More on lecture-based online learning for Teaching in a Digital Age
Wow, thanks to several readers for some great and speedy feedback on Discussing classroom-type online learning, a revision for the third edition of Teaching...
Groundhog day in online learning? What’s different this time
The pandemic grinds on
I've entered 2022 with a sense of déjà vu. After nearly two years of Covid, it's like going back to the...
Successful competency-based learning in a California school system
West, C. (2021) How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers The Hechinger Report, December 19
In my search for relevant...
A Review of Online Learning in 2021
2021: still bad but better
In my review for 2020, I wrote 'Goodbye - and don't come back', a reaction to the horrible year caused...
Why we need some humility about online learning – and about face-to-face teaching
Those of us who have been fighting to get online learning accepted over the last 20-25 years have argued strongly the merits of online...
Grants for creating open courses – a British Columbia project
BCcampus (2021) Expression of interest: development of open courses Victoria, BC
BCcampus is offering grants of up to $8,000 to B.C. applicants who have developed,...
Some psychological benefits of remote learning in k-12 sector
Abramson, A. (2021) Capturing the benefits of remote learning American Psychological Association, Vol. 52, No.6
There have been many criticisms of the move to remote...
Working on a third edition of ‘Teaching in a Digital Age.’
I've now decided to start on a third edition of 'Teaching in a Digital Age.' I began work on the first edition in 2014...
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...
A self-paced online course for school (k-12) teachers about teaching online
Who created the course?
BlendEd is a teacher-organised program that offers free professional development and resources for teachers to support blended learning pedagogy. Based in...