June 2008


Perusing the latest blockbuster issue of Distance Education (29, 1, 2008), the article by Don Bewley on the history of ASPESA (ODLAA’s predecessor) naturally caught my eye (and so it should – Som Naidu had flagged it with me!). Building on an earlier contribution by Alistair Inglis (Distance Education, 20, 1, 7-30, 1999), Don provides [...]

This is a historic moment for me because despite having emailed, audioconferenced, videoconferenced, Skyped and taught an online masters program for Athabasca University involving online conferencing, I have never before blogged. Now, knowing that I had recently returned from my third stay at Anadolu University, Turkey’s mega-university, David’s asked me to say a few words [...]