ERIC Number: EJ1120844
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1179-7665
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Keynote: What Is the State of E-Learning? Reflections on 30 Ways Learning Is Changing
Bonk, Curtis J.
Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, v20 n2 p6-20 2016
This paper is based on a keynote talk delivered at the biennial DEANZ Conference at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, in April 2016. As highlighted in that talk, we have entered Education 3.0--an age of vast resource abundance and extensive opportunities for learner empowerment. During the past decade, we have seen the emergence of at least 30 different ways in which learning is changing--for instance, it is becoming increasingly collaborative, global, mobile, modifiable, open, online, blended, massive, visually based, hands-on, ubiquitous, instantaneous, and personal. These 30 learning and technology-related changes reflect three distinct "mega-trends": (1) learner engagement, (2) the pervasive access to learning, and (3) the customisation and personalisation of learning.
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Change, Conferences (Gatherings), Universities, Student Empowerment, Educational Opportunities, Access to Education, Online Courses, Blended Learning, Cooperative Learning, Open Education, Foreign Countries
DEANZ: New Zealand Association for Open, Flexible and Distance Learning. Open Polytechnic, 3 Cleary Street Private Bag 31914, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand. Tel: +64-3-345-8246; Web site: http://journals.akoaotearoa.ac.nz/index.php/JOFDL
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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