Welcome back and what you may have missed in online learning over the summer
I hope you all had a great summer break and have come back fully charged for another always challenging year in teaching. I thought...
More details on ICDE’s World Conference on Online Learning
Contact North | Contact Nord, the organizer and host of the 27th International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) World Conference, launches the...
Online learning for beginners: 10. Ready to go
This is the last in a series of ten blog posts aimed at those faculty and instructors in higher education new to online teaching or thinking of...
Online learning for beginners: 9. How can I do online learning well?
This is the ninth in a series of ten blog posts aimed at those new to online learning or thinking of possibly doing it. The previous...
Online learning for beginners: 6. How do I start?
This is the sixth in a series of a dozen blog posts aimed at those new to online learning or thinking of possibly doing it....
Online learning for beginners: 5. When should I use online learning?
This is the fifth of a series of a dozen blog posts aimed at those new to online learning or thinking of possibly doing...
Online learning for beginners: 2. Isn’t online learning worse than face-to-face teaching?
The short answer to this question is: no, online learning is neither inherently worse - nor better - than face-to-face teaching; it all depends on the circumstances.
The research...
Online learning for beginners: 1. What is online learning?
Getting started in online learning?
Every day, someone new either thinks about doing an online course, or is pressured into doing one. You may have...
French version of ‘Teaching in a Digital Age’ now available
The French version of 'Teaching in a Digital Age', L'enseignement a l'ère numerique', is now available from here.
I am very grateful to Contact North|Contact Nord...
EDEN 2016: Re-imagining Learning Environments
The EDEN conference
I have just attended the annual conference of the European Distance and E-Learning Network in Budapest, Hungary.
EDEN is one of my favourite conferences...
About Tony Bates
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.