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...
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...
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...
An archive of alI I know about online learning
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
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
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
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
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
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...