexible LearningAssociation of New Zealand (FLANZ).
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Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning
Open Learning is a leading international journal in the field of open, flexible and distance learning.The Journal is widely subscribed to and read throughout the world by those in specialist distanceeducation institutions, and also by those using distance, flexible and technology based forms oflearning in conventional education and training contexts.
Open Learning publishes three kinds of article:
theoretical and evidence-based scholarly articles reflecting developments in open, distanceand e-learningshorter practical articles describing the implementation of forms of open, flexible anddistance learning likely to interest our international readershipbook reviews
Articles are peer reviewed by an international panel of experts in the field, are accepted fromcontributors world wide and reflect developments in the field globally.
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The American Journal of Distance Education (AJDE)
"The American Journal of Distance Education (AJDE) is internationally recognized as the journal ofrecord of research and scholarship in the field of American distance education.
With distance education having moved from the margins to the mainstream at all levels of
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education and training, and increasing numbers of individuals and institutions becoming involved,The American Journal of Distance Education provides a unique depository of previous research aswell as the most recent research-based knowledge about all aspects of the pedagogy of the field.Peer reviewed articles provide reports on the latest findings in such areas as:
building and sustaining effective delivery systems;course design and application of instructional design theories;facilitating interaction between students and with instructors;factors influencing student achievement and satisfaction;the changing roles of faculty and changes in institutional culture; andadministrative and policy issues including cost-effectiveness and copyright."
The editor of AJDE is Professor Michael G. Moore, who is very well-known in distance education forhaving developed, among other useful frameworks and ideas, the notion of "transactional distance".Professor Moore is not only the editor of AJDE, but its founder as well.
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The Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration (OJDLA)
“The Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration (ODJLA) is a peer-reviewed electronicjournal offered free each quarter over the World Wide Web. The journal welcomes manuscriptsbased on original work of practitioners and researchers with specific focus or implications for themanagement of distance education programs.”
This journal is open access and free, meaning that you can go directly to the OJDLA website tobrowse and download articles. Here is the link.
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Looking for an education & technologyrelated conference? (regular feature)
Distance Learning — October 1st, 2019
If so, search this directory of 1,700 upcoming education and technology conferencesfrom around the world.
You can now search the 40th edition of the Educational Technology and Related EducationConferences by Contact North I Contact Nord Research Associate, Clayton R. Wright([email protected]).
Just click here to find this very useful and searchable directory.
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Open, flexible and distance learning(OFDL) links (regular feature)
Distance Learning — October 1st, 2019
A list of links to various OFDL-related professional associations and organisations.
Let us know about more so that we can add to this growing list.
Ako Aotearoa - https://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/ The Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ) - http://flanz.org.nz/The Association for Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) - http://www.aace.org/Australasian Council on Open, Distance and eLearning (ACODE) - http://www.acode.edu.au/Contact North|Nord - https://contactnorth.ca/The eLearning Guild - https://www.elearningguild.com/International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) - http://www.icde.org/LinkedIn elearning resources - https://learning.linkedin.com/for-higher-educationOpen and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) - https://odlaa.org/Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite) -https://ascilite.org/
Contact the Distance Learning Office ([email protected]) to let us know about morelinks to add to this list.
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Lets get real about who our studentsare now!
Distance Learning — October 1st, 2019
This article, by Dr Cathy Stone (University of Newcastle, Australia) argues that"University policies and processes are still too often designed with full-time school-leaversin mind"
As distance educators, you will be interested in this article, which makes a case for universities tothink about students differently.
This plea is certainly not new to you at all, but the study Dr Stone has done and the material she hasdrawn together may be useful when you are making a case or trying to explain how assumptionsabout how, when and why students come to university need to be questioned!
The link to the Campus Morning Mail article is here.
The report of the study that Cathy Stone undertook and published in 2017 is here.
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Ten Guiding Principles for UsingTechnology in Learning
Distance Learning — May 30th, 2018
The 2018 updated version of this Guide from Contact North|Nord
The May 16th edition of the ContactNorth|Nord newsletter announced the release of this extremelyuseful Guide.
"Educational institutions at the secondary, college and university level, service and technologyproviders from the public and the private sectors, are investing significant funds, time and energy intechnology for learning.
There is a critical need to articulate the fundamental guiding principles to drive decisions and policy-making with respect to technology in learning."
The Guide is available here.
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