Leadership in open and distance education universities
The conference
For 20 years, the Standing Committee of Presidents (SCOP) of the members of the International Council of Distance Education (ICDE) has provided a...
“Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”: a retrospective of my work
Brindley. J. and Paul, R. (2013) Understanding the building blocks of online learning: Through the writings and research of pre-eminent online learning expert, Dr. Tony...
Education across space and time: Distance Education, Vol. 34, No.2
This special edition of the Australian-based Distance Education journal presents a selection of papers originally submitted to the Open and Distance Learning Association of...
Movers and shakers in corporate e-learning
Bob Little Press and PR (2013) The Fourth Annual Top Ten e-Learning Movers and Shakers, Training Press Releases, January 2
We in post-secondary education could...
Full report on the Open University of Catalonia now available
Contact North (2012) The Open University of Catalonia: Fully Online Multi-lingual Innovation-focused Accredited Sudbury ON: Contact North
In an earlier post I wrote about current research...
Distance Education journal: November 2012 edition
Volume 33, No. 3 of Distance Education does not have a particular theme. But all the articles in one way or another discuss critical factors...
Online learning in 2012: a retrospective
Well, 2012 was certainly the year of the MOOC. Audrey Watters provides a comprehensive overview of what happened with MOOCs in 2012, so I...
Update on the free University of the People
Sanchez, C. (2012) Online university for all balances big goals, expensive realities, National Public Radio, August 27 (also available as audio)
Report on the current...
Distance education conference: ADEIL
What:
A Mesa to Remember: Exchange ideas and inspirations with other professionals who are engaged in or interested in distance education. Whether your interest is...
Stephen Downes’ overview of e-learning: and a little history lesson
Downes, S. (2012) E-learning Generations, Half-an-Hour, February 11
Stephen's contribution
In general, I try to complement rather than repeat what Stephen writes (which is just as...