My life in Wordle
I received this 'gift' from the Inholland Research Group Teaching and Learning with Technology. They took my 'full' CV (over 60 pages) and ran it...
Answering questions about teaching online: assessment and evaluation
Following on from my Contact North webinar on the first five chapters of my book, Teaching in a Digital Age, and my blog post...
Some implications of online open publishing
One of the differences between an online open textbook and a commercial printed textbook is that developments with an open textbook are continuous rather than...
Is there a future in online learning?
I hope all readers of this blog in the northern hemisphere had a good break and are looking forward to a new academic year....
Non-disclosure, plausible deniability and lack of transparency in leadership: UBC and the Duffy trial
The need to know
Even if you have been holidaying in outer Mongolia, you are probably aware (if you are Canadian) of the trial of Senator...
Thinking about theory and practice in online learning
I ran a short face-to-face workshop yesterday on 'Thinking about Theory and Practice' for about a dozen students taking the Masters of Arts in...
Some (further) thoughts about ‘agile’ learning design
In my online, open textbook, Teaching in a Digital Age, I felt I needed a separate section on agile learning design, to capture some...
What can past history tell us about the Athabasca University ‘crisis’?
It's not just the Greeks who are having problems financially, even though they are getting all the headlines. In earlier posts I commented on Athabasca University's...
Independent reviews of Teaching in a Digital Age now published
I have now received the three independent reviews I requested for my open, online textbook for faculty and instructors, called 'Teaching in a Digital...
Guidelines for reviewing an open textbook
I'm not sure that there is much of an immediate 'market' for these posts on issues around developing an open textbook (or maybe everyone...