As the premiere online teaching and learning tool for higher education, ConnectPlus Biology addresses the AAAS report's conclusion that science educators must adjust undergraduate biology instruction to better prepare students for the 21st century challenges they will face as they enter the workforce.
subsidiary of Desire2Learn Incorporated, which is involved in providing user-centric, Web-based learning management system for the delivery of online teaching and learning, has reportedly been selected as an endorsed vendor for learning management systems by MiCTA, a Telecommunications association for non-profit organizations.
To ensure consistent quality in online teaching and learning, faculty should be competent in course design, pedagogy, asset management, computer literacy, and in the use of course management systems.
The second edition includes a new chapter on critical thinking, attitudes, and combating stigma; additional information on motivational interviewing; new material on buprenorphine, a description of brief interventions; new material on ongoing recovering management; new evidence-based treatment for adolescents; an outline of the Comprehensive Continuous Integrated System of Care for co-occurring disorders; and online teaching and learning resources available at a companion website.
AS a result of the success of a GTCW-funded project to produce a pack of resources for the IT department at St Joseph's High School, Wrexham, ICT co-ordinator Peter Chambers applied for a GTCW bursary grant to develop an online teaching and learning resource for the various departments within the school.
The concept of CALL and online teaching and learning is a global phenomenon, however, it is a concept that remains relatively new in South African higher education institutions.
As a community-college instructor with several years' experience in online teaching and learning, I have found that the interaction between students and teachers, and among students in group discussions, can be more immediate and at deeper levels than in the traditional classroom.
