A personal history: 2. Researching the BBC/Open University broadcasts
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
A personal history of open learning and educational technology: 1. The start of the...
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
An AI-informed discussion of research methods in digital learning
The Athabasca University Doctor of Education in Distance Education
Each year I do a webinar with Ph.D students in the Doctor of Education in Distance...
Why Canada’s current policies towards international students are a form of colonialism
What am I claiming?
This post has been brewing for some time, and has been prompted by the recent announcement that the Federal government is...
AI comes to my web site – meet Tonybots
Resistance is futile
First made popular by the Daleks in the BBC series Dr. Who in the 1960's (sorry, Star Trek fans), this phrase reflects...
Some reflections on the future of open and distance education following ICDE conference
The ICDE 2023 conference in Costa Rica has prompted me to think about the future of open and distance education. I want to go...
Who’s attending the ICDE 2023 World Conference on distance education?
Here I am in Toronto, on my way to Costa Rica (no direct flight from Vancouver, which means a stop-over in Toronto) for the...
Reporting on the 2023 ICDE conference
I first attended an International Council of Distance Education world conference in Vancouver in 1982. It was my first visit to beautiful Vancouver, and...
Back to school: some things to look for
As faculty and instructors return to campus, here are some publications that may be of interest, if you can find the time during the...
Faculty preferences for mode of delivery following the Covid-19 pandemic
Tyton Partners (2023) Time for class: bridging student and faculty perspectives on digital learning, Boston MA
Muscanell, N. (2023) 2023 Faculty and Technology Report: A...