Happy New Year!

Here’s hoping 2019 will be a happy, healthy, and successful year for you! Follow your path and conquer the rocky challenges.

Look out for the next Online Learning Success post on January 15^th.

By Pat Bowden, published January 1, 2019.

I Don’t Want to Become a Programmer

A few months ago, I was nearing 100 online courses. I wanted the last few courses to be meaningful. Continue reading →

Are Paper Books Better than Reading on a Screen?

Recently, a family member published a book. My sister downloaded the Kindle app to her phone but when she tried to read the e-book, she found she was not remembering what she had read from one day to the next. Continue reading →

Final Comic Book Course Review

Regular readers of this blog will recall that in early October I was part-way through How to Make a Comic Book, made by the High Tech High Graduate School of Education and available on the Coursera platform. Continue reading →

When the Gremlins Strike

This week’s post was supposed to feature me triumphantly showing off my comic book. Instead, I am here frowning with frustration because it’s still not finished. Continue reading →

A Khanversation Between Sal Khan and Barbara Oakley

Two of my favourite online teachers met on Friday 16 November to discuss learning. Sal Khan hosted Barbara Oakley at the Khan Academy headquarters. Continue reading →

How to Learn a Sport Online

As a child, I loathed sports. Give me a good book any day! I was the youngest in my family and childhood memories of backyard cricket and tennis are full of dropped catches, missed hits and the constant fear of a ball in the face. Continue reading →