Equity and online learning: practical design steps
Sator, A. and Williams, H. (2020) Removing Barriers to Online Learning Through a Teaching and Learning Lens Victoria BC: BCcampus/ABLE Research Consultants
Equity and online...
Online learning and Covid-19: Internet coverage in Canada
Policy
Many commentators have raised the question of inequity due to lack of Internet coverage. So what actually is the coverage like in Canada?
According to...
2. Emergency online learning and inequity: developing countries
One term, many contexts
If I was uncomfortable writing my previous post, I am even more uncomfortable about writing this one. 'Developing countries' is not...
Second edition of Teaching in a Digital Age now published
The second edition of Teaching in a Digital Age is now available at https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/teachinginadigitalagev2/
The first edition was published in 2015. The second edition is...
Why are there few online programs in Canada’s Far North?
What is north in Canada?
In a country as vast as Canada, 'north' is always relative. Sudbury (46º N) is considered to be in Northern...
Online learning and disruptive change at the UK Open University
Sturm und Strang
I've was in England last week, attending the 7th eSTEeM conference at the Open University as the opening keynote speaker, only my...
Five old educational technologies
Etherington, C. (2018) Five educational technologies, circa 1918 ELearning inside news, January 1
Despite rumours, I was not around in 1918, but this article is...
Tracking innovations in online learning in Canada
I've not been blogging much recently because, frankly, I've been too busy, and not on the golf course or ski slopes, either. (Yeah, so...
Technology and alienation: symptoms, causes and a framework for discussion
This is the second post on the topic of technology, alienation and the role of education, with a particular focus on the consequences for...
Why digital technology is not necessarily the answer to your problem
World Bank (2016) World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends. Washington, DC: World Bank.
What is the report about?
This 359 page report, partly funded by Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade,...