Digital Technologies and Online Learning in Secondary Education (Canada)

Connected and collaborative learning that leads to co-creation of ideas and solutions is imperative across all levels of education. To make the shift we want to see, we need to understand the pedagogy of online learning in a global context. This commentary shares an understanding of thought leaders who have developed and shared new approaches that take learning beyond the immediate environment sca olded by digital technologies. It also poses the question, "What if we collaborated as a global community?" and starts a conversation about new pedagogical approaches to support " at," connected learning. This is already happening now—the future is now— it’s time to connect the world.

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Adult Millennials

Online Course Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-5472-1.ch099 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1898-1916

Author(s):

Brian Bourke

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Secondary Education ◽

Adult Learners ◽

Learning Environments ◽

Millennial Generation ◽

Generational Status ◽

Post Secondary Education ◽

Online Learning Environments ◽

Post Secondary ◽

Distinct Subpopulation

Discussions about students in post-secondary education are often based on divisions of distinct subpopulations, which are in turn often based on demographics or generational status. In the context of adult learners who are also members of the Millennial generation, there exist no discussions of the overlaps between the two groups. In this chapter, the author provides an overview of the characteristics of both adult learners and members of the Millennial generation. Following a comparison of the characteristics of the two groups, the author offers a perspective of a distinct subpopulation: Adult Millennials. After offering strategies for working with Adult Millennials, with attention to online learning environments, the chapter concludes with suggestions for further research addressing Adult Millennials.

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PROBLEMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL DIGITALIZATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES

10.37386/2687-0576-2021-3-37-41 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 37-41

Author(s):

V. E. Melnikov ◽

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Distance Education ◽

Online Learning ◽

Online Education ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Educational Process ◽

Educational Organization

The article considers the system of digitalization of higher education, where the problems associated with the introduction of digital technologies and tools into the educational process with the transition to online learning are identified. It is shown that digitalization makes significant changes in modern higher education. The transition to online education creates a need to change the management of an educational organization.

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