Two useful briefings on generative AI: and why it is potentially dangerous for public...
Davis, V.L. (2023) WCET Primer for Higher Education: General Brief on Generative AI Boulder, CO: WCET
If you are not a member of WCET, I...
My five wishes for online learning in 2023: and why they ain’t going to...
Bates, T. (2023) My five wishes for online learning in 2023, Teachonline.ca January 3.
I was asked by Contact North to lay out my five wishes for...
WCET is taking a deep dive into AI and its impact on higher education:...
Davis, V. (2023) Is AI the New Homework Machine? Understanding AI and Its Impact on Higher Education WCET Frontiers January 5
This is an excellent introduction both...
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....
British Columbia drafts a digital learning strategy for its post-secondary education sector
What is the intent?
On June 8, 2022, the Digital Learning Advisory Committee (convened by the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training)...
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...
Webinar: What is Online Learning Post-Pandemic?
What
As organizations and institutions look forward to post-pandemic offerings, many are examining to what degree online learning will factor into their daily operations as...
Book Review: Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development
Jagannathan, S. (ed.) (2021) Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development: How Upskilling, Data Analytics and Educational Technologies Close the Skills Gap Routledge: New York/London,...
The limits of online learning in a dystopian future: a discussion
Murgatroyd, S. (2021) The precarious futures for online learning Revista Paraguaya de Educación a Distancia, FACEN-UNA, Vol. 2, No. 2
Stephen Murgatroyd is a big...
Staying Online: a new book by Robert Ubell
Ubell, R. (2022) Staying Online: How to Navigate Digital Higher Education New York/London: Routledge, 180 pp
This book was published on September 7, 2021, and...
About Tony Bates
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.