2018 review: 21st century knowledge and skills
How to develop the knowledge and skills that learners will need in the 21st century was a growing topic of discussion not just in...
2018 review of online learning: open pedagogy
Sorry, folks - Christmas caught up to me faster than my blog writing. Still two more posts to do on 2018. I intended to...
Summary of the 2018 survey of online learning in Canadian colleges and universities
The Canadian Digital Learning Research Association has just finalised the results from the 2018 national survey. The full technical report has been completed in...
2018 review: open universities and open education
Yesterday I reviewed developments in AI and synchronous learning during 2018, and rated them as follows:
the hype factor (as the 'media' see it)
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Another perspective on AI in higher education
Klutka, J. et al. (2018) Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Current Uses and Future Applications Louisville Ky: Learning House
This report is by Learning House,...
Athabasca University moves to the cloud
I'm struggling to understand how artificial intelligence is going to impact on post-secondary education, and in particular on online learning, at least over the...
A discussion on the risks and benefits to education of AI and automation
I was interviewed recently by Cecília Tomás, a Ph.D. student at Universidade Aberta, the Portuguese Open University, for her thesis on the Internet of...
First Nations art and dance, a new campus, and moving to sustainable open education:...
I apologise for the lack of blog posts these last couple of months. I have been busy analysing and writing up data on course...
Update on the 2018 national survey of online learning
The return of questionnaires for the 2018 national survey of online learning and distance education in Canadian universities and colleges is now closed. The...
Welcome back and some news
Welcome back to all those who have been away on vacation and are just returning or have already returned to work. Here's what I...