Reflections on Graz and EDEN

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The EDEN 2024 conference in Graz was an eagerly anticipated event for Paul Bacsich, offering the opportunity to share his research message, reconnect with colleagues, and engage with the latest developments in online learning. His positive experience in Graz included insightful presentations and discussions on AI, leadership in digital education, virtual schools, the history of online learning (and lessons to learn from it), and the chance to explore the city's scenic offerings incljuding the Cathedral, CIty Park and the Schlossberg.

Ways of making higher education cheaper to run: Part 2

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Government should from now on solve in schools the issues created in schools that universities are increasingly expected to "solve". Government and universities should think more out of the box and at a whole-system level If students are coming out of school with the ability to study in HE but without relevant qualifications, then routes should be found to offer them the qualifications, but outside (and before they start at) universities. Some constraints on student entry, subject choice, location choice and lifestyle choices while at university may be required to generate efficiencies.

Happy New Year for 2022 including education

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As I write this based in the UK in early January 2022 here like in many other countries we are wrestling with the issues caused by the rise of the Omicron variant of Covid. Yet one can be reasonably optimistic at present that 2022 will be a bit closer to what used to be called … Continue reading Happy New Year for 2022 including education