Individuals who frequent the Blogs and Forums section of eLearners.com may already be familiar with the work of Dr. Susan Smith Nash as a regular blogger. Dr. Nash writes the blog titled, "Inside eLearning" where she discusses the academic, intellectual, and technological complexities of distance learning and online education. She is also currently the Associate Dean of the Liberal Arts and the Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program department at Excelsior College.
Dr. Nash's latest publication, Leadership and the e-Learning Organization, explores the challenges that emerge as institutions increasingly utilize online education. Combining the empirical research and working theories, she discusses topics such as: curriculum, teaching methods, media and effective use of technology. Continue to visit this blog, as an excerpt from her book will be published here every month!
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"Motivation is an important factor in success, and anxiety acts as a huge demotivator."
"Learning strategies that situate the content and make connections between the content and the individual learner's lived experience are highly effective."