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Innovating in distance education at the Open University of Portugal in the 2000s
Summer is getting more dangerous in Canada as forest fires destroy the lovely town of Jasper, Alberta, and the surrounding national park. Let's hope there's rain - and lots of it - in the coming days.
I am writing an...
A personal history: 21. Open and distance learning in Japan and South Korea
Enjoying summer
I hope you are all having a well-earned break. Here in Vancouver we are enjoying a wonderful summer. I hope you are finding similar 'Goldilocks' weather: not too hot, not too cold, not too dry (although there is...
A global perspective on digitalization in higher education
Vol. 16, No.2 of the Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education (JCIHE) explores digitalization in the COVID and post-COVID era in 13 countries and regions around the world: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean, China, Ethiopia, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico,...
Four questions about the newly proposed Open European University
On the 28 June (2024) a proposal for an Open European University that is "student-centred, inclusive, digital and green" has been supported by the European Commission with a grant of 14.4 million euros (nearly C$21 million).
What is the Open...
Are our higher education systems about to collapse from within?
Dalhousie University's Faculty of Computer Science uses Daedalus software to track students' learning objectives across and between courses,enabling the measurement of the progression of skills development throughout a whole program.
The challenge
University and college instructors are facing three existential challenges...
Book review: ‘Creating the University of the Future’ by Ehlers and Eigbrecht (eds.)
Ehlers, U-D. and Eigbrecht, L. (eds) Creating the University of the Future A Global View on Future Skills and Future Higher Education Springer VS https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-42948-5 pp. 637
This is an open access book in pdf.
This a very long review, but...
Which institution is the world leader in digital and distance education?
I have just returned from Monterrey in Mexico. I had been invited to join Tec de Monterrey’s celebration of 35 years of innovation in digital and distance education. I had been invited because of my long association with Tec...
A personal history: 20. Identifying best practices for ed tech faculty development
This will be my last post for three weeks as I am taking a vacation, back at the beginning of June.
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development...
What should universities do about AI for teaching and learning?
Am I qualified to comment on this topic?
It is with some hesitation that I am publishing this post. I decided to retire completely partly because of the complexity of the issues around the use of AI for teaching and...
A personal history: 19. Some reflections on research into the costs and benefits of...
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to be a growing interest in...
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.