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Profile of Online College Students

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Dr. Steve Yuen

OnlineColleges recently created an infographic on the Profile of an Online College Student which is quite interesting. Some interesting highlights are:

6,142,280 college students take at least one course online
More than twice as many women as men enroll in online learning
Over 90% of online students say their career is their primary motivation for returning to school
Health Care is the Top Industry that the online students seek to enter
68% choose to learn online to better juggle family and work responsibilities with school
37% of online college students report that the lack of face-to-face contact with instructors, students is a problem
31% of online college students pay with some form of financial aid, such as student loans.

Have you ever taken an online class, or would you take one? Do you fit the online college student profile? What are your thoughts?

Courtesy of: Online Colleges

Posted in E-Learning | Tagged college, E-Learning, infographic, online, profile, students | 1 Comment

The Teacher’s Apple

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Dr. Steve Yuen

An interesting infographic shared by Tess G. Pajaron at OpenCollege.

Posted in Mobile Learning | Tagged apple, classroom, education, infographics, technology | 1 Comment

10 Emerging Learning Technologies for Teachers

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Dr. Steve Yuen

K. Walsh from EmergingEdTech published an article “10 Emerging Education and Instructional Technologies that all Educators Should Know About (2012)” recently online. In his article, Walsh selected 10 emerging technologies that all teachers should know about in 2012. Here is his list:

The Flipped Classroom
The Apple iPad and other tablet devices
Smartphones
The Gamification of Education
Emergence of free online courses and the move towards providing credits and credentials for them
1 to 1 and BYOD initiative
Student Response Systems, polling apps, and other synchronous tools to increase interaction and engagement in both online courses and ground courses
Cloud apps for file storage, notetaking, and more
OER (Open Educational Resources)
Learning Analytics

I think Walsh did an excellent job of selecting these emerging technologies. I agree with all of his selection. However, I would add two more to the list:

E-Books
Augmented reality

I think e-books and augmented realty have a good potential and will make a great impact in learning.

Posted in Future Technology | Tagged education, emerging, instructional, teachres, technologies, tools | 1 Comment

Digital Media – New Learners of The 21st Century [A PBS Video]

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Dr. Steve Yuen

A PBS show premiered on February 13, 2011 featuring the foremost thought leaders, innovators and practitioners in the field, Digital Media is a startling preview of a 21st Century education revolution.

Posted in 21st Century Education, Educational Technology, Social Media | Tagged digital, learning, media, PBS, show, video | 1 Comment

Learning Analytics: Leveraging Education Data [Infographic]

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Dr. Steve Yuen

Learning analytics (LA) is one of the growing important areas of educational research. The recent Horizon Report 2012 identified LA as one of six emerging technologies that is likely to have considerable impact on teaching, learning, and creative expression within higher education over next 2 to 3 years. According to the 2012 Horizon Report, learning analytics refers to “the interpretation of a wide range of data produced by and gathered on behalf of students in order to assess academic progress, predict future performance, and spot potential issues.” Learning analytics involves the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs2. Learning analytics is largely concerned with improving learner success. To help readers better understand learning analytics, OpenColleges created an excellent infographic in which it provides an overview of learning analytics and explains what it can do, what can it be used for, and how it works.

Learning Analytics 101