Topic: Online education
Are books ready for the dustbin of history?
Are books a condition of our labour? Do we need libraries with stacks and physical collections? Recent discussions within libraries across the […]
READ MOREMassively Open Online Embarassment
Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) may be the way of the future, but they show every sign of disrupting my intricate bargain […]
READ MOREThe MOOC bubble and the attack on public education
MOOCs are the hot new educational trend, garnering headlines around the world. But the hype conceals a speculative bubble, a gamble where public higher education has everything to lose and business interests have everything to gain.
READ MORE“Universities need to innovate, but put down the sledgehammer”
Over on the Inside Agenda Blog, there is an excellent piece by Emmett Macfarlane, a professor at the University of Waterloo. In […]
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Coursera, or Socrates was not a Content Provider: The University of Toronto and Coursera Agreement
The Globe and Mail reported recently that the University of Toronto was the latest signatory to an agreement with Coursera, a Web-based […]
READ MOREThe Massive Open Online Professor
The new open and social technologies may allow academics to have their cake and eat it, too. A professor can be a […]
READ MOREChallenges, Opportunities, and New Expectations
Last term, having received a request from the campus Disability Services Office, I asked my lecture class of 700 students for volunteers […]
READ MOREThe Professor as Mass Communicator?
While much about being a university professor has remained unchanged for centuries, the way today’s academics research, teach, and fulfil administrative duties […]
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Take Your Online Teaching to the Next Level
Whether you are teaching a blended course (where a significant portion of the course takes place online) or have been using your […]
READ MOREThe Tweeting Library
Twitter and other social media tools are a part of everyday life, especially for the current generation of students. In response to this, many libraries have established social media presences through Facebook pages, blogs and Twitter feeds.
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