Are twentieth-century methods of teaching applicable in the twenty-first century? At heart, that is a key question that this book attempts to answer. Our thinking about this issue is hindered by definitional murkiness and hyperbole surrounding the concepts of media, multimedia, distance education, MOOCs, educational technology, emerging technologies, and social media. Each construct is analyzed […]

Nichols, M. (2020). Transforming universities with digital distance education: The future of formal learning. New York, NY: Routledge. Reviewed by: Farhad Saba, Professor Emeritus of Educational Technology, San Diego State University, Founder, Course Strat Dr. Mark Nichols’ book provides a fresh look at the intersection between management and teaching roles of higher education at a critical […]

The book is based upon one of the foundational theories of distance education: Michael G. Moore’s theory of transactional distance (TTD). The theory, appropriate for all forms of education, proposes that learners’ education experience (in the form of transactional distance) is determined by three factors: dialogue (reciprocity between teacher and learner), structure (flexibility to individual […]

By Farhad Saba, Rick L. Shearer © 2018 – Routledge 208 pages | 14 B/W Illus. Overwhelmed by the positive response to the 30% discount, Routledge has extended the deadline. You can now order Transactional Distance and Adaptive Learning: Planning for the Future of Higher Education  directly by using the code ADS19 – until December 31, 2019 […]

Derek Bruff, director of the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching, believes that learning objectives should guide how college instructors use technology, not the other way around. In his new book, Intentional Tech: Principles to Guide the Use of Educational Technology in College Teaching, Bruff offers help to faculty members seeking to employ or tasked with […]

Authors discuss their new book about viewing colleges and universities as media institutions focused on winning over audiences Inside Higher Ed  

Best Practices in Planning Strategically for Online Educational Programs is a step-by-step guide to developing strategic plans for creating and implementing online educational programs within higher education institutions. From conception to execution and assessment, the successful management of purposeful online educational programs in colleges and universities carries increasing importance and a unique set of requirements. […]

In Going Online, one of [the] most respected online learning leaders offers insights into virtual education—what it is, how it works, where it came from, and where it may be headed. Robert Ubell reaches back to the days when distance learning was practiced by mail in correspondence schools and then leads us on a tour […]

By Farhad Saba, Rick L. Shearer © 2018 – Routledge 208 pages | 14 B/W Illus. Overwhelmed by the positive response to the 30% discount, Routledge has extended the deadline. You can now order Transactional Distance and Adaptive Learning: Planning for the Future of Higher Education  directly by using the code ADS19 – until December 31, 2019 […]

Using social media effectively enables libraries to connect with users in a space that they already occupy, while bringing added value to existing activities. This FreeBook thus provides library practitioners and students of Library and Information Science (LIS) with suggestions on how librarians, and academics, can use social media to improve audience engagement, create a […]