How Canadian schools (k-12) prepared for the fall in 2020
Nagle, J., Barbour, M. and LaBonte, R. (2020) A Fall Like No Other: Between Basics and Preparing for an Extended Transition During Turmoil Canadian...
10 Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World from Covid-19 for Canadian universities and colleges
2020: Resilience and adaptability
“Canada responded amazingly well to the challenge of adapting to an existential threat to its post-secondary education system. The system...
Why school boards need to listen to online learning professionals
Guzman, Y. (2020) Students miss out and teachers feel overwhelmed as school boards blend in-person and virtual classes The Globe and Mail, November 1
As...
How can the Canadian federal government help the post-secondary system post-Covid19?
The most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
Ronald Reagan
The Feds and post-secondary education in...
Research reports on Covid-19 and emergency remote learning/online learning
Post last up-dated: 9 June, 2021
Since March 2020, there has been a flurry of research on emergency remote learning. Most published research up to...
Happy vacations, everyone! And a reflection on online learning during Covid-19
The need for a break
I am hoping that you will be taking a well-earned break soon. It's been clear to me that almost without...
Enabling access to online learning for the poor
Collis, V. and Vegas, E. (2020) Unequally disconnected: access to online learning in the US Brookings Institute Education plus Development, June 22
This blog post...
New podcast on the future of online learning and higher education post-Covid 19
Mark Nichols is developing a very useful and interesting series of podcasts called Leaders and Legends of Online Learning.
I was the first person Mark...
Online learning and Covid-19: Internet coverage in Canada
Policy
Many commentators have raised the question of inequity due to lack of Internet coverage. So what actually is the coverage like in Canada?
According to...
Crashing into online learning: a report from five continents – and some conclusions
I am beginning to come across reports of how different countries around the world are moving to online learning as a result of Covid-19,...