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What I would like to see in online learning in 2018: 1: a theory...

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Prediction is difficult, especially about the future, so I won't waste your time in suggesting what technologies are likely to take off in 2018....

Short video on the impact of open content on teaching

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The Open University of Catalonia has produced a short (3 minutes 45 seconds) YouTube video of me talking (in English) about how open content...

That was 2017 in online learning

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  My experience of online learning in 2017 2017 was a very interesting year for me, if not for online learning as a whole. I have...

How to keep up with new technology in online learning

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I was recently asked if I would answer a couple of questions from students in Royal Roads University's course 'Leveraging Technology in Higher Education'...

What I wanted to say to the Minister about online learning

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The opportunity I don't mix with politicians or high level decision-makers, so when I was offered a seat next to Deb Matthews, Ontario's Minister of...

A better ranking system for university teaching?

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Redden, E. (2017) Britain Tries to Evaluate Teaching Quality Inside Higher Ed, June 22 This excellent article describes in detail a new three-tiered rating system of...

DIY online courses on Facebook

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Hughes, M. (2017) Facebook is letting Groups create online learning courses - what could possibly go wrong?  The Next Web, 1 June It has been a...

E-portfolios from Dublin City University to enhance student employability

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Dublin City University (2017) DCU launches new online learning portfolio to enhance student employability 24 May I have been neglecting my blog because I have...

One business case for OER examined

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Law, P. and Perryman, L.-A. (2017) How OpenLearn supports a business model for OER Distance Education, Vol. 38, No. 1 The journal: 'Distance Education' Distance Education...

Tracking innovations in online learning in Canada

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I've not been blogging much recently because, frankly, I've been too busy, and not on the golf course or ski slopes, either. (Yeah, so...