What should we be doing about online learning when social distancing ends?
Transitioning from panic to control
Planning is a bit of a luxury in a crisis. You do triage until you can get back to normal....
Advice to those about to teach online because of the corona-virus
En español: Consejos para quienes están a punto de enseñar en línea debido al Coronavirus
With the reports of more and more institutions closing campuses...
Canadian post-secondary enrolments: the role of online learning
Statistics Canada has published its latest report on student enrolments for the academic year 2017-2018. This coincides with the data from the latest report...
Online learning in the USA in 2018
The US Federal government recently released its Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System's (IPEDS') data on enrolments in higher education for Fall 2018, which include...
Book review: Open and Distance Education Theory Revisited
Jung, I. (ed.) Open and Distance Education Theory Revisited Singapore: Springer, 122 pp, US$44.99 (ePub issue); US$29.95 per chapter
Why this book?
This book, edited by...
Why are there few online programs in Canada’s Far North?
What is north in Canada?
In a country as vast as Canada, 'north' is always relative. Sudbury (46º N) is considered to be in Northern...
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,...
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...
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...
Legends of online learning
Mark Nichols, until recently at the U.K. Open University but who has now returned to New Zealand, has started a new podcast series called...
About Tony Bates
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.