What happened in online learning over the summer? – 2
This is the second summary post of some newsworthy items that happened over mainly July and August.
MOOCs
Peters, M. (2013) Massive Open Online Courses and Beyond:...
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...
No. 6 aha moment: the convergence of online learning (from the periphery to the...
This is the seventh in a series of posts about the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational technology, where I...
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...
What’s going on at Athabasca University?
Four senior administrators had their positions apparently terminated last week at Athabasca University (AU), a fully distance university in the province of Alberta.
These four...
My seven ‘a-ha’ moments in the history of educational technology
A good question
I get asked a lot of questions about online learning, educational technology and distance education, but recently I was asked one that...
Full report on the Open University of Catalonia now available
Contact North (2012) The Open University of Catalonia: Fully Online Multi-lingual Innovation-focused Accredited Sudbury ON: Contact North
In an earlier post I wrote about current research...
Serving remote and rural communities: lessons from 25 years of Contact North
Paul, R. (2012) Contact North: A Case Study in Public Policy Sudbury ON: Contact North
From the report:
In the April 22, 1986 Speech from the...
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...
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...