No. 7 aha moment: strategy matters in online learning
This is the eighth in a series of posts about the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational technology, where I...
UBC is going big with online and flexible learning
Yesterday (March 11), Stephen Toope, the president of the University of British Columbia, sent an e-mail to all faculty announcing a strategy to increase...
No. 6 aha moment: the convergence of online learning (from the periphery to the...
This is the seventh in a series of posts about the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational technology, where I...
No. 5 aha moment: the Web as a universal standard
This is the sixth in a series of posts about the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational technology, where I...
Athabasca University’s President to stand down – but not soon
Following the termination of four senior executives last week, Athabasca University's President, Frits Pannekoek, announced on Monday in an e-mail to staff that at...
What’s going on at Athabasca University?
Four senior administrators had their positions apparently terminated last week at Athabasca University (AU), a fully distance university in the province of Alberta.
These four...
No. 4 aha moment: Computers for communication, not as teaching machines
This is the fourth in a series of posts about the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational technology, where I...
North Korea launches two MOOCs
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, went on national television on Thursday to announce that North Korea had successfully launched two MOOCs (massive open online...
No. 3 aha moment: asynchronous is (generally) better than synchronous teaching
In an earlier post, I listed the seven ‘aha’ moments that have been the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational...
No. 2 aha moment: God helps those that help themselves
In a previous post, I listed the seven ‘aha’ moments that have been the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational...