Second edition of Teaching in a Digital Age now published
The second edition of Teaching in a Digital Age is now available at https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/teachinginadigitalagev2/
The first edition was published in 2015. The second edition is...
Open and remote labs from the UK Open University
On my recent visit to the UK Open University, I had the privilege of a guided tour of the Open University's remote labs. These...
Meeting the challenge of online degrees for the professions
Chatlani, S. (2018) Navigating online professional degrees - potential and caution, Education Dive, March 21
In previous posts, I have pointed out the challenges of...
Have we reached a tipping point in teaching science and engineering online?
This post lists several new developments in delivering science and engineering online. These developments join a list of other efforts that are listed below...
What I learned at Drexel University in National Distance Learning Week
Fear and loathing in Philadelphia
On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, I found myself in Philadelphia on U.S. Presidential Election day, and even more importantly, the...
Seeking the unique pedagogical characteristics of computing
This is the fourth post on the unique characteristics of different media, for my open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age.
This was a fun one...
More developments in online labs
Zalaznik, M. (2014) Online labs evolve University Business, May
What's happening
This article reports on the following developments in online labs:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has created an...
A new approach to online lab classes from the University of South Carolina
Adams, S. and Duvall, B. (2014) Designing, building and supporting online lab courses, University Business, February 4
This article is a summary of a presentation...
Conference on science education at Western University
I was at the Western Conference on Science Education on July 10-11. I gave a a public lecture on designing teaching for 21st century...
Discussing design models for hybrid/blended learning and the impact on the campus
A couple of weeks ago I had an interesting meeting with about 25 instructional designers from UBC, where we discussed design models for hybrid...