Don McIntoshAn Old Curmudgeon’s View of Technology in Education I put together a director of vendors of online learning products and services – more than 2000 products there, including hundreds…
John DanielOpen Education in a Closing World The end of WWII marked the emergence of a new world order maked by the universal declaration of human rights. By the end…
David Porter, Lena Patterson, Chris FernlundeCampus Ontario – Rethinking eCampus Ontario – owned by 45 universities and colleges in Ontario, funded by the provincial government As we move forward, tech…
Opening Plenary Laura CzerniewiczChanging Pedagogies Two short stories about pedagogy: 1. There have been protests recently in South African universities. Interestingly, some of these have been about pedagogy. They demanded,…
Summary notes from the Tony Bates presentation at the World Conference on Online Learning, Toronto. 1. Building an Effective Learning Environment What is knowledge, and how does learning occur. Analogy:…
Session summaries from the World Conference on Online Learning, Toronto Maureen Andrade – Self-Regulated Learning, Course Design, and Pedagogy: A Model for Learner Success Practical ideas to help students succeed…
I received the following inquiry recently: I find it fascinating that you have maintained a career in public service while pursuing your intellectual endeavors on the side. With the Internet…
Congrats, you have an all male panel! Follow the #allmalepanel hashtag on Twitter and you’ll find that there’s no end to the creation of bad panels and the commentators that…
We’re reorganizing again and I was recently asked about my education and training. I wasn’t sure exactly what to submit but here’s what I came up with: Philosophy – (BA,…
Originally published on CanTech Letter. Amazon.com is inviting proposals for a second North American headquarters from states, provinces and metro areas. The presumption by many (example here) is that this…
This is a response to an email query, and I offer it here as an analysis of how I would look at, read, and respond to a typical email exchange.…
Responses to questions in advance of my presentation in Warsaw later this month.1. From your perspective, how do you see changes the modern society undergoes, especially in the field of…
My pre-conference workshop for Online Educa Berlin has been announced and this seems as good an occasion as any to summarize what I’ve been up to lately. Over the last…
Open online learning entered the mainstream with the growth and popularity of MOOCs, but while interest in open online courses has never been greater MOOCs represent only the first step…
Without commenting on the particular events in U.S. politics that give rise to these issues, I want to consider the argument that it is reasonable to allow religiously-based schools to…
In my view, knowledge is a subjective feel, but there’s a nice story behind it. The subjective feel appears circular: I say that I know when I can’t not know.…
Live notes from the SUNY OpenCOTE Conterence, Syracuse, NY. SUNY Goal: 150K graduates by 2015 (up from 95K this year)SUNY ACSIE Framework – Access, Completion, Success, Inquiry, Engagement500+ Online programs…
Live notes from the SUNY OpenCOTE Conterence, Syracuse, NY. SUNY Goal: 150K graduates by 2015 (up from 95K this year)SUNY ACSIE Framework – Access, Completion, Success, Inquiry, Engagement500+ Online programs…
A few days ago University Ventures authored a piece in response to a post from the New America Foundation comparing Republicans who defend for-profit colleges to climate change deniers. The…
