Contact North has produced an 8-part services providing an overview of the contribuition of Tony Bates to online and distance education. It provides a very accessible and clear outline of his work over the last few decades. The series parts are as follows:
- Introduction
- Planning for effective teaching with technology
- How emerging pedagogies map onto the new technologies
- How faculty can support learner success
- How faculty can assure quality in an online learning environment
- Guidelines for faculty from educational technology research
- Costing considerations for hybrid and online courses
- Institutional and faculty roles in strategic planning
"His constant message is that most institutions are under-exploiting the potential of technology to respond to the growing pressures for change in post-secondary education. For meaningful improvements, major changes are needed in the prevailing institutional cultures and the way they are managed."
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