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Using interactive video for patient health education

Along with thousands of other people over 65, I”m scheduled for a partial knee replacement this summer. As part of the excellent pre-operational education provided by Vancouver General Hospital, I was...

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Questions answered about British Columbia’s digital open textbook plan

Gilmore, D. (2012) B.C. to lead Canada in offering students free, open textbooks, British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology, October 16 Klassen, T. (2012) BCCampus to...

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Important developments in indigenous online learning

Royal Roads University (2018) First Nations Technology Council and Royal Roads University celebrate partnership in education, innovation Victoria BC: Royal Roads University, press release, 23 February...

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Is Western Canada falling behind in online learning?

Reports from the 2018 survey The main public report on online and distance learning in Canadian post-secondary institutions was published last month and is available, in English and French, at either...

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Back to the Future: open pedagogy, learning design, and ETUG’s 25th...

  Happy anniversary, ETUG! Last week I spent two days at the British Columbia Educational Technology Users’ Group conference at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops. ETUG was celebrating 25 years of...

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Corona-virus and online learning in k-12 schools: my unadvice + excellent...

I’ve not been blogging much because I’ve been a bit overwhelmed with work for obvious reasons the last month or so. However, I see the demand for my time flattening a bit – I just hope Covid-19 follows...

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Equity and online learning: practical design steps

Sator, A. and Williams, H. (2020) Removing Barriers to Online Learning Through a Teaching and Learning Lens Victoria BC: BCcampus/ABLE Research Consultants Equity and online learning The issue of...

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What needs to be done about online learning in the school sector? 1. An...

The challenge On balance, although there are many shortcomings and issues, the post-secondary/higher education level has managed relatively well in finding alternatives to in-class teaching and moving...

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Groundhog day in online learning? What’s different this time

The pandemic grinds on I’ve entered 2022 with a sense of déjà vu. After nearly two years of Covid, it’s like going back to the same day every day, despite vaccines and booster shots and school closures...

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British Columbia drafts a digital learning strategy for its post-secondary...

What is the intent? On June 8, 2022, the Digital Learning Advisory Committee (convened by the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training) produced a consultation draft of their...

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