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What should universities do about AI for teaching and learning?

Am I qualified to comment on this topic? It is with some hesitation that I am publishing this post. I decided to retire completely partly...

A personal history: 19. Some reflections on research into the costs and benefits of...

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

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: 17. Innovation in distance education at UBC

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: 15. How technology changed distance education in the mid 1990s

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

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

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: 8. The start of the digital revolution

1985 was a significant year for me. I got my first desk-top computer and discovered the Internet. The state of technology in 1984 It is hard...

A personal history: 7. Distance education in Canada in 1982

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 of open learning and educational technology: 1. The start of the...

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