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...
Some recent videos on the future of online learning
I'm listing here some of the recordings of recent presentations and webinars that include a good deal of input from faculty and/or graduate students.
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What happens to online students when the Internet goes down?
Holzweiss, P. and Walker, D. (2021) The Impact of a Regional Crisis on Online Students and Faculty Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Vol....
Decision-making in uncertain times: what recent research into online learning indicates
CDLRA Conversations: Decision-Making in Uncertain Times, September 6, 2021
The CDLRA (Canadian Digital Learning Research Association) is in the process of analysing the results from...
Alternative delivery methods for distance education: a history
For those of you interested in the history of distance education, there are lessons to be learned about different ways to deliver distance education....
Quality and equity in digital learning: a policy brief from the Commonwealth of Learning
Commonwealth of Learning (2021) Quality and equity in digital learning: a policy brief Burnaby BC: Commonwealth of Learning
About the policy brief
The Commonwealth of Learning...
Teaching during a pandemic: a longitudinal study
Johnson, N., Seaman, J. and Veletsianos, G. (2021) Teaching during a pandemic: Spring Transition, Fall Continuation, Winter Evaluation Bay View Analytics: Oakland CA, March...
Study of British students’ digital experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic
JISC (2021) Student digital experience insights survey 2020/21: Findings from UK higher education and further education (pulse 1: October-December 2020), 8 March 2021
This is...
Bridging the Digital Dive: 2: Technology inequities and solutions
McKenzie, L. (2021) Bridging the Digital Divide: Lessons from Covid-19 Washington DC: Inside Higher Education, February 2, 27 pp
This is the second post in...
Stunning research on inequities of access to online learning in the USA
Figure 1. Percentage of children (ages 0–18 years) learning online whose parents reported that they had inadequate access to the Internet or a computer...
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.