Tag: online education
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Openness in education – a new hope
There is hope yet. Higher education is going through a turbulent time, so it’s important to recognise the leadership provided through educational research, with a global impact from educational projects and innovation. At OER26, the quiet army of global educational professionals and academics with a shared vision of education for all found their collective voice…
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Assessment, feedback and AI in online and distance education
Contrary to popular belief, contemporary discussion of assessment in higher education is not exclusively the domain of artificial intelligence (AI) evangelists, nay-sayers and everyone else in between trying to make sense of it. No, assessment as a fundamental pillar of teaching and learning has many facets, so it is refreshing to have a little bit…
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Institutional readiness for the future of education
There is an increase in demand for skills-based education, largely arising from the perceived impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on a wide range of professions, industries and job sectors. Formal education providers need to consider how this demand will influence and inform the future provision of educational programmes and the broader, lifelong learning offer. Impacts…
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The journeys taken: Research in Distance Education and E-learning Conference 2025 – Day 2
This is the second post writing up my experience at RIDE 2025, the Research in Distance Education and E-learning conference at the University of London (see Day 1 where I discuss themes of Context and Culture). Linda Amrane-Cooper, Director of the Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE), introduced Day 2 with the rationale for…
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Context and culture: Research in Distance Education and E-learning Conference 2025 – Day 1
Online education brings together many people as educators, students and professionals. It’s a highly collaborative sector and it’s underpinned in many ways by a desire to do good. This year’s Research in Distance Education and E-learning conference at the University of London has the title ‘Empowering and Sustaining Change’ and in any change process the…
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Joyful online learning: reflections on a Lego Serious Play session
Bringing people together and learning from a range of perspectives is one of the most enjoyable aspects of my job. In all my professional roles, working with others and bringing a range of expertise together has been key in achieving successful outcomes. This article is a reflection of a LEGO Serious Play (LSP) session which…
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Strategy, marketing, student insights: triad of online education success
Short post, open thinking. It’s always good to hear Neil Mosley speak and even better when as an audience member, he asks the questions that need to be asked! At an event today hosted by Boundless Learning, Mosley explored three aspects of what makes for successful online education: strategy, marketing and student insights and development.…
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2024 retrospective and a view to 2025: can we make an opportunity out of higher education’s challenges?
As 2024 draws to a close, I’ve taken the liberty of consuming a few minutes of your time to capture some highlights of my work from the last 12 months and also to ponder what role online education may have in 2025. Looking back I’ve learnt a lot from the wider educational sector both in…
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Recognition and microcredentials: have competing agendas limited adoption?
This article explores the challenges and debates around the place, adoption and realisation of microcredentials, drawing on presentations and discussions from the ePIC 2024 Open Recognition conference in Paris (6-8 November 2024). Throughout the conference there were multiple perspectives presented on how recognition, including open recognition which enables devolved and distributed ways for individuals, peers…