Allison Rossett

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Sue describes her online learning as excruciating

Allison Rossett

Recently I was reading a document about principles associated with great online learning. The authors presented their view of the state of e-learning with words like sadness and profound frustration. Blog posting apps elearning instructional design Mobile Learning online learning' That’s right.

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My first MOOC

Allison Rossett

Participating in my first MOOC was akin to my early experiences exploring Second Life and other virtual worlds – something new and compelliong under the online-learning sun. At IBM I am asked to think about and experiment with learning experiences that extend the physical classroom and push beyond it.

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Reflections on Two Decades and Three Degrees

Allison Rossett

Jolie Kennedy is an instructional designer who specializes in online learning in higher education. She is also a full-time PhD student in the University of Minnesota Learning Technologies program. Don’t stop believin. I haven’t. ++.

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Cal State Online Plays Small Ball

Allison Rossett

Tweet The California State University (CSU), the largest state university system in the United States, has at long last settled on an online learning strategy for its 23 campuses. With more than three decades as a professor in the CSU, now retired, I decided to take a look.

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How We Helped Faculty Move Their Courses Online

Allison Rossett

I’ve been working with university faculty on teaching, learning and technology for almost ten years. During much of that time, I led a well-funded program in which we incentivized faculty to experiment with technologies to improve teaching and learning. Suzanne Aurilio is my guest blogger. Here is her story.

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How We Helped Faculty Move Courses Online

Allison Rossett

I’ve been working with university faculty on teaching, learning and technology for almost ten years. During much of that time, I led a well-funded program in which we incentivized faculty to experiment with technologies to improve teaching and learning. Suzanne Aurilio is my guest blogger. Here is her story.

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Webinars are better, but not yet best

Allison Rossett

Tweet From my sunny office in San Diego, I checked into the happenings at CLO’s spring conference in Miami. I did this by tracking the twitter stream, #closym. One tweet grabbed my attention. A researcher reported that the keyword, webinar, was searched more often than the keyword, elearning. Think about that.