Universities and Colleges in Peril
An unsustainable higher education system
In recent months, we have seen an existential threat arising for the future of post-secondary education in many countries. Here...
That was the year 2024, that was
Sorry!
First, an apology -actually, two.
First, I haven't posted in over a month, the main reason being I have been quite ill with gastro-entiritis, a...
A personal history: 26. How to be an independent consultant in online and digital...
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
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...
Book review: ‘Creating the University of the Future’ by Ehlers and Eigbrecht (eds.)
Ehlers, U-D. and Eigbrecht, L. (eds) Creating the University of the Future A Global View on Future Skills and Future Higher Education Springer VS...
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: 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: 2. Researching the BBC/Open University broadcasts
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
Why Canada’s current policies towards international students are a form of colonialism
What am I claiming?
This post has been brewing for some time, and has been prompted by the recent announcement that the Federal government is...
AI comes to my web site – meet Tonybots
Resistance is futile
First made popular by the Daleks in the BBC series Dr. Who in the 1960's (sorry, Star Trek fans), this phrase reflects...