What do online college students want and like?
Magda, A. and Aslanian, C. (2018) Online College Students 2018: Comprehensive data on demands and preferences Louisville KY: The Learning House Inc.
This is the...
More advice to students thinking of studying online
One of my most popular blog posts is A student guide to studying online. However, it was written five years ago, so I have...
Initiating instructors to online learning: 10 fundamentals
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What? Not ANOTHER book from me? Well, no, not quite.
'Teaching in a Digital Age' has been a great success but...
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...
A full day of experiential learning in action
On Wednesday, February 17, the Chang School of Continuing Studies, Ryerson University, Toronto, put on an impressive one day conference, called ChangSchoolTalks, focused on...
Reading between the lines: the ‘intangibles’ in quality online teaching and learning
Contact North has organised a series of four webinars highlighting the practical advice and guidelines offered in my online, open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age....
Who are your online students?
Clinefelter, D. L., & Aslanian, C. B. (2015). Online college students 2015: Comprehensive data on demands and preferences. Louisville, KY: The Learning House, Inc.
The...
Book review: Teaching and Learning in Digital Worlds
Gisbert, T. and Bullen, M. (2015) Teaching and Learning in Digital Worlds: Strategies and Issues in Higher Education Tarragona Spain: Publicacions Universitat Rovira i...
Mode of delivery: Learners as a determining factor
This is the third of five posts on choosing between different modes of delivery as part of Chapter 10 for my online open textbook,...
EDEN research papers on learner characteristics, course design and faculty development in online learning
EDEN has now published my review of some of the research papers submitted to the EDEN research workshop in Oxford a couple of weeks...
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.