OERs: the good, the bad and the ugly
I increasingly fear that the open educational resources movement is being used as a way of perpetuating inequalities in education while purporting to...
e-learning outlook for 2011
What's in my crystal ball for e-learning in 2011? (For how well I did in my predictions for 2010, see e-learning retrospective - how...
Re-design of web site
You may have noticed that the web site has been redesigned. There were several goals for the redesign:
to make the site less text heavy,...
Distance Education in Afghanistan
Kuchi family near Bamian © Tony Bates, 2010
My experience in Afghanistan
I worked on a UNESCO project for four months in Afghanistan...
What’s planned for “E-learning and DE Resources” for 2011
I hope you will have noticed that I have made very few posts over the last two weeks. There are several reasons for this:
I...
Report on Online Educa Berlin 2010
The report summarizing the Online Educa Berlin 2010 conference earlier this month concluded:
'A new paradigm of learning emerged during the sessions attended by a...
e-learning retrospective: 2) how good were my predictions?
On December 30, 2009, I posted my predictions for 2010:
1. Follow the money:
'In many countries, 2010 will be a difficult year financially....So we’ll have...
Happy holidays!
I wish all readers of this site a very happy Christmas, New Year and holidays, with an assortment of iHoliday media:
Thanks to Clayton Wright...
e-learning 2010 retrospective: 1) what my web site indicates
'That was the year that was - it's over, let it go' to adapt the title song of a 1960's British satirical TV series.
To...
UK public universities become privatized while the banks are state-funded
You have probably seen the images of Prince Charles and Camilla's car being attacked by a mob during protests at the British government's decision...