Exams and online courses: why proctoring is the wrong issue
Many instructors struggle with assessment of any kind, but particularly with online assessment if they have never taught online before. What they try to...
Téluq celebrates its 50th anniversary – but is there still a role for distance...
Université Téluq (2022) La distance qui nous rapproche de notre rêve Québec City: Téluq
Congratulations, Téluq
Originally called Télé-université, Université Téluq, the francophone equivalent of Athabasca...
Third edition of Teaching at a Distance is now published
The third edition of Teaching in a Digital Age is now available from here: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/teachinginadigitalagev3m/
I have exported in several formats and made it public....
Update on remote working at Athabasca University
Tait, C. (2022) Alberta walks back on plan to force online university to move employees to Athabasca The Globe and Mail, August 12
This is...
When is a distance teaching university not distant? When you work for it
The Canadian Press (2022) Get back to work: Alberta government threatens funding cuts to Athabasca University CTV News Edmonton
The issue
The provincial government of Alberta...
How many students take online and distance courses from outside their own jurisdiction?
NC-SARA (2021) NC-SARA Institution Survey: Perspectives on the Pandemic Boulder CO: NC-SARA
This report gives some interesting information about the actual number of students and...
The role of open universities post-Covid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OGoH1q4Kms
Anadolu University
Anadolu University in Turkey is nominated by the Turkish Higher Degree Act of 1981 as the national provider of distance education. Enrollment in...
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...
What happens to online students when the Internet goes down?
Holzweiss, P. and Walker, D. (2021) The Impact of a Regional Crisis on Online Students and Faculty Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Vol....
Online learning, videoconferencing and energy consumption
Azimzadehirani, M. (2021) Is effective online learning bad for the environment? University Affairs, August 23
This interesting article is as much about whether or not...