Continuing the work of the New Media Consortium, Educause published the 2019 Horizon Report. Much like prior editions, this year’s report considers trends, significant challenges, and important developments in educational technology. Paralleling areas of focus in our work, the report discusses the trends, challenges, and developments associated with: Improving Digital Fluency Increasing Demand for Digital

Happy 50th anniversary to the Open University! As noted in this BBC article marking the anniversary, [The Open University] was set up to bring degree-level learning to people who had not had the chance to go to a traditional campus, and pioneered long-distance study. The university teamed up with the BBC to produce course programmes,

The Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE): Behind the Numbers was released on March 29th. The report by Quality Matters and Eduventures identifies institutional approaches to online learning. It will take me some to make my way through this report, but here is an infographic highlighting the contents. One area that jumps out is the

Wishing my Aunt Barb a very Happy 90th Birthday today. We love you!!!

While it got buried in the news of yesterday, the Zoom initial public offering (IPO) went off with a bang. The video conferencing company’s stock price soared 76% in their first day of trading. My husband was surprised when I glanced at the TV yesterday and asked, “MY ZOOM!?!” Clearly, I’m not utilizing my BBA

Designers for Learning currently has five teams of advanced instructional design students completing open educational resources for adults working to improve their literacy and other vital skills. One of the hardest aspects of their design challenge is becoming familiar with the needs, the learners, and the adult basic skills educational context. ProLiteracy, the largest adult