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That was the year 2024, that was

Sorry! First, an apology -actually, two. First, I haven't posted in over a month, the main reason being I have been quite ill with gastro-entiritis, a...

New journal on open, distance and digital education: a review

Welcome back! What with Covid, post-Covid and AI mania, it's been a challenging four and a half years for all in open, distance and especially...

Which institution is the world leader in digital and distance education?

  I have just returned from Monterrey in Mexico. I had been invited to join Tec de Monterrey’s celebration of 35 years of innovation in...

A personal history: 20. Identifying best practices for ed tech faculty development

This will be my last post for three weeks as I am taking a vacation, back at the beginning of June. I am writing an...

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...
Graphic of SAIDE's open learning principles

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,...
Image of the building for Dalhousie's Rowe School of Business

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 cover of Handbook of ODDE

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...