New enrolment data for online learning in Canadian universities and colleges
Helped a great deal by Jeff Seaman of the Babson Survey Research Group, I have spent the last few weeks (when not on holiday...
Update on the 2018 national survey of online learning
The return of questionnaires for the 2018 national survey of online learning and distance education in Canadian universities and colleges is now closed. The...
Welcome back and some news
Welcome back to all those who have been away on vacation and are just returning or have already returned to work. Here's what I...
Book review: Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas
Qayyum, A. and Zawacki-Richter, O. (eds.) Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas: National Perspectives in a Digital Age Singapore: Springer, US$24+
Why...
A new survey of online learning in Canadian universities and colleges for 2018
The News
Following the success of the 2017 national survey of online learning in Canadian post-secondary education, an invitation to participate in the 2018 version...
Online education and the professional associations: the case of law
Image: Reality Sandwich, 2015
Lederman, D. (2018) The uncertain landscape for online legal education Inside Higher Education, January 24
The situation in the USA
This is a...
Is distance education stealing on-campus students?
Poulin, R. (2018) Distance Ed Growth - Access is a Big Motivator, but it's Complicated, WCET Frontiers, February 1
This post is essential reading for...
Comparing online learning in k-12 and post-secondary education in Canada
Barbour, M. and LaBonte, R. (2017) State of the Nation: K-12 E-Learning in Canada 2016 Edition The Canadian eLearning Network
Why a post on online learning...
That was 2017 in online learning
My experience of online learning in 2017
2017 was a very interesting year for me, if not for online learning as a whole. I have...
What inter-provincial differences tell us about government policy on online learning
I have just completed two sub-reports on the 2017 national survey of online learning in Canadian post-secondary institutions. The first was on the responses...