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,...
First data on the shift to emergency online learning
Lederman, D. (2020) How Teaching Changed in the (Forced) Shift to Remote Inside Higher Education, April 22
Who did the study?
This is a report of...
2. Emergency online learning and inequity: developing countries
One term, many contexts
If I was uncomfortable writing my previous post, I am even more uncomfortable about writing this one. 'Developing countries' is not...
Emergency online learning and inequity: developed countries
I have come across a number of articles (see for instance Brown and Salmi, 2020), and received several e-mails, pointing out that a sudden...
Online enrolments after Covid-19: a prediction, part 2 – policy implications
My prediction
In my previous post, I predicted that over the next 10 years, fully online learning will grow to about 20-25% of all course...
Corona-virus and online learning in k-12 schools: my unadvice + excellent advice from elsewhere
I've not been blogging much because I've been a bit overwhelmed with work for obvious reasons the last month or so. However, I see...
Online learning responsible for 10% of the UK economy – it is claimed
Glover, B. et al. (2020) The Learning Curve: How the UK is Harnessing the Potential of Online Learning London UK: Demos UK
What is 'Demos...