Just for the record. These are the posts that received the most hits on my site over the last 12 months.
If you missed something, just click on it.
I’ve removed hits on ‘Latest’, ‘home page’ and on my bio. (The latter was grossly inflated the day Tony Bates, the CEO of Skype, and an entirely different person, sold Skype to Microsoft. I’m still waiting for Microsoft to buy my site! I wonder if it will generate as much outrage.)
Both the first and the fourth highest posts are for resources created in 2009 (although updated subsequently). I’m very pleased that these have proved such popular resources. If you have suggestions for other collections of resources, let me know. (No, not OERs! There are lots of other sites!)
Obviously, posts early in the year are likely to get more hits than posts at the end of the year (so my retrospective on 2011 posted earlier this month has done well).
I don’t see any real pattern. Since a lot of potential or actual students access this site, it’s not surprising that the article on the University of Phoenix has attracted so much interest.
I’m surprised at the popularity of the post on Saudi Arabia. I suspect that there is more in this than just an interest in e-learning, but who knows?
Any comments or observations?
Next post: outlook for 2012
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.
