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How much does it cost to develop online learning courses for higher education? from Mark Smithers

It is rare that we look at how the online learning sausage is made with high quality courses/units but this post from experienced learning experience design leader Mark Smithers lays it out in gory detail. After some necessary clarification of terms and models, we look at what is needed to design and build an online course with high levels of asynchronous, student-centred activity. Having done the work and seen it done many times, it is still surprising to be reminded of exactly what is involved.

The 5 biggest mistakes to avoid for effective LMS Operations - Webinar 2:00PM AEDT Wed 28th Feb from eWorks

At the other end of the cable, in some ways, this webinar featuring Ellen Cooper (RANZCO) and Pauline Farrell (Skills 4 the future) looks invaluable for those responsible for technically keeping the lights on.

Welcome to UTS Open Education Week 2024 from University of Technology, Sydney (March 4th - 8th)

UTS has been running this event for a few years now, celebrating all facets of open educational practices and resources.

4 March – Fostering inclusive education through Open Educational Practices (Associate Professor Glenda Cox, UNESCO Chair on Open Education and Social Justice, University of Cape Town; Yasser Tamer, The American University in Cairo)

5 March – Accessibility in Open Education with H5P (Nikki Andersen, University of Southern Queensland, Associate Professor Simon Lolliot, University of British Columbia)

6 March – From Concept to Classroom: Creating an Open Textbook in 12 months (Keith Heggart, Mais Fatayer, Shaun Bell and Rhiannon Hall from UTS)

7 March – OEW x Learning Design Meetup: Synergising sustainability with OERs in Higher Education (Christina Brauer and Jenny Wallace from UTS)

8 March – Navigating the impact of GenAI disruption with Open Educational Practices (Paul Stacey, Former Executive Director of Open Education Global, Canada) 

Magic Padlet: Generate padlets with AI from Padlet Gazette

The Padlet team have been quite proactive with addling functionality in recent months and it should be no surprise that GenAI is now in the mix. This update details key features and functionality.