Five core trends in teaching and learning post-Covid 19
If you have 15 minutes to spare, take a look at a (virtual) presentation I made to the University of Kent in the UK...
Alternative delivery methods for distance education: a history
For those of you interested in the history of distance education, there are lessons to be learned about different ways to deliver distance education....
Research chair in polytechnic learning and teaching
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is seeking a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Polytechnic Learning and Teaching: see https://careers.bcit.ca/postings/4339
The position details...
A bit more on the history of distance education
Too often, we are isolated by language from the relevant work of other people in online and distance education. I am pleased therefore to...
Quality and equity in digital learning: a policy brief from the Commonwealth of Learning
Commonwealth of Learning (2021) Quality and equity in digital learning: a policy brief Burnaby BC: Commonwealth of Learning
About the policy brief
The Commonwealth of Learning...
Understanding microcredentials: a report from HEQCO
Pichette, J., Brumwell, S., Rizk, J., Han, S. (2021) Making Sense of Microcredentials. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario.
Back to blogging
It's now two...
U.S. students respond well to emergency remote learning
Cengage (2021) Digital Learning Pulse Survey: Pandemic Era Report Card Independence KY: Cengage, April 27
Note: this is in the form of an Infographic: it...
OECD report on the state of school education one year into the pandemic
OECD (2021) The state of school education: one year into the Covid pandemic Paris, France: OECD, pp. 50
The crisis has revealed the enormous...
Using ‘Teaching in a Digital Age’ for faculty development: two international examples
Keshavarz, M. and Ghoneim, A. (2021) Preparing Educators to Teach in a Digital Age. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning,...
Bridging the Digital Divide: 3: The Fundamentals of Inequality
Goldrick-Rab. S. et al. (2020) #RealCollege During the Pandemic The Hope Centre for College, Community and Justice Philadelphia: Temple University, June, pp. 22
This is the third post...
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.