Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

Some thoughts on the implications of AI for teaching and learning in higher education

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What a co-incidence! A few months ago, I wrote a series of blog posts on the crisis in higher education, arguing that it had become...

A Review of Contact North’s AI Trades Explorer Pro

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AI Trades Explorer Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact...

A Review of Contact North’s AI Pathfinder Pro

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AI Pathfinder Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact North...

An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: slide builder

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AI Teaching Assistant Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact...

An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: syllabus builder

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AI Teaching Assistant Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact...

A review of Contact North’s AI tool, AI Tutor Pro

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Contact North's AI tools Contact North has made available for general use a suite of four AI tools for students, instructors and administrators: AI Tutor...

An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for education

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Contact North's AI tools I've noticed that Contact North is now providing free access to a suite of four AI tools. They can all be...

A personal history: 29. Strategic planning for e-learning: a personal case-study

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I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....

A personal history: 27. Working and playing in Mexico

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I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....

The crisis in higher education: 8. Thinking outside the box

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Overview I have argued that public higher education institutions can no longer depend on ever increasing revenues for survival. In an era of mass higher...