The importance of ‘intangibles’ in teaching and learning
I'm going to raise a fundamental epistemological issue here about how we know things to be true. This starts off fairly abstractly but like...
What is the difference between competencies, skills and learning outcomes – and does it...
Bumping into neighbours outside a branch public library can sometimes stimulate a lot of thought. I ran into a fellow consultant (our neighbourhood is...
Online learning and international forestry: a webinar series
Are you interested in (or have been forced into) teaching forestry or related areas online?
If so, the The Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management...
How can the Canadian federal government help the post-secondary system post-Covid19?
The most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
Ronald Reagan
The Feds and post-secondary education in...
Could Online Teaching Change Higher Ed for the Better? An interview for Top Hat
I was interviewed recently for Top Hat's blog. Top Hat is a commercial publisher of online and digital educational resources based in Toronto. It...
What have we learned from Covid-19 about the limitations of online learning – and...
Being realistic about the strengths and weaknesses of online learning
I have spent a good part of my career defending and promoting online learning and...
Video of discussion of impact of Covid-19 on online learning
The MALAT program
Royal Roads University runs an excellent Master of Arts in Learning and Technology (MALAT). This program is the first master of arts...
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...
Five webinar recordings on the myths and realities of online learning now publicly available
About the webinars
Contact North has now made publicly available recordings of the five webinars on the Myths, Realities, Opportunities and Challenges of Online Learning...
Online learning and the fall semester: advice for decision-makers
I really do not envy those university and college administrators trying to work out what to do for this coming fall semester. This will...