Discussing classroom-type online learning
I am slowly working on the third edition of Teaching in a Digital Age. I have added a section to the first chapter on...
Groundhog day in online learning? What’s different this time
The pandemic grinds on
I've entered 2022 with a sense of déjà vu. After nearly two years of Covid, it's like going back to the...
Successful competency-based learning in a California school system
West, C. (2021) How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers The Hechinger Report, December 19
In my search for relevant...
What I did in online learning in 2021
This is my (self-imposed) 'accountability' report for 2021, mainly for personal reasons, but it will also give readers of this blog a chance to...
A Review of Online Learning in 2021
2021: still bad but better
In my review for 2020, I wrote 'Goodbye - and don't come back', a reaction to the horrible year caused...
Curriculum design and the teaching of 21st century skills
Rayner, P.J. (2021) Curriculum and program renewal: an introduction Edubytes, November
Chadha, D. (2006) A curriculum model for transferable skills development Engineering Education, Vol.1, No....
Book Review: Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development
Jagannathan, S. (ed.) (2021) Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development: How Upskilling, Data Analytics and Educational Technologies Close the Skills Gap Routledge: New York/London,...
12 guiding principles for teaching with technology – still relevant?
Bates, A. (1995) Technology, Open Learning and Distance Education Routledge: New York/London
How much has changed in educational technology over the last 30 years?
In my...
Do we need a theory for blended learning?
The value of a good theory
The psychologist, Kurt Levine, said there is nothing more practical than a good theory. When faced with conflicting facts...
Why we need some humility about online learning – and about face-to-face teaching
Those of us who have been fighting to get online learning accepted over the last 20-25 years have argued strongly the merits of online...