Automation or empowerment: online learning at the crossroads
You are probably, like me, getting tired of the different predictions for 2016. So I’m not going to do my usual look forward for...
That was the year, that was: main trends in 2015
Well, here we are at the end of another year. Doesn't time fly! So here is my look back on 2015. I'll do this...
Research on ‘academic innovation centres’ supporting online learning
Bishop, M. and Keehn, A. (2015) Leading Academic Change: An Early market Scan of Leading-edge Postsecondary Academic Innovation Centers Adelphi ML: William E. Kirwan centre...
Using MOOCs to help refugees
Yohannes, M. and Bhatti, J. (2015) Migrants get help through German online university, USA Today, October 29
This article reports on Kiron University, a non-profit university set...
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...
EDUCAUSE looks beyond the (current) LMS environment: is it a future we want?
Brown, M, Dehoney, J., Millichap, N. (2015) The Next Generation Digital Learning Environment: A Report on Research EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
What is it about?
EDUCAUSE has published...
39 questions to ask when choosing media for teaching and learning
Yeah, 39 questions is a lot, but then there is a lot of things to take into consideration. I pulled together the key questions for consideration...
A short history of educational technology
The first section of my chapter on 'Understanding Technology in Education' for my open textbook on Teaching in a Digital Age was a brief introduction...
Why MOOCs are only part of the answer for higher education
OK, except for the next post, which will be a list of publications on MOOCs for graduate students studying the topic, and a scenario for...
The dissemination of research in online learning: a lesson from the EDEN Research Workshop
The EDEN Research Workshop
I'm afraid I have sadly neglected my blog over the last two weeks, as I was heavily engaged as the rapporteur...