Writing an open textbook: a mid-term report on the technology
I'm about half-way through writing my open textbook, 'Teaching in a Digital Age.' I've done about five and a half chapters, and I would like...
What UBC has learned about doing MOOCs
Engle, W. (2104) UBC MOOC Pilot: Design and Delivery Vancouver BC: University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia, a premier public research university...
Is content still important in a digital age?
The story so far
Chapter 5 of my open textbook, ‘Teaching in a Digital Age’ is about the design of teaching and learning, which I am...
Opening up: chapter one of Teaching in a Digital Age
I've not been blogging much recently, because (a) I've been on holiday for a month in the Mediterranean and (b) I've been writing my...
A balanced research report on the hopes and realities of MOOCs
Hollands, F. and Tirthali, D. (2014) MOOCs: Expectations and Reality New York: Columbia University Teachers' College, Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education, 211 pp
We...
What I learned from the Open Textbook Summit
BCcampus (2014) Five lessons learned at the Open Textbooks Summit Vancouver BC: BCcampus
BCcampus organized an open textbook summit again this year (the first one...
Contact North on Online Learning, Innovation, Flexibility and Open Educational Resources
Contact North's humble office in Sudbury, OntarioContact North continues to produce a range of interesting short pieces on different aspects of online learning. (Disclaimer:...
Blogs and wikis in formal higher education: examples of open education
Raths, D. (2014) An e-portfolio with no limits Campus Technology, March 2
This is an article on a project by the University of Mary Washington,...
Getting started in writing an open textbook
What format?
This week saw further development in my odyssey to write my first open textbook. I met with the very helpful people at BCcampus...
My vision for an open textbook
As I announced in an earlier post, I'm planning to explore the idea of writing and publishing an open textbook, on the topic of...