How to make an omellette without breaking eggs: innovation and open-ness in university teaching
It has been impossible for me to blog about online learning over the last four weeks because I have been on holiday for most...
Update on the free University of the People
Sanchez, C. (2012) Online university for all balances big goals, expensive realities, National Public Radio, August 27 (also available as audio)
Report on the current...
My summer paranoia: computers will replace teachers in higher education
I had a strange dream last night. I was in discussion with an editor from a publishing company about the draft of a new...
University of Maine PI launches open learning initiative
Aroostook State Normal School, Presque Isle, ME; from a 1908 postcard. It is now part of the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
University of...
OER and social inclusion: review of special edition of ‘Distance Education’
Distance Education, the journal of the Australian Open and Distance Learning Association (ODLAA), has just published a special edition on OER and social inclusion....
UC Berkeley joins edX
Public Affairs (2012) UC Berkeley joins Harvard and MIT not-for-profit online learning collaborative Berkeley CA: UC Berkeley
Another big name joins the MOOC movement. However,...
The market for MOOCs
Kolowich, S. (2012) Who takes MOOCs? Inside Higher Education, June 5
Article about a survey of 14,000 participants in Stanford's Andrew Ng's course on machine...
Online Learning and Personal Change: the Movie
Vancouver Community College organized a stimulating faculty development workshop in April called 'Technology Trends and the Courage to Adapt', about the challenge technology presents...
Nine Steps to Online Learning: Step 4: Build on existing resources
In this post I argue that using existing online resources rather than re-inventing the wheel will save a good deal of instructor time compared...
Free online workshop on open content licensing
2012 is a significant year for open education. It is 10 years since UNESCO adopted the term "Open Educational Resources" (OER). In joining the...