Topic: Online education

International issues, Online education, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Technology

International experiential learning: Lessons for a more inclusive future

An interview with Marylynn Steckley

COVID-19 grounded many international experience trips for undergraduate students and faculty researchers and offered a chance to see the field in a […]

A cartoon of a robot typing at a computer and smiling with a diploma on the wall behind.

Online education, Open learning, open access, and open source, Technology

Will ChatGPT be the disrupter academia needs?

Rafif Srour Daher, IE University

A person with headphones on watching a laptop.

Online education, Open learning, open access, and open source, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

As uni goes back, here’s how teachers and students can use ChatGPT to save time and improve learning

Danny Liu, University of Sydney; Adam Bridgeman, University of Sydney, and Benjamin Miller, University of Sydney

Overhead shot of a smartphone in a person's hands

Online education, Open learning, open access, and open source, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

The dawn of AI has come, and its implications for education couldn’t be more significant

Vitomir Kovanovic, University of South Australia

Ground Picture/Shutterstock The release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot has given us a glimpse into the future of teaching and learning alongside artificial […]

A person watches a lecture on a computer screen.

Health and safety, Online education, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

Why it’s wrong to blame online learning for causing mental health issues during COVID-19

George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University; Michael Barbour, Touro University, and Stephanie Moore, University of New Mexico

Focusing on online learning as the problem means lost opportunities to identify solutions and supports for student well-being, which could then be […]

Online education, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

Glimpsing the future, thanks to a pandemic

Ken Steele

The breadth of the pandemic’s impact on postsecondary education is difficult to fathom. What is likely to return to pre-COVID normal, and […]

Online education, Participation and enrolment, Performance assessment, Students, Teaching and learning, Technology

Blank stares and black screens: The pitfalls of virtual learning and the challenges of post-pandemic education

Ari Gandsman, University of Ottawa

High-quality education requires active participation and engagement. Although the virtual experience implemented in response to the pandemic removed some barriers, it created […]

Online education, Performance assessment, Teaching and learning

Online and in-person exams both have problems – that’s now clear. Unis have a window of opportunity to do better

Christopher Charles Deneen, University of South Australia

Shutterstock The pandemic pushed universities to launch or accelerate plans for delivering examinations online. These forced transitions have often been painful, involving […]

Academic mentorship, Online education, Teaching and learning

Four lessons from online learning that should stick after the pandemic

F. Haider Alvi, Athabasca University; Deborah Hurst, Athabasca University; Janice Thomas, Athabasca University, and Martha Cleveland-Innes, Athabasca University

How do we capitalize on COVID-19 initiated change to build better education systems for the future? (Chris Montgomery/Unsplash) One of the many […]

Equity and social justice, Online education, Teaching and learning, Technology

Universities after COVID: as lecture theatres reopen, some pandemic teaching methods should live on

Kyungmee Lee, Lancaster University

Rido/Shutterstock COVID-19 restrictions required universities to move their classes online. It was a tremendous – although difficult – learning experience for all […]