Are our higher education systems about to collapse from within?
Dalhousie University's Faculty of Computer Science uses Daedalus software to track students' learning objectives across and between courses,enabling the measurement of the progression of...
Which institution is the world leader in digital and distance education?
I have just returned from Monterrey in Mexico. I had been invited to join Tec de Monterrey’s celebration of 35 years of innovation in...
What should universities do about AI for teaching and learning?
Am I qualified to comment on this topic?
It is with some hesitation that I am publishing this post. I decided to retire completely partly...
A personal history: 16. NAFTA, videoconferencing, and getting lost in Texas
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
A personal history: 15. How technology changed distance education in the mid 1990s
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
A personal history: 12. My first couple of years at the Open Learning Agency
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
A personal history of ed tech: 10. Why I emigrated to Canada
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I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and...
A personal history: 8. The start of the digital revolution
1985 was a significant year for me. I got my first desk-top computer and discovered the Internet.
The state of technology in 1984
It is hard...
A personal history: 7. Distance education in Canada in 1982
I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning....
A personal history: 6. Satellite TV in Europe and lessons from the 1980s
Satellite TV in Europe
Under the leadership of Jacque Delors, by 1985 the European Economic Commission in Brussels was pushing hard for greater European economic...