Working on the second edition of Teaching in a Digital Age: some lessons learned...
I have been very quiet with my blog, partly due to having fun in the summer, but also because I am in the process...
Some thoughts on the future of public higher education
One of the responses I had to my series on the coming crisis to post-secondary education in Canada was: 'Well, what do you think...
Rethinking the purpose of online learning: 4. Developing skills for a digital society
This series is turning out to be longer than I initially anticipated. In the first three posts I looked at the following possible reasons...
Can artificial intelligence transform higher education? Call for papers
I know all my readers will be interested in the answer to this question!
The International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education has recently put out...
A review of AI and synchronous online learning in 2018
Although I'm trying to retire, or at least ease up a little, 2018 turned out to be a really busy work year for me....
Another perspective on AI in higher education
Klutka, J. et al. (2018) Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: Current Uses and Future Applications Louisville Ky: Learning House
This report is by Learning House,...
Athabasca University moves to the cloud
I'm struggling to understand how artificial intelligence is going to impact on post-secondary education, and in particular on online learning, at least over the...
A discussion on the risks and benefits to education of AI and automation
I was interviewed recently by Cecília Tomás, a Ph.D. student at Universidade Aberta, the Portuguese Open University, for her thesis on the Internet of...
Update on the 2018 national survey of online learning
The return of questionnaires for the 2018 national survey of online learning and distance education in Canadian universities and colleges is now closed. The...
‘Humans Wanted’: online learning and skills development
Royal Bank of Canada (2018) Humans Wanted Toronto ON: Royal Bank of Canada
I have at last got hold of a full copy of this...