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...
Day 2 of the ICDE conference in Costa Rica
This was, from my perspective, much better than the first day: two good keynotes and one session that was worth the whole trip.
Keynotes
I went...
Day 1 of the ICDE conference in Costa Rica
The ICDE conference opened today in San Jose, Costa Rica, celebrating the 85th anniversary of its founding.
The reports on sessions below were chosen based...
Who’s attending the ICDE 2023 World Conference on distance education?
Here I am in Toronto, on my way to Costa Rica (no direct flight from Vancouver, which means a stop-over in Toronto) for the...
Faculty preferences for mode of delivery following the Covid-19 pandemic
Tyton Partners (2023) Time for class: bridging student and faculty perspectives on digital learning, Boston MA
Muscanell, N. (2023) 2023 Faculty and Technology Report: A...