Using virtual reality to study interactive molecular dynamics
Morales, A. (2018) How Virtual Reality Can Change The Way We See Our Molecular World, Forbes, 25 July
O'Connor, M. et al. (2018) Sampling molecular conformations...
Why is innovation in teaching in higher education so difficult? 3. Learning management systems
Reasons for using a Learning Management System
I pointed out in my previous post that the LMS is a legacy system that can inhibit innovation...
Is Blackboard dying? The latest instalment in LMS wars.
Feldstein, M. (2018) Canvas Surpasses Blackboard Learn in US Market Share, eLiterate, July 8
Kroner, G. (2018) Sensationalizing LMS Market Share in an Era of Fake News,...
Woolf University: the Airbnb of higher education or a sheep in wolf’s clothing?
Broggi, J.D. et al. (2018) Building the first blockchain university, Oxford UK, April 3
You are going to hear a lot about Woolf University over...
How serious should we be about serious games in online learning?
In the 2017 national survey of online learning in post-secondary education, and indeed in the Pockets of Innovation project, serious games were hardly mentioned...
Online learning and disruptive change at the UK Open University
Sturm und Strang
I've was in England last week, attending the 7th eSTEeM conference at the Open University as the opening keynote speaker, only my...
‘Making Digital Learning Work’: why faculty and program directors must change their approach
Bailey, A. et al (2018) Making Digital Learning Work Boston MA:The Boston Consulting Group/Arizona State University
Getting blended learning wrong
I've been to several universities recently...
‘Humans Wanted’: online learning and skills development
Royal Bank of Canada (2018) Humans Wanted Toronto ON: Royal Bank of Canada
I have at last got hold of a full copy of this...
How to deal with online learning ‘deniers’ in your institution
Lieberman, M. (2018) Overcoming faculty resistance - or not? Inside Higher Education, March 14
I've been a bit slow on picking up on this (thanks...
Tracking innovations in online learning in Canada
I've not been blogging much recently because, frankly, I've been too busy, and not on the golf course or ski slopes, either. (Yeah, so...