WCET is taking a deep dive into AI and its impact on higher education:...
Davis, V. (2023) Is AI the New Homework Machine? Understanding AI and Its Impact on Higher Education WCET Frontiers January 5
This is an excellent introduction both...
Well, that was 2022!
It's that time of the year to look back and consider the good and the bad of 2022, but first a couple of provisos.
This...
Exams and online courses: why proctoring is the wrong issue
Many instructors struggle with assessment of any kind, but particularly with online assessment if they have never taught online before. What they try to...
Staying Online: a new book by Robert Ubell
Ubell, R. (2022) Staying Online: How to Navigate Digital Higher Education New York/London: Routledge, 180 pp
This book was published on September 7, 2021, and...
Report on SFU’s experiences of teaching with technology
I always enjoy going to a university or college and seeing how they are using learning technologies. I am always a little surprised and...
Welcome back and what you may have missed in online learning over the summer
I hope you all had a great summer break and have come back fully charged for another always challenging year in teaching. I thought...
Corruption in higher education: a wake-up call
Daniel, J. (2016) Combatting Corruption and Enhancing Integrity: A Contemporary Challenge for the Quality and Integrity of Higher Education: Advisory Statement for Effective International...
Developing a next generation online learning assessment system
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (2016) An Adaptive Trust-based e-assessment system for learning (@TeSLA) Barcelona: UOC
This paper describes a large, collaborative European Commission project headed by...
The role of information sciences in online learning: a review of IRRODL, Vol. 13,...
An overview of the papers
IRRODL (the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning) has once again produced a fascinating themed edition, this...
Tools to prevent online cheating
Huessner, K. M. (2012) 5 ways online education can keep its students honest Gigaom, November 17
This useful article lists a range of tools that...