UBC develops an institutional strategy for learning technologies
Bates, S. et al. (2015) UBC’s Learning Technology Ecosystem: Developing a Shared Vision, Blueprint & Roadmap Vancouver BC: University of British Columbia
I've not been...
Yale University to offer an online master of medical science
Korn, M. (2015) Yale Will Offer Web-Based Master of Medical Science Degree Wall Street Journal, March 10
This for me is much more significant than the...
Last chapter of Teaching in a Digital Age now published
Chapter 12, Supporting teachers and instructors in a digital age, the last chapter of my online, open textbook for teachers and instructors, Teaching in...
A future vision for OER and online learning
For each chapter of my online open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age, I am developing imaginary but hopefully realistic scenarios. In this scenario,...
The implications of ‘open’ for course and program design: towards a paradigm shift
I am usually very cautious not to use the term 'paradigm shift', but I do believe that the term is justified by the implications of...
Mode of delivery: Learners as a determining factor
This is the third of five posts on choosing between different modes of delivery as part of Chapter 10 for my online open textbook,...
Deciding on modes of delivery
This is the first of a series of five posts that look at the following:
deciding whether a whole course or program should be offered wholly...
Balancing the use of social media and privacy protection in online learning
This is the last of the SECTIONS criteria for selecting media for my online open textbook, Teaching in a Digital World. The last 'S'...
Why organisational issues are critical for media selection
I'm getting to the end of my chapter on media selection, based on the SECTIONS model. I discuss the 'O' for organisational issues briefly....
Educational technology 30 years on: why hasn’t education changed much?
Bates, A.W. (ed.) (1984) The Role of Technology in Distance Education London/New York: Routledge/Taylor and Francis
For some inexplicable reason, Routledge, of the publishing group Taylor...