Teaching assistants, adjunct faculty and online learning
I am struggling these days with the issue of who should teach online courses, in terms of qualifications and status, and in particular, the...
My vision for an open textbook
As I announced in an earlier post, I'm planning to explore the idea of writing and publishing an open textbook, on the topic of...
2020 Vision: Outlook for online learning in 2014 and way beyond
Taking the long view
Doug Saunders in the Globe and Mail on January 4 wrote an interesting piece on prediction, entitled: "Gadgets alone don't make...
Look back in anger? A review of online learning in 2013
Well, where did 2013 go? It seems like only last week I was writing the 2012 review!This year, I did better with my predictions...
Improving productivity in online learning: can we scale ‘the learning that matters most’?
The story so far
This is a continuation of the discussion on whether online learning can increase educational ‘productivity.’ Previous posts in this series include:
Technology,...
How online learning is going to affect classroom design
I have an unusual occupation. A couple of weeks ago I attended a meeting in an office furniture warehouse in a small industrial park...
A review of the HEQCO report on productivity and quality in online learning in...
The view from HEQCO, TorontoCarey, T., & Trick, D. (2013). How Online Learning Affects Productivity, Cost and Quality in Higher Education: An Environmental Scan...
Is there a link between flexible access and ‘productivity’ in higher education?
This is the third in a series of posts about ways in which learning technologies and online learning could improve educational productivity in higher...
MOOCs, MIT and Magic
MOOC panel: Dan Hastings, Anant Agarwal, Tony Bates, Sanjay Sarma, John Daniel
In my previous post, there were two sessions at the LINC 2013 conference...
A report on e-learning from the University of Ottawa
At the beginning of May I was in Ottawa, first to present to the University of Ottawa's Board of Governors about the current state...