The Role of Education in a post-truth world

It’s scary to think that with the rise of what has now become a household word…

What makes a good online discussion?

Let’s talk about discussion spaces.

And let’s be honest about them. They are still the most ubiquitous, easy to engage with and most accessible way of facilitating interaction within an online space.

Social Learning Networks and the end of the LMS

Since the 1980s, the world has had technology that allows for the sharing of information. This is what the internet is built upon. This is what e-commerce literally capitalized on. This is what education has largely failed to do, but is making…

The Many Definitions of Open Education

When I first heard of Open Education a few years back, it was from David Wiley’s concept of Four R’s that I read about in a blog post. Since then it seems that Open Ed has come to mean different things to different people, so I thought I’d write a bit about what…

Social Presence in Online Education

Having taught online for a while now, at the end of each semester, I always take time to reflect…

When is flexible is too flexible?

We all want to give our students flexibility, that’s why we offer online, hybrid, flipped and other models of delivery these days, but the question becomes ‘How flexible is too flexible’?