Week 2 Overview

Optional Reading and Viewing

The following optional readings and videos are provided as references for the topics discussed in this week's Overview.

• Jacobsen, M. (Fall, 2014) Teaching in a Participatory Digital World, Education Canada. Vol.54, Issue 4, retrieved from http://www.cea-ace.ca/education-canada/article/teaching-participatory-digital-world 
  
• Bates, T. (Aug 22, 2014) Key characteristics of learners in a digital age and their influence on the design of teaching and learning (blog post)
  • Note the paragraphs discussing increasing diversity and age of students.
    
    

• Carleton University Media Server (2014) Educational Development Centre, Benefits and Challenges of Online Education, retrieved from https://mediaserver.carleton.ca/library/benefits-and-challenges-of-online-education
  Video - watch up to 6:10 of 7:26  Benefits and Challenges of Online Learning