Saturday, March 29, 2025
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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: 18. Developing the first online programs at UBC – and in...

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: 16. NAFTA, videoconferencing, and getting lost in Texas

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: 13. OLA and international distance education, 1990-1993

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....

A personal history: 7. Distance education in Canada in 1982

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: 5. India and educational satellite TV

I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....

Why Canada’s current policies towards international students are a form of colonialism

What am I claiming? This post has been brewing for some time, and has been prompted by the recent announcement that the Federal government is...

Day 3 at ICDE – and thoughts on the future of DE

  Yesterday was the third and final day of the ICDE conference. This post will focus solely on the last day's presentations. I will do...