What do Boards of Governors need to know about online learning?
CUBA
I was in Ottawa on Friday, attending the Canadian Universities Boards of Governors Association annual conference (CUBA). Boards of Governors at universities, at least in...
Is Athabasca University moving away from tutoring?
Nolais, J. (2014) Concerns dialed up over ‘call-centre model’ at Alberta’s Athabasca University Metro: Calgary, January 27
More signs of trouble at 'Canada's Open University', as...
Leadership in open and distance education universities
The conference
For 20 years, the Standing Committee of Presidents (SCOP) of the members of the International Council of Distance Education (ICDE) has provided a...
A JISC guide to improving curriculum design
Knight, S. and Smith, R. (2013) Using technology to improve curriculum design Sheffield UK: JISC
This very useful paper is about how to develop well-designed...
How online learning is going to affect classroom design
I have an unusual occupation. A couple of weeks ago I attended a meeting in an office furniture warehouse in a small industrial park...
What happened in online learning over the summer? – 2
This is the second summary post of some newsworthy items that happened over mainly July and August.
MOOCs
Peters, M. (2013) Massive Open Online Courses and Beyond:...
No. 7 aha moment: strategy matters in online learning
This is the eighth in a series of posts about the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational technology, where I...
No. 6 aha moment: the convergence of online learning (from the periphery to the...
This is the seventh in a series of posts about the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational technology, where I...
Athabasca University’s President to stand down – but not soon
Following the termination of four senior executives last week, Athabasca University's President, Frits Pannekoek, announced on Monday in an e-mail to staff that at...
What’s going on at Athabasca University?
Four senior administrators had their positions apparently terminated last week at Athabasca University (AU), a fully distance university in the province of Alberta.
These four...