The Coming Crisis in Canadian Post-secondary Education: 3 – Some strategies for survival
The issue
I have argued in earlier posts that universities and colleges (everywhere, not just Canada) need to move more quickly into digital learning for...
The Coming Crisis in Canadian Post-secondary Education: 1 – External Developments
Where's the disruption?
I don't normally get excited about talk of digital technology disrupting higher education, especially when that talk originates from south of the...
Online and problem-based learning: the Danish experience
Aalborg University and digital learning
I have just completed a visit to my third Danish university (University of Copenhagen in 2004, Syddansk University in 2017,...
Rethinking the purpose of online learning: 4. Developing skills for a digital society
This series is turning out to be longer than I initially anticipated. In the first three posts I looked at the following possible reasons...
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...
(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....
Advice requested on ‘Teaching in a Digital Age’
Welcome back, readers. I hope you had a great holiday break.
Perhaps like you, I've been thinking about my plans for 2019. I was determined...
2018 review: 21st century knowledge and skills
How to develop the knowledge and skills that learners will need in the 21st century was a growing topic of discussion not just in...
A discussion on the risks and benefits to education of AI and automation
I was interviewed recently by Cecília Tomás, a Ph.D. student at Universidade Aberta, the Portuguese Open University, for her thesis on the Internet of...
Welcome back and some news
Welcome back to all those who have been away on vacation and are just returning or have already returned to work. Here's what I...