Privacy and the use of learning analytics
Warrell, H. (2105) Students under surveillance Financial Times, July 24
Applications of learning analytics
This is a thoughtful article in the Financial Times about the pros...
An analysis of the e-Learning Africa 2015 report
Elletson, H. and Burgess, A. (eds.) (2015) The eLearning Africa Report 2015 Berlin, Germany: ICWE GmbH
It is difficult to do justice in a short...
Some (further) thoughts about ‘agile’ learning design
In my online, open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age, I felt I needed a separate section on agile learning design, to capture some...
MIT and German research on the [appalling] use of video in xMOOCs
Hansch, A. et al. (2015) Video and Online Learning: Critical Reflections and Findings From the Field Berlin DE: Alexander von Humbolt Institut für Internet und...
A new online learning platform from New Zealand
Open Polytechnic (2015) Open Polytechnic launches online learning platform Lower Hutt NZ: Open Polytechnic
I'm not sure the world needs another LMS (sorry, an 'online learning...
Conference: Canada MoodleMoot 2015
Most Moodlers will already be aware of this, but if you are not aware of, or are just moving to Moodle, or even just...
Guidelines for reviewing an open textbook
I'm not sure that there is much of an immediate 'market' for these posts on issues around developing an open textbook (or maybe everyone...
Writing an online, open textbook: is it worth it?
In earlier posts, I have discussed how to measure the success of an open, online textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age, and also discussed...
The cost of developing an open textbook: $80,000 – $130,000
Open textbooks may be free, but they are not without cost.
So what is the cost of developing an open textbook from scratch?
Answer: a minimum of $80,000,...
Measuring the success of an open textbook
I have just come back from two days at one of my favourite communities of practice, the British Columbian Educational Technology Users' Group (ETUG)...