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Arizona State to offer a VR experience for Introductory Biology

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Schaffhauser, D. (2020) Arizona State Partnership to Embed VR into Intro Biology Courses, Campus Technology, 7 October Here is another application of VR to add...
Mobile app of Soil Elevation from Soil Sciences, UBC

Online learning and international forestry: a webinar series

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Are you interested in (or have been forced into) teaching forestry or related areas online? If so, the The Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management...
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MOOCs and online degrees continue to grow worldwide

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Rindlisbacher, C. (2020) The 100 Most Popular Courses During the Pandemic Class Central MOOC Report, 29 June Shah, D. (2020) 50+ UGC Approved Online Degrees from India’s...

How can the Canadian federal government help the post-secondary system post-Covid19?

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The most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' Ronald Reagan The Feds and post-secondary education in...

Research reports on Covid-19 and emergency remote learning/online learning

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Post last up-dated: 9 June, 2021 Since March 2020, there has been a flurry of research on emergency remote learning. Most published research up to...

Happy vacations, everyone! And a reflection on online learning during Covid-19

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The need for a break I am hoping that you will be taking a well-earned break soon. It's been clear to me that almost without...

Designing hybrid learning in a Covid-19 era: a video of my presentation to CiCan...

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I had the privilege on June 12 to give a 37 minute Zoom presentation and discussion to members of Colleges and Institutes Canada, a...

Could Online Teaching Change Higher Ed for the Better? An interview for Top Hat

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I was interviewed recently for Top Hat's blog. Top Hat is a commercial publisher of online and digital educational resources based in Toronto. It...

What have we learned from Covid-19 about the limitations of online learning – and...

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Being realistic about the strengths and weaknesses of online learning I have spent a good part of my career defending and promoting online learning and...

Re-defining online learning and distance education in 2020

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This blog is almost 12 years old. I now have nearly 4,500 posts on the site. Many of the old posts are accessed frequently...