The Coming Crisis in Canadian Post-secondary Education: 2 – The Canadian context
This is the second in a series of posts on this topic. The first post looked at external developments that will influence Canadian post-secondary...
Some reflections on the results of the 2018 national survey of online learning
The public report of the 2018 national survey of online and distance learning in Canadian universities and colleges is now available in English and...
(Almost) free books on online learning
I did a big clear-out over the holiday period and found a whole batch of brand new printed copies of three of my books....
2018 review of online learning: weak leadership
This is the fourth in my series reviewing developments in online learning in 2018. The first three were:
AI and synchronous learning
open universities...
Online learning and disruptive change at the UK Open University
Sturm und Strang
I've was in England last week, attending the 7th eSTEeM conference at the Open University as the opening keynote speaker, only my...
What I wanted to say to the Minister about online learning
The opportunity
I don't mix with politicians or high level decision-makers, so when I was offered a seat next to Deb Matthews, Ontario's Minister of...
A brighter future for Athabasca University?
Coates, K. (2017) Independent Third-Party Review of Athabasca University Saskatoon, SK
This report, 45 pages in length plus extensive appendices, was jointly commissioned by the...
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...
Webinar on choosing modes of delivery and the role of face-to-face teaching in an...
On Tuesday I gave another in the Contact North series of webinars designed around my open, online textbook for faculty and instructors, Teaching in...
What the Conference Board of Canada thinks about online learning
Grant, M. (2016) Learning in the Digital Age Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada
The Conference Board of Canada bills itself as 'the foremost independent, evidence-based,...