Using social media to tackle ‘wicked’ problems: rethinking collective decision-making
Dealing with 'wicked' problems
If like me you are so utterly depressed by the current state of political debate and discussion in Western democracies (it's...
Just released! Seven Videos on the Effective Use of Video
The most important lesson from 50 years of research in educational technology
I was asked some time ago: 'What is the most important thing you...
Which institution is the world leader in digital and distance education?
I have just returned from Monterrey in Mexico. I had been invited to join Tec de Monterrey’s celebration of 35 years of innovation in...
A personal history: 15. How technology changed distance education in the mid 1990s
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
A personal history: 12. My first couple of years at the Open Learning Agency
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
A personal history of ed tech: 10. Why I emigrated to Canada
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I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and...
A personal history: 8. The start of the digital revolution
1985 was a significant year for me. I got my first desk-top computer and discovered the Internet.
The state of technology in 1984
It is hard...
A personal history: 6. Satellite TV in Europe and lessons from the 1980s
Satellite TV in Europe
Under the leadership of Jacque Delors, by 1985 the European Economic Commission in Brussels was pushing hard for greater European economic...
A personal history: 4: Some educational technologies in the 1980s
Image: Bob Fuller, 1985
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open...
A personal history: 2. Researching the BBC/Open University broadcasts
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....