Non-disclosure, plausible deniability and lack of transparency in leadership: UBC and the Duffy trial
The need to know
Even if you have been holidaying in outer Mongolia, you are probably aware (if you are Canadian) of the trial of Senator...
Thinking about theory and practice in online learning
I ran a short face-to-face workshop yesterday on 'Thinking about Theory and Practice' for about a dozen students taking the Masters of Arts in...
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...
What can past history tell us about the Athabasca University ‘crisis’?
It's not just the Greeks who are having problems financially, even though they are getting all the headlines. In earlier posts I commented on Athabasca University's...
Independent reviews of Teaching in a Digital Age now published
I have now received the three independent reviews I requested for my open, online textbook for faculty and instructors, called 'Teaching in a Digital...
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...
Obtaining independent reviews for an open textbook: what criteria to use?
What is the issue?
One of the questions I had to ask myself as a self-publishing author of Teaching in a Digital Age was whether...
Advice to students about Athabasca University
Caveat
Much has happened since this was posted in June 0f 2015, including an extensive external review. Go to 'A brighter future for Athabasca University?'...
Advice to the Alberta government on Athabasca University’s sustainability report
McKinnon, P. at al. (2015) The Future is Now: Report of the Presidential Task Force on Sustainability Athabasca AB: Athabasca University
The university kindly provided...
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...