A personal history of open learning and educational technology: 1. The start of the...
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
An AI-informed discussion of research methods in digital learning
The Athabasca University Doctor of Education in Distance Education
Each year I do a webinar with Ph.D students in the Doctor of Education in Distance...
AI comes to my web site – meet Tonybots
Resistance is futile
First made popular by the Daleks in the BBC series Dr. Who in the 1960's (sorry, Star Trek fans), this phrase reflects...
Some reflections on the future of open and distance education following ICDE conference
The ICDE 2023 conference in Costa Rica has prompted me to think about the future of open and distance education. I want to go...
Day 2 of the ICDE conference in Costa Rica
This was, from my perspective, much better than the first day: two good keynotes and one session that was worth the whole trip.
Keynotes
I went...
Day 1 of the ICDE conference in Costa Rica
The ICDE conference opened today in San Jose, Costa Rica, celebrating the 85th anniversary of its founding.
The reports on sessions below were chosen based...
Book review: Research, Writing and Creative Process in Open and Distance Learning
Conrad, D. (ed.) (2023) Research, Writing and Creative Process in Open and Distance Education: Tales from the Field Cambridge UK: Open Book Publishers
Overview
This is...
Back to school: some things to look for
As faculty and instructors return to campus, here are some publications that may be of interest, if you can find the time during the...
Faculty preferences for mode of delivery following the Covid-19 pandemic
Tyton Partners (2023) Time for class: bridging student and faculty perspectives on digital learning, Boston MA
Muscanell, N. (2023) 2023 Faculty and Technology Report: A...
AI for teaching and learning: revision of Chapter 9, Section 4 of ‘Teaching in...
Although the third edition of Teaching in a Digital Age was completed only in August, 2022, recent developments in AI, such as ChatGPT, has...