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Online learning in 2012: a retrospective

Well, 2012 was certainly the year of the MOOC. Audrey Watters provides a comprehensive overview of what happened with MOOCs in 2012, so I...

Webinar on the results from the VISCED project

When: Monday, 10 December 2012, between 15.00 - 16.00 CET (9.00 am - 10.00 am EST) Participation is free but you need to register online...

An archive of alI I know about online learning

At the recent COHERE conference I delivered two keynotes: Meeting the challenge of technology: are we failing as managers? Designing university teaching to meet the needs...

COHERE conference on blended learning

I was privileged to be the key speaker at a conference organized by Canada's Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research (COHERE) and the...

Why selective universities often struggle with online learning: the University of California example

Hill, P. (2012) Requiem for a Heavyweight – Lessons to Learn from the Problems at UC Online e-Literate, October 7 Just in case you missed it,...

Are public universities and colleges the ‘sleeping giants’ of online learning?

  Ross, C. (2012) Are the Sleeping Giants Awake?  Non-Profit Universities Enter Online Education at Scale Boston: The Parthenon Group Interesting report comparing growth of online enrollments...

How to make an omellette without breaking eggs: innovation and open-ness in university teaching

It has been impossible for me to blog about online learning over the last four weeks because I have been on holiday for most...

My summer paranoia: computers will replace teachers in higher education

I had a strange dream last night. I was in discussion with an editor from a publishing company about the draft of a new...

Developing a strategy for lifelong learners in Canadian universities and colleges (and its implications...

© Pat Cegan's 'Source of Inspiration', 2012 Council of Ontario Universities (2012) Increased numbers of students heading to Ontario universities Toronto ON: COU Changing demographics This press...

Innovation in teaching in Ontario universities

  Council of Ontario Universities (2012) Beyond the sage on the stage: innovative and effective teaching and learning in Ontario universities Toronto ON: COU This document...