What should universities do about AI for teaching and learning?
Am I qualified to comment on this topic?
It is with some hesitation that I am publishing this post. I decided to retire completely partly...
What are the main issues facing digital learning in the future?
I'm coming up to my 84th birthday next month, and once again I am considering my future work, if any. This has resulted in...
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)...
Teaching large lecture classes online in the fall?
Getting ready for the fall
In many countries, including Canada, it is expected that most people will be vaccinated by September. Thus many students are...
Another perspective on AI in higher education
Klutka, J. et al. (2018) Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Current Uses and Future Applications Louisville Ky: Learning House
This report is by Learning House,...
Athabasca University moves to the cloud
I'm struggling to understand how artificial intelligence is going to impact on post-secondary education, and in particular on online learning, at least over the...
Some very good news for Athabasca University (and its students)
Graney, J. (2018) Athabasca University gets $4.9 million grant to upgrade outdated IT Edmonton Journal, June 8
One year on from the delivery of the...
EDUCAUSE looks beyond the (current) LMS environment: is it a future we want?
Brown, M, Dehoney, J., Millichap, N. (2015) The Next Generation Digital Learning Environment: A Report on Research EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
What is it about?
EDUCAUSE has published...
Kuali Foundation goes commercial
Straumsheim, C. (2014) Kuali Foundation: If you can't beat them....., Inside Higher Education, August 25
While there are several providers of open source learning management...
Tracking online learning in the USA – and Ontario
Allen, I. and Seaman, J. (2014) Grade Change: Tracking Online Learning in the United States Wellesley MA: Babson College/Sloan Foundation
This is the eleventh annual report...