More Than Meets the Eye: Transform[ative] Approaches to Distance Learning

Adults are increasingly turning to distance learning to further their education. In order to meet these diverse needs, higher education must adopt innovative and transformative approaches to the delivery of distance education and the support provided to learners. These approaches are driven by an increased learner autonomy and support from both course facilitators and institutions. Course facilitators can foster learner autonomy by implementing heutagogical principles and institutions can support learner autonomy through adapting alternative pathways to higher education credentialing.
Keynote recording (​https://youtu.be/GymkZBPHAis)
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Dr. Rob Moore,  Assistant Professor of Educational Technology
and Faculty, Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies, (IALT), University of Florida
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Biography

Dr. Rob Moore is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Florida in the School of Teaching and Learning and the director of the Investigating Digital Ecologies to Advance Transformative Education (IDEATE) Research Lab in the Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies. Dr. Moore earned his Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from North Carolina State University. He also holds a Masters of project management (Western Carolina University) and an M.S. in instructional technology (East Carolina University). His scholarship analyzes digital learning ecologies, focusing on massive open online courses (MOOCs), to identify innovative ways to improve student outcomes. He is particularly interested in leveraging learning analytics to identify patterns in student behavior that can inform learning design.
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Contact Information

Email: robmoore@coe.ufl.edu
Twitter: @robmoore3
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindofaninnovator/
Research: IALT Spotlight and Research Spotlight

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