Teaching practice in a virtual world
Ortega, S. (2014) UCF teaching technology spreads to 33 universities Central Florida Future, January 6
I haven't heard a lot in the last year about...
Innovative online bachelor’s degree from University of Washington
Long, K. (2013) UW to offer first all-online degree-completion program The Seattle Times, March 28
Although many universities offer online courses at the bachelor's level,...
Innovative e-learning in the Vancouver area
I worry about the often negative tone of many of my posts. It was therefore a great pleasure to attend the joint Justice Institute...
November issue of journal ‘Distance Education’
The November 2010 edition of 'Distance Education', Vol. 31, No 3. is now out, but not as an open access document. If you are...
Simulating teacher training in a virtual world
Kolowich, S. (2010) Avatars to teach the teachers Inside Higher Education, July 7
An article about a really interesting project, TeachME, by faculty in the...
Distance education for teacher training in Africa
Clayton R. Wright, formerly Director of Instructional Media and Development at Grant MacEwan University, Alberta, is currently working in Sierra Leone.
He kindly agreed...
Time to change teacher training in developing countries
Moon, B. (2010) Time for radical change in teacher education Connections February, Vol. 15, No. 1
In this opinion piece, Bob Moon, of the UK...
Maritime courses developed for the Virtual University of Small States
Commonwealth of Learning (2010) Samoa workshop develops VUSSC maritime training materials Connections, February Vol. 15, No. 1
The Virtual University of the Small States of...
Research into online teacher education
Eduventures (2009) Where Teacher Education and Online Programming Meet: Supporting Field Experiences in Online Initial Teacher Licensure Programs Boston MA: Eduventures Inc
This study by...
About Tony Bates
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.