Thursday, February 6, 2025
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources — Moderated by Tony Bates, Research Associate, Contact North | Contact Nord

No. 7 aha moment: strategy matters in online learning

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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

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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...

Athabasca University’s President to stand down – but not soon

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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...

No. 2 aha moment: God helps those that help themselves

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In a previous post, I listed the seven ‘aha’ moments that have been the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational...

An archive of alI I know about online learning

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At the recent COHERE conference I delivered two keynotes: Meeting the challenge of technology: are we failing as managers? Designing university teaching to meet the needs...

Designing online learning in a volatile world

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Adamson, C. (2012) Learning in a VUCA world, Online Educa Berlin News Portal, November 13 VUCA is a new term to me, although what it...

COHERE conference on blended learning

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I was privileged to be the key speaker at a conference organized by Canada's Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research (COHERE) and the...

Call for papers for conference on blended learning

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What: Blended Learning: A Strategy for Transforming Teaching and Learning Who: COHERE is a collaboration of universities focusing on the research and practice of blended and online...

Spanish version of ‘Managing Technology in Higher Education’ now available

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 Bates, A. and Sangra, A. (2012) La gestión de la tecnología en la educación superior Barcelona ESP: Octaedro:ICE-UB The Spanish version of 'Managing Technology in...

The importance of redesign in online learning: the NCAT experience

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Twigg, C. (2012) Improving Learning and Reducing Costs: Initial Project Outcomes from Changing the Equation The Learning MarketSpace, July The results of a major program aimed at...