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International Women’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate the women and girls who fought for equality and liberation, helped shape our past and are building a better future. 💜 #WomensDay #LearningSupport #SupportServices #InternationalWomensDay #March8

How to make the leap from boring training to immersive learning your new hires will love? ➡️ elearningindustry.com/from-boring-to… #VirtualReality #VR #Training #CorporateTraining #OnlineLearning @elearnindustry

Which version of open educational resources will emerge from AI? Rather than consigning OER to irrelevance, AI offers a chance to reimagine the acronym and the opportunity itself. ➡️teachonline.ca/tools-trends/a… #OER #AI @teachonline

In this issue of the Online Learning News: 💻 Compassionate critical AI literacy (a free webinar with Maha Bali) 🎓 AI’s “wishes” for higher education in 2026 🤖 ProfBot for exam prep 🎮 Hurix for gamified assessments 📚 Top books of 2025 ➡️ contactnorth.info/3LpTF1H

Using AI to generate images? Nano Banana Pro could well be in a league of its own, opening up powerful possibilities for your students’ work. Get started here: educatorstechnology.com/2025/12/nano-b… #AI #AIImages #HigherEducation #OnlineLearning @EducatorsTech

Get practical strategies to nurture human agency in the age of AI. Join us Tuesday, January 20 from 11-noon for the FREE webinar, Approaching Critical AI Literacy for Students and Faculty with Compassion: Nurturing Agency, Recognizing and Mitigating Bias. ➡️ contactnorth.info/Jan20_2026Webi… #FreeWebinar #AI @teachonline

If you limit yourself to asking for an outline, you might just need a few ready-made AI prompts to copy straight into your workflow for advanced course creation. Here are five good ones.➡️ elearningindustry.com/ai-prompts-for… #AI #AIPrompts @elearnindustry

🌟 May 2026 bring you peace, joy, hope and happiness. 🌟 Wishing you and yours a very Happy New Year, from all of us at Contact North. #HappyNewYear #2026

Wishing you and your loved ones a wonderfully bright holiday season, from all of us at Contact North. 🎄

Contact North's offices are closed for the holidays and will reopen on Monday, January 5.🌟 Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season, and we look forward to catching up in the New Year!

𝟭𝟰 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.📚 From AI to accessibility, pedagogy, and open universities, these titles highlight the ideas shaping the future of online learning. 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙? 👀 teachonline.ca/tools-trends/s… #OnlineLearning #EdTech #HigherEd #AIinEducation #ContactNorth @icde_org @igiglobal @routledgeed @au_press

What does AI wish for higher education in 2026? 🤖🎓 Explore bold ideas, quantum thinking, secure assessment, and critical AI literacy in this week’s Online Learning News. 👉 bit.ly/490wxyy

The future of eLearning is smarter and more immersive. 🚀 AI-powered personalization, #microlearning, VR/AR, #blockchain credentials, and community-driven learning are reshaping how we teach and learn. Education is becoming more flexible, secure, and human-centred. 📚✨ elearningindustry.com/top-elearning-… #OnlineLearning #2026Trends #ContactNorth

Knowing that online learning must be active, engaging and transformative, how do you design opportunities for learners to explore and grow? Share in the comments below. #OnlineLearning #elearning

Have we become so obsessed with making learning “engaging” that we’ve forgotten how to make it compelling? Read on to understand the story your learning should tell ➡️ ow.ly/4wsI50XjcX7 #OnlineLearning

Traditional language teaching methods often fail to meet the diverse needs of learners. Have a read of Harnessing Chatbots for Effective Language Teaching, and get the practical tools you need to improve the learning experience.➡️ ow.ly/yZXG50XjcL0 #chatbots #language

In our Snapshots of Teaching with AI, we asked Carleton University’s Professor Robert Collier to explain his thinking on how AI can be used ethically, legitimately and effectively in computer science — while also improving student learning outcomes. Check it out ➡️ ow.ly/UPzC50Xjcfe #AI

Discover how Gen AI tools can personalize learning, foster creativity, diversify assessments and promote inclusion — a gamechanger for neurodiverse learners.👉 ow.ly/KJGe50XgZoS #GenAI # AI #NeuroDiverse @elearnindustry

Research shows that learning is now a mainstream use case for ChatGPT. So what does that mean for how (and how well) humans learn? Dr. Philippa Hardman’s latest blog explores a complicated subject. ow.ly/8ZRL50XgZlI #ChatGPT #AI #OnlineLearning