US$20 million for research into the use of AI for STEM online education
Yes! Weekly (2021) NSF Investing $20 million in effort to transform online education for adults, August 16
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on July 29,...
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...
Virtualized or online learning? An explanation – and rationale – from Ryerson University
The Chang School (2021) What's the difference between Online and Virtualized Learning? Toronto: Ryerson University, May 28.
In an earlier post, The ‘not normal’ return...
Research reports on online students in the USA
Magda, A. J., Capranos, D., & Aslanian, C. B., (2020) Online college students 2020: Comprehensive data on demands and preferences Louisville, KY: Wiley Education...
Let students see their course data: a learning analytics project from the University of...
Love, J., DeMonner, S., and Teasley, S. (2021) Show Students Their Data: Using Dashboards to Support Self-Regulated Learning Educause Review, July 20
Learning analytics (LA)...
The ‘not normal’ return to normal in September
I have to admit that I'm getting somewhat freaked out by what I hear is happening in September as universities and colleges return to...
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...