12 shortish videos on Teaching in a Digital Age
The videos
At the request of the Commonwealth of Learning, I have, with their help, developed 12 short videos introducing the main themes of my...
Online enrolments after Covid-19: a prediction, part 2 – policy implications
My prediction
In my previous post, I predicted that over the next 10 years, fully online learning will grow to about 20-25% of all course...
Online enrolments after Covid-19: a prediction, part 1
GastaGoesGlobal
I really enjoyed participating in Tom Farrelly's 'GastaGoesGlobal' yesterday. This was an online multi-person presentation in the Irish 'Gasta' style, where every presenter had...
What should we be doing about online learning when social distancing ends?
Transitioning from panic to control
Planning is a bit of a luxury in a crisis. You do triage until you can get back to normal....
From access to digitalisation: the changing role of online learning
I was away last week in Denmark, helping with the development of a new business degree at Aalborg University. I was there to do...
Online learning in 2020: perfect vision in the Year of the Rat
No, no firm predictions from me for 2020 other than more of the same from 2019, plus something unexpected. However, I will suggest three...
Results for 2019 survey of online learning in Canadian post-secondary institutions now available
Canadian Digital Learning Research Association (2019) National Survey of Online and Digital Learning 2019 National Report Halifax NS: Canadian Digital Learning Research Association
CDLRA has...
Learning analytics and gamification: a significant study
This is the third post reviewing articles in the journal Distance Education, Vol. 40, No.3, a special edition on learning analytics in distance education....
Learning analytics and personality traits: a scary night-time story
This is the second post reviewing articles in the journal Distance Education, Vol. 40, No.3, a special edition on learning analytics in distance education....
Second edition of Teaching in a Digital Age now published
The second edition of Teaching in a Digital Age is now available at https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/teachinginadigitalagev2/
The first edition was published in 2015. The second edition is...
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.