EDEN Research Workshop, October, 2016
What: Forging New Pathways of research and innovation in open and distance learning: reaching from the roots
The Ninth EDEN Research Workshop in Oldenburg, Germany,...
Online learning for beginners: 4. ‘What kinds of online learning are there?’
This is the fourth of a series of a dozen blog posts aimed at those new to online learning or thinking of possibly doing...
Online learning for beginners: 3. ‘Aren’t MOOCs online learning?’
What are MOOCs?
Just in case you don't know what MOOCs are (massive, open online courses), they are usually courses that use video recordings of lectures...
Talking numbers about open publishing and online learning
Please forgive me here for a little self-indulgence. By sheer coincidence, two statistics converged yesterday.
2 million blog post hits
First, I passed the 2 million...
French version of ‘Teaching in a Digital Age’ now available
The French version of 'Teaching in a Digital Age', L'enseignement a l'ère numerique', is now available from here.
I am very grateful to Contact North|Contact Nord...
Examining ethical and privacy issues surrounding learning analytics
Drachsler, H. et al. (2016) Is Privacy a Show-stopper for Learning Analytics? A Review of Current Issues and Their Solutions Learning Analytics Review, no. 6,...
EDEN 2016: Re-imagining Learning Environments
The EDEN conference
I have just attended the annual conference of the European Distance and E-Learning Network in Budapest, Hungary.
EDEN is one of my favourite conferences...
An excellent guide to multimedia course design
Centre for Extended Learning (2016) How do we create useful online learning experiences? Waterloo ON: University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo's Centre for Extended...
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...
Building an effective learning environment
I was asked by the Chang School of Continuing Studies at Ryerson University to do a master class on this topic at their ChangSchoolTalks...