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Stephen Downes

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" Looking back," says Tony Bates with typical restraint, "it still looks quite a busy year, despite my efforts to cut down, but next year will be different!" Maybe, but I'll believe it when I see it. :) As usual, his observations are worth noting: "instructors and educators are still in control of education, but that control is beginning to slip away as uninformed politicians (e.g. Doug Ford in Ontario), commercial organizations (e.g. OPMs), and computer scientists (AI applications) begin to look for cost savings or 'efficiencies' through automation and/or online learning."

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