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Quality in Online and Distance Learning

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I've spent much of the past 12 months thinking back over the highs, the lows and the coronacoaster of a ride that took place in between.  I've thought about what we've lost and what we still have.  But, going forward I want to write this blog post differently because we need to be better.  While a certain amount of reflection helps us look back and learn lessons, nothing changes unless we put what we learned into practice moving forward.   ( "Rollercoaster"   by  LonelyBob  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ) So in moving forward I ask myself, "What will I do differently?"   My priorities are different, that's for sure.  In my career I have always been driven by an ambition to make a difference.  In there I suppose was a sense of altruism there that most teachers can identify with.  But this year has has brought about restrictions and constraints which, if we don't keep a close eye on things, could undermine the repu...