Zuckerberg’s Frankenstein
Prosecutor: Dr. Frankenberg, are you aware that there is a monster roaming the countryside, stealing all the villagers' personal information?
Dr. Frankenberg: Yes, sir, I...
‘Humans Wanted’: online learning and skills development
Royal Bank of Canada (2018) Humans Wanted Toronto ON: Royal Bank of Canada
I have at last got hold of a full copy of this...
Stanford University to be fully online by 2025?
Today I have received a tip from a close colleague that Stanford University is planning to build a partnership with Alphabet Inc., the owner...
How to deal with online learning ‘deniers’ in your institution
Lieberman, M. (2018) Overcoming faculty resistance - or not? Inside Higher Education, March 14
I've been a bit slow on picking up on this (thanks...
Our responsibility in protecting institutional, student and personal data in online learning
WCET (2018) Data Protection and Privacy Boulder CO: WCET
United States Attorney's Office (2018) Nine Iranians Charged With Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign On Behalf Of...
Meeting the challenge of online degrees for the professions
Chatlani, S. (2018) Navigating online professional degrees - potential and caution, Education Dive, March 21
In previous posts, I have pointed out the challenges of...
Web discussion on the future of the distance teaching university
If you have an hour to spare and are interested in this topic, you can access a video of this webinar organized on March...
The current madness in online learning: case no. 1
Coughlan, S. (2018) University offers science degree online for £5,650 per year, BBC News, March 6
If you want to know what the very opposite of...
Dispelling some myths about distance education in the USA
Taylor-Straut, T. (2018) Distance Education Enrollment Growth - Major Differences Persist Among Sectors Boulder CO: WCET, 1 March
This is another valuable analysis by the...
Important developments in indigenous online learning
Royal Roads University (2018) First Nations Technology Council and Royal Roads University celebrate partnership in education, innovation Victoria BC: Royal Roads University, press release, 23...