Delivering online learning in higher education the last few years has been a bit rough. It was rough for the front facing teaching staff, rough for the workers who rely on students being on campus and rough for people in my line of work (Education Design). At the start of the pandemic, my colleagues and …
You walk to the shop with a bad headache, but you’ve decided that you want to be your best self for Mrs McKenzie, the long-term owner of the general goods business opposite your house. You don’t want to trouble her with your complaints because she’s just recovering from the loss of her favourite pet gerbil …
Learning Management Systems (LMS) are a seemingly unavoidable part of the online education landscape. For some users, they are a necessary evil and the less they have to do with them the better. Despite the prevailing low opinions the LMS does actually perform a range of administrative tasks well. They house course materials, results, assessment …
