Saturday, April 19, 2025
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

When life gets in the way of blogging about online learning

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I realise, dear readers, that you have all been waiting with bated breath for the next instalment of my review of the Handbook of...
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What are the main issues facing digital learning in the future?

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I'm coming up to my 84th birthday next month, and once again I am considering my future work, if any. This has resulted in...
Dr. Elizabeth George in front of drawings of student engagement

Student motivation and online learning

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This is a post for the many instructors who have asked (especially during the pandemic): 'But how do you motivate students to learn online?' Student...
Graphic of SAIDE's open learning principles

Organization, Leadership and Change in Open, Distance and Digital Education: book review, Part 1

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Zawacki-Richter, O. and Jung, I. (2023) Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Learning Singapore: Springer Part IV of this open textbook is on Organization, Leadership and Change,...
Demetrios Nicolaides Alberta's Minister of Advanced Education

Petition against direct political interference in universities (concerning Athabasca University)

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Buckingham Shum, S. (2023) Athabasca University - Oppose direct political interference in universities Change.org A petition has been started (already with 230 signatures) on Change.org...
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Contact North establishes resource hub on AI in Higher Education

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Contact North | Contact Nord is creating a hub on teachonline.ca that pulls together and highlights key applications of AI in higher education, with...
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Review of Introduction and Section 1 (History, Theory and Research) of the Handbook on...

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Zawacki-Richter, O. and Jung, I. (2023) The Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education Singapore: Springer Reviews Normally, I would start by introducing you to the...

Rethinking my review of the Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education

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First impressions Last week, I published a 'quick and dirty' review of the recently published Handbook of Open, Distance, and Digital Education, edited by Olaf...
Book cover of Handbook of ODDE

Book review: Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education – a First Impression

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Zawacki-Richter, O. and Jung, I (2023) Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education Singapore: Springer Hard copy: US$59.99 + tax, pdf download: free Why this...

What I did in 2022

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Yesterday I gave my overview of the main developments in online and distance learning in 2022. Today, I am doing a more personal review...