This will be my last post for three weeks as I am taking a vacation, back at the beginning of June. I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to […] The post A personal history: 20. Identifying best practices for ed tech faculty development first appeared on Tony Bates ..read more

Am I qualified to comment on this topic? It is with some hesitation that I am publishing this post. I decided to retire completely partly because of the complexity of the issues around the use of AI for teaching and learning, my relative lack of knowledge of the precise ways AI models work, and my […] The post What should universities do about AI for teaching and learning? first appeared on Tony Bates ..read more

I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to be a growing interest in the history of educational technology. Note that these posts are NOT meant to be deeply researched […] The post A personal history: 19. Some reflections on research into the costs and benefits of online learning first appeared on Tony Bates ..read more

I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to be a growing interest in the history of educational technology. Note that these posts are NOT meant to be deeply researched […] The post A personal history: 18. Developing the first online programs at UBC – and in Mexico first appeared on Tony Bates ..read more

I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to be a growing interest in the history of educational technology. Note that these posts are NOT meant to be deeply researched […] The post A personal history: 17. Innovation in distance education at UBC first appeared on Tony Bates ..read more

I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to be a growing interest in the history of educational technology. Note that these posts are NOT meant to be deeply researched […] The post A personal history: 15. How technology changed distance education in the mid 1990s first appeared on Tony Bates ..read more

I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to be a growing interest in the history of educational technology. Note that these posts are NOT meant to be deeply researched […] The post A personal history: 14. Strategic planning, nuclear weapons, and the OLA first appeared on Tony Bates ..read more

I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to be a growing interest in the history of educational technology. Note that these posts are NOT meant to be deeply researched […] The post A personal history: 12. My first couple of years at the Open Learning Agency first appeared on Tony Bates ..read more

 Listen to Post I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to be a growing interest in the history of educational technology. Note that these posts are NOT meant to […] The post A personal history of ed tech: 10. Why I emigrated to Canada first appeared on Tony Bates ..read more

I am writing an autobiography, mainly for my family, but it does cover some key moments in the development of open and online learning. I thought I would share these as there seems to be a growing interest in the history of educational technology. Note that these posts are NOT meant to be deeply researched […] The post A personal history: 9 The Northern Ireland Troubles and bun hurling at Lakehead University first appeared on Tony Bates ..read more