Rethinking the purpose of online learning: 2. Using online learning to reduce the costs...
This is the second of three posts examining the purpose of online and digital learning. In the first post I looked at the government...
Ontario: leading Canada in online learning
A couple of months ago, the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association (CDLRA) provided eCampus Ontario, one of the survey's main sponsors, with a regional...
Should university and college instructors ban cell phones in their classes?
The Ontario government, under the leadership of its premier Doug Ford (a badly cloned Donald Trump), has announced it will ban cellphone use during...
Is Western Canada falling behind in online learning?
Reports from the 2018 survey
The main public report on online and distance learning in Canadian post-secondary institutions was published last month and is available,...
Some reflections on the results of the 2018 national survey of online learning
The public report of the 2018 national survey of online and distance learning in Canadian universities and colleges is now available in English and...
(Almost) free books on online learning
I did a big clear-out over the holiday period and found a whole batch of brand new printed copies of three of my books....
2018 review of online learning: weak leadership
This is the fourth in my series reviewing developments in online learning in 2018. The first three were:
AI and synchronous learning
open universities...
Summary of the 2018 survey of online learning in Canadian colleges and universities
The Canadian Digital Learning Research Association has just finalised the results from the 2018 national survey. The full technical report has been completed in...
Athabasca University moves to the cloud
I'm struggling to understand how artificial intelligence is going to impact on post-secondary education, and in particular on online learning, at least over the...
Update on the 2018 national survey of online learning
The return of questionnaires for the 2018 national survey of online learning and distance education in Canadian universities and colleges is now closed. The...