What happened in online learning in the summer? – 3
An Ontario online university? I have a strict rule when reporting news to make sure it’s based on published secondary sources – in other words, if I get it wrong, I can blame someone else. Now I’m no...
View ArticleA review of the HEQCO report on productivity and quality in online learning...
The view from HEQCO, Toronto Carey, T., & Trick, D. (2013). How Online Learning Affects Productivity, Cost and Quality in Higher Education: An Environmental Scan and Review of the Literature....
View ArticleOntario at last establishes “Ontario Online”
Bradshaw, J. (2104) Ontario to launch $42million central hub for online postsecondary classes, Globe and Mail, January 14 After more than two years discussion and consultation, it has been officially...
View ArticleTracking online learning in the USA – and Ontario
Allen, I. and Seaman, J. (2014) Grade Change: Tracking Online Learning in the United States Wellesley MA: Babson College/Sloan Foundation This is the eleventh annual report in this invaluable series...
View ArticleOnline education and the professional associations: the case of law
Image: Reality Sandwich, 2015 Lederman, D. (2018) The uncertain landscape for online legal education Inside Higher Education, January 24 The situation in the USA This is a useful report about the...
View ArticleRethinking the purpose of online learning: 1. Ontario’s k-12 initiative
What is the purpose of online learning? Online learning has been hitting the headlines recently: the Ontario government requiring every high school student to take four online courses out of the 30...
View Article‘Rationalization’ of online learning support agencies in the Ontario...
Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (2020) Government’s Role in Digital Learning: Review and Recommendations for the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities Toronto ON: HEQCO What is the...
View ArticleWhy school boards need to listen to online learning professionals
Guzman, Y. (2020) Students miss out and teachers feel overwhelmed as school boards blend in-person and virtual classes The Globe and Mail, November 1 As you know, I generally avoid discussing k-12...
View ArticleHow a small university successfully pivoted online
The challenge Algoma University is a small university (about 2,000 students) based in Sault Ste. Marie in northern Ontario, but with satellite campuses in Brampton and Timmins. Like everyone else,...
View ArticleUnderstanding microcredentials: a report from HEQCO
Pichette, J., Brumwell, S., Rizk, J., Han, S. (2021) Making Sense of Microcredentials. Toronto: Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. Back to blogging It’s now two weeks since my knee...
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