The Open University is 50 years old today
BBC (2019) Open University: Photos Issued to Mark 50th Anniversary, April 17
My personal story
The British Open University received its charter on April 23, 1969....
Who dunnit? Identifying the major online providers in Canadian post-secondary education
The story so far
In earlier posts about the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association's latest 2018 survey of online learning in Canadian post-secondary institutions, I...
Is the current use of video a step backwards in online learning?
The use of video
There is evidence from the two national surveys of online learning in Canadian post-secondary education that video is increasingly being used...
Is Western Canada falling behind in online learning?
Reports from the 2018 survey
The main public report on online and distance learning in Canadian post-secondary institutions was published last month and is available,...
Can artificial intelligence transform higher education? Call for papers
I know all my readers will be interested in the answer to this question!
The International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education has recently put out...
Some reflections on the results of the 2018 national survey of online learning
The public report of the 2018 national survey of online and distance learning in Canadian universities and colleges is now available in English and...
Part-time research associate wanted for national survey of online learning
We (the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association - CDLRA) have almost completed all the work for the 2018 national survey of online learning in...
Summary of the 2018 survey of online learning in Canadian colleges and universities
The Canadian Digital Learning Research Association has just finalised the results from the 2018 national survey. The full technical report has been completed in...
A review of AI and synchronous online learning in 2018
Although I'm trying to retire, or at least ease up a little, 2018 turned out to be a really busy work year for me....
A discussion on the risks and benefits to education of AI and automation
I was interviewed recently by Cecília Tomás, a Ph.D. student at Universidade Aberta, the Portuguese Open University, for her thesis on the Internet of...