Building an effective learning environment
I was asked by the Chang School of Continuing Studies at Ryerson University to do a master class on this topic at their ChangSchoolTalks...
Innovation in online teaching in a Mexican university
The University of Guadalajara
I spent last week in and around Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco in Mexico. The Universidad de Guadalajara, whose origins go...
Recording of webinar on choosing modes of delivery
This morning I gave my third webinar in the Contact North series based on my online, open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age. There were...
My life in Wordle
I received this 'gift' from the Inholland Research Group Teaching and Learning with Technology. They took my 'full' CV (over 60 pages) and ran it...
How to get started in blended learning: an interview with Tony Bates
Following my keynote at the ‘Dé Onderwijsdagen’ conference in the Netherlands this week (a blog post about my presentation and a video recording of the...
Spotlight on online experiential learning at Ryerson University
A week or so ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Digital Education Strategies team at the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing...
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...
Don’t want to retire? Alternatives to dying on campus
Kaskie, B. et al. (2012) Promoting Workplace Longevity and Desirable Retirement Pathways Within Academic Institutions TIAFF-CREF Institute, March
Marcus, J. (2015) Aging faculty who won’t leave thwart...
Is there a future in online learning?
I hope all readers of this blog in the northern hemisphere had a good break and are looking forward to a new academic year....
Independent reviews of Teaching in a Digital Age now published
I have now received the three independent reviews I requested for my open, online textbook for faculty and instructors, called 'Teaching in a Digital...