Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: syllabus builder

AI Teaching Assistant Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact...

An evaluation of Contact North’s AI tools for teachers/instructors: Essay questions

AI Teaching Assistant Pro I am in the process of evaluating a suite of AI tools from Contact North, Ontario, for students, instructors and administrators. Contact...

A review of Contact North’s AI tool, AI Tutor Pro

Contact North's AI tools Contact North has made available for general use a suite of four AI tools for students, instructors and administrators: AI Tutor...

A personal history: 29. Strategic planning for e-learning: a personal case-study

I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....

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

 Listen to Post I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and...