Why is innovation in teaching in higher education so difficult? 2. Legacy systems
In my first post in this series, I looked at the role of accreditation agencies in blocking innovation. I suggested that while they may...
Woolf University: the Airbnb of higher education or a sheep in wolf’s clothing?
Broggi, J.D. et al. (2018) Building the first blockchain university, Oxford UK, April 3
You are going to hear a lot about Woolf University over...
Athabasca University’s Centre for Distance Education to close
The news
As my mother used to say when she had the goods on me, 'A little birdie told me...'. Well, a (different) little birdie...
Should online learning strategy be decided centrally?
Kim, J. (2018) Looking at the Future of Online learning through an Institutional Lens, Inside Higher Education, February 19
This is an excellent article that...
One reason we are not getting enough engineers in Canada: the professional associations
From nearly 2,500 posts over nine years, none has generated so many comments as Can you teach 'real' engineering at a distance?
What you will see...
Is there light at the end of the tunnel for Athabasca University?
Climenhaga, D. (2017) Athabasca U’s future seems brighter as Saskatchewan prof named to conduct sustainability review Albertapolitics.ca, January 19
Climenhaga, D. (2016) Alberta Government names five new...
Who are the founding fathers of distance education?
Steve Wheeler interviewed three old guys, Michael Moore, Sir John Daniel and myself, at the EDEN conference in Budapest this summer, and has posted...
Welcome back and what you may have missed in online learning over the summer
I hope you all had a great summer break and have come back fully charged for another always challenging year in teaching. I thought...
Corruption in higher education: a wake-up call
Daniel, J. (2016) Combatting Corruption and Enhancing Integrity: A Contemporary Challenge for the Quality and Integrity of Higher Education: Advisory Statement for Effective International...
A look at online learning and digital wisdom from Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese island in the Atlantic about 200 kilometres west of north-west Africa. I'd never been there before this year, but now it's twice in...