Tony Bates, in Teaching in a Digital Age, highlights Connectivism as one of the most provocative epistemological positions to emerge in recent years. It challenges traditional views of knowledge as something constructed or transmitted by individuals and institutions, instead framing knowledge as distributed across networks of people, technologies, and information flows. What is it? (Info…
In our course, we have the opportunity to meet with our instructor as often as necessary, collaborate in online groups, and even meet alongside the professor to track our group project progress. Rather than feeling isolated or transactional, our course emphasizes mutual care, responsibility, and presence through consistent communication, group collaboration, and guided project check…
Why Accessibility Matters – Online education promises flexibility, personalization, and global reach. But for students with disabilities, neurodivergence, or limited access to technology, these promises can fall short. Accessibility means ensuring that course content, platforms, and interactions are usable by all students, regardless of ability or circumstance. At its core, accessibility ensures that every learner…
Education is undergoing a massive transformation as emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR) become integrated into classrooms and online platforms. These tools are not simply add ons, they are reshaping how students learn, how teachers teach, and how institutions imagine the future of knowledge distribution! Artificial Intelligence in…
On March 11, 2020, a single sentence from the World Health Organization director rippled across the internet: “We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic.” The statement further went on to state the alleged number of active cases and deaths and then highlighted the severity of the situation, “Pandemic…