Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

A personal history: 31 – Learning Catalan – and about Catalunya

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

Some thoughts on the implications of AI for teaching and learning in higher education

What a co-incidence! A few months ago, I wrote a series of blog posts on the crisis in higher education, arguing that it had become...

Using social media to tackle ‘wicked’ problems: rethinking collective decision-making

  Dealing with 'wicked' problems If like me you are so utterly depressed by the current state of political debate and discussion in Western democracies (it's...

A global perspective on digitalization in higher education

Vol. 16, No.2 of the Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education (JCIHE) explores digitalization in the COVID and post-COVID era in 13 countries...

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 of ed tech: 10. Why I emigrated to Canada

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

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....
The Distributed University - Richard Heller

Book Review: Richard Heller’s ‘The Distributed University for Sustainable Higher Education’

Heller, R. (2022) The Distributed University for Sustainable Higher Education SpringerBriefs in Education: Singapore Good news: this is an open access book. The second good...

Global Perspectives and Internationalization in Open, Distance and a Digital Learning: a book review

Zawacki-Richter, O. and Jung, I. (2023) Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Learning Singapore: Springer Part III of this open textbook is on Global Perspectives...
Book cover of Handbook of ODDE

Book review: Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education – a First Impression

Zawacki-Richter, O. and Jung, I (2023) Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education Singapore: Springer Hard copy: US$59.99 + tax, pdf download: free Why this...