Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

‘Making Digital Learning Work’: why faculty and program directors must change their approach

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Bailey, A. et al (2018) Making Digital Learning Work Boston MA:The Boston Consulting Group/Arizona State University Getting blended learning wrong I've been to several universities recently...

‘Humans Wanted’: online learning and skills development

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Royal Bank of Canada (2018) Humans Wanted Toronto ON: Royal Bank of Canada I have at last got hold of a full copy of this...

Stanford University to be fully online by 2025?

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Today I have received a tip from a close colleague that Stanford University is planning to build a partnership with Alphabet Inc., the owner...

How to deal with online learning ‘deniers’ in your institution

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Lieberman, M. (2018) Overcoming faculty resistance - or not? Inside Higher Education, March 14 I've been a bit slow on picking up on this (thanks...

Web discussion on the future of the distance teaching university

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If you have an hour to spare and are interested in this topic, you can access a video of this webinar organized on March...

Should online learning strategy be decided centrally?

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Kim, J. (2018) Looking at the Future of Online learning through an Institutional Lens, Inside Higher Education, February 19 This is an excellent article that...

How to keep up with new technology in online learning

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I was recently asked if I would answer a couple of questions from students in Royal Roads University's course 'Leveraging Technology in Higher Education'...

What I wanted to say to the Minister about online learning

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The opportunity I don't mix with politicians or high level decision-makers, so when I was offered a seat next to Deb Matthews, Ontario's Minister of...

A brighter future for Athabasca University?

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Coates, K. (2017) Independent Third-Party Review of Athabasca University Saskatoon, SK This report, 45 pages in length plus extensive appendices, was jointly commissioned by the...

Is there light at the end of the tunnel for Athabasca University?

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Climenhaga, D. (2017) Athabasca U’s future seems brighter as Saskatchewan prof named to conduct sustainability review Albertapolitics.ca, January 19 Climenhaga, D. (2016) Alberta Government names five new...