Universities and Colleges in Peril: 4. Reducing costs
The need to reduce costs
In three previous posts, I tried to make the case that public universities and colleges were losing the support and...
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...