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Universities and colleges in crisis: 3. The need to focus on costs rather than...

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Universities and colleges in peril In two previous posts (That was the year 2024, that was and Universities and Colleges in Peril) I argued that...

A personal history: 25. Why I was fired at UBC and a case study...

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  I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....

New journal on open, distance and digital education: a review

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Welcome back! What with Covid, post-Covid and AI mania, it's been a challenging four and a half years for all in open, distance and especially...

Four questions about the newly proposed Open European University

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On the 28 June (2024) a proposal for an Open European University that is "student-centred, inclusive, digital and green" has been supported by the...

A personal history: 18. Developing the first online programs at UBC – and in...

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I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....

A personal history: 14. Strategic planning, nuclear weapons, and the OLA

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I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....

A personal history: 12. My first couple of years at the Open Learning Agency

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I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....

AI for teaching and learning: revision of Chapter 9, Section 4 of ‘Teaching in...

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Although the third edition of Teaching in a Digital Age was completed only in August, 2022, recent developments in AI, such as ChatGPT, has...
The Distributed University - Richard Heller

Book Review: Richard Heller’s ‘The Distributed University for Sustainable Higher Education’

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Heller, R. (2022) The Distributed University for Sustainable Higher Education SpringerBriefs in Education: Singapore Good news: this is an open access book. The second good...
Western University campus, Ontario

Do we need a new type of Higher Education institution?

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I want to ask the question: are our current institutional models – universities, polytechnics, colleges – fit for purpose in the 21st century, or...