A personal history: 12. My first couple of years at the Open Learning Agency
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
A personal history: 9 The Northern Ireland Troubles and bun hurling at Lakehead University
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
Some reflections on the future of open and distance education following ICDE conference
The ICDE 2023 conference in Costa Rica has prompted me to think about the future of open and distance education. I want to go...
Organization, Leadership and Change in Open, Distance and Digital Education: book review, Part 1
Zawacki-Richter, O. and Jung, I. (2023) Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Learning Singapore: Springer
Part IV of this open textbook is on Organization, Leadership and Change,...
What are the ‘top’ online business programs?
In 2012 I linked to a Financial Times article that listed the top online business schools worldwide. That link is now dead and anyway,...
Book review: Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education – a First Impression
Zawacki-Richter, O. and Jung, I (2023) Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education Singapore: Springer Hard copy: US$59.99 + tax, pdf download: free
Why this...
What I did in 2022
Yesterday I gave my overview of the main developments in online and distance learning in 2022. Today, I am doing a more personal review...
Update on remote working at Athabasca University
Tait, C. (2022) Alberta walks back on plan to force online university to move employees to Athabasca The Globe and Mail, August 12
This is...
When is a distance teaching university not distant? When you work for it
The Canadian Press (2022) Get back to work: Alberta government threatens funding cuts to Athabasca University CTV News Edmonton
The issue
The provincial government of Alberta...
Book review: Teaching in the Post Covid-19 Era
Fayed, I. and Cummings, J. (2021) Teaching in the Post Covid 19 Era Springer: Cham, Switzerland, 764 pp
This is a longish post - you...