A Guide to Professional Conduct in the Field of Educational Communications and Technology

On the question of Ethics, it seems to have entered into all areas of professional life. The reputations and careers of prominent politicians have been tarnished by evidence of ethical misconduct. Well-known television evangelists have been caught in improper behavior. Manufacturers of critical parts of airplanes and other equipment have been detected substituting inexpensive, inferior parts in the manufacturing process. Sports heroes have been suspended, banned, or had their accomplishments stricken from the record books because of rule violations or illegal acts. Wealthy, highly respected financial flgures have been imprisoned for illegal dealings on the stock market.

Major universities have received sanctions for improper recruitment and support of athletes. Producers of canned food products have been convicted of using less nutritious, substitute ingredients in place of those listed on their product labels. Computer hackers have illegally gained entry into databases for personal gain. Researchers have fabricated data in order to generate academic publications. Pharmaceutical companies have been indicted for bribing federal agencies to approve their products for release on the marketplace. Police officers have been caught collaborating with criminals in order to profit from illegal activities. Indeed, even a major education agency has been convicted and penalized for illegally duplicating and distributing copyrighted materials.

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Glossary Terms in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

The Higher Educational Academy compiled an extensive and current glossary list of terms and acronyms for Learning and Teaching in the Higher Education environment. This is an excellent resource to have available while constructing/developing curriculum.

Hypothesized performance on complex tasks as a function of scaled instructional strategies

A renouned professor, M. David Merrill, provides us with a set of instructional strategy principles in his paper he identifies that have been prescribed by a number of different instructional theories and recommended practices. He then proposes a set of hypotheses for the interrelationships among these principles. This author maintains that it is possible to ascertain if learners have acquired specified knowledge and skill from instruction.

Welcome to Weblogs in Higher Education

As Blogs and Weblogs bubble up in the Educational environment, this blog / weblog site is devoted to understanding the best pedagogical and other uses of weblogs and wikis in higher education from experts, researchers and you. Expand your understanding ...

Brain-Based Learning: Possible Implications for Online Instruction

Brain-based learning and strategies emerging from the neuroscience’s body of research are still at a “buzzword stage.” Other valid theories concerning intelligence and brain-based learning (Lucas, 2004) are available.

As higher education institutions in the United States push for more online courses, instructors are faced with new issues and challenges related to teaching in the online learning environment. Regardless, of whether higher education’s impetus is fueled by cost-saving measures (Jaffee, 1998) or the belief that online courses answer the challenge of rapid tuition increased or changing student body (Feenberg, 1999; Hara & Kling, 2000), one issue that continues to resurface, concerning online courses is to how best to deliver the information and facilitate learning for the student (Bolliger & Martindale, 2004). Student learning is impacted by how the human brain accepts and processes information delivered in the course.