Why organisational issues are critical for media selection
I'm getting to the end of my chapter on media selection, based on the SECTIONS model. I discuss the 'O' for organisational issues briefly....
That was the year that was for online learning: thank you and goodbye, 2014
Well, where on earth did 2014 go? It seems as if it's only just started!
What I did in 2014
2014 though is a significant year...
EDEN research papers on learner characteristics, course design and faculty development in online learning
EDEN has now published my review of some of the research papers submitted to the EDEN research workshop in Oxford a couple of weeks...
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...
Review of ‘Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda.’
Zawacki-Richter, O. and Anderson, T. (eds.) (2014) Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda Athabasca AB: AU Press, pp. 508
It is somewhat daunting to review...
Learning theories and online learning
Figure 3.3. Adults learning in groups in a constructivist manner - and assisted by technology
Introduction
Chapter 3 of my open textbook on 'Teaching in a...
Opening up: chapter one of Teaching in a Digital Age
I've not been blogging much recently, because (a) I've been on holiday for a month in the Mediterranean and (b) I've been writing my...
Online learning, faculty development and academic freedom
The move to 'professionalize' teaching
One of the issues that came up at last week's conference for university Boards of Governors was the growing need...
Synergies between online learning, on-campus teaching and flexible learning
Kiczcales, G. (2014) Online to improve on-campus Digital Learning Blog, UBC, Vancouver BC, April 14.
UBC's flexible learning strategy
Nearly two weeks ago, Eric Grimson, the Chancellor...
2020 Vision: Outlook for online learning in 2014 and way beyond
Taking the long view
Doug Saunders in the Globe and Mail on January 4 wrote an interesting piece on prediction, entitled: "Gadgets alone don't make...