Tony Bates
Anthony Williams Bates
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Dr. Anthony Williams "Tony" Bates is a British-Canadian educator, researcher and consultant known for his work on distance education, online learning and the use of technology in teaching. Bates is an accomplished author with eleven books on online learning and distance education. He also advised organisations on how to plan and manage their programmes in this field. He has consulted for over 40 organisations in 25 countries.[1]
Education and Academic Awards
Bates studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Sheffield. Then, he earned his postgraduate certification in Education at the University of London and later completed a PhD in educational administration at the same university.[2]
In 1995, he earned a Doctor Honoris Causa (honorary degree) from The Open University of Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal. In 2001, the Honorary Doctor of Letters from Laurentian University was awarded to Bates. He did not stop there. The Honorary Doctor of Athabasca University degree, Canada was collected in 2004 followed by the Medal of Merit from University of Veracruzana and the Doctor of Social Sciences, Honoris Causa from Open University of Hong Kong. Bates' last known award was in 2005, the Doctor Honoris Causa from the Open University of Catalonia, Spain.[3]
Career
Open University (1969–1989)
Bates joined the newly created Open University in 1969 as one of its founding members of staff and spent around twenty years there, rising to Professor of Educational Media Research. His work examined how broadcast media such as radio and television could support effective learning at a distance.[4]
Open Learning Agency of British Columbia (1990–1995)
Bates moved to Canada and became Executive Director of Research, Strategic Planning and Information Technology at the Open Learning Agency of British Columbia[5]
University of British Columbia (1995–2003)
Bates was Director of Distance Education and Technology in UBC's Continuing Studies division, and Research Team Leader of MAPLE (the Centre for Research into Managing and Planning Learning Environments in Education). He helped establish UBC's fully online Master in Educational Technology, developed initially in partnership with Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico and UBC's Faculty of Education, which has run since 2002. Research groups he led at the Open University, the Open Learning Agency and UBC together published more than 350 papers on distance education and technology in teaching.[6]
Consulting and later work (2003 onwards)
After leaving UBC in 2003, Bates founded Tony Bates Associates Ltd, a consultancy advising universities, colleges and governments on e-learning and distance education strategy. In 2017, he led a team of independent researchers conducting a national survey of online and distance education in Canadian universities and colleges.[7]
Contribution to online and distance education
Bates' authorship covered several titles on online learning and distance education.
2015 - Teaching in a Digital Age: Guidelines for designing teaching and learning[8]
- 2019 - Teaching in a Digital Age: Guidelines for designing teaching and learning second edition[9]
- 2011 - Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning[10]
- 2016 - The 10 fundamentals of teaching online for faculty and instructions[11]
- 2005 - Technology, E-learning and Distance Education[12]
- 2003 - Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education: Foundations for Success[13]. Bates and Poole broadened the ACTIONS approach so that it could guide technology selection across any educational setting. This extended framework, known as SECTIONS, was designed to support the choice and use of technology in all areas of education.
- 2001 - National strategies for e-learning in post-secondary education and training[14]
- 2000 - Managing Technological Change: Strategies for College and University Leaders[15]
- 1990 - Media and Technology in European Distance Education[16]. This is out of print.
- 1988 - Bates' ACTIONS model[17]
- 1984 - The Role of Technology in Distance Education[18]
References
- ↑ "About Tony Bates | Tony Bates". 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- ↑ "Tony's bio | Tony Bates". 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- ↑ "Tony's bio | Tony Bates". 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- ↑ "Tony's bio | Tony Bates". 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- ↑ "Tony's bio | Tony Bates". 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- ↑ "Tony's bio | Tony Bates". 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- ↑ "Tony's bio | Tony Bates". 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- ↑ Bates, A. W. (Tony); Bates, A. W. (2015-04-05). Teaching in a Digital Age. Tony Bates Associates Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9952692-0-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Bates, A.W. (Tony) (2019-10-10). "Teaching in a Digital Age - Second Edition". ISBN 978-0-9952692-5-5.
- ↑ "Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning | Wiley". Wiley.com. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- ↑ "10 fundamentals of teaching online for faculty and instructors | Flexible Learning". flexible.learning.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- ↑ Bates, A. W. (Tony) (2005). Technology, e-Learning and Distance Education. Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 978-1-134-45343-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Bates, Tony; Poole, Gary (2003). Effective teaching with technology in higher education: foundations for success. The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series (1st ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN 978-0-7879-6034-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Bates, Tony (2001). National strategies for e-learning in post-secondary education and training. Fundamentals of educational planning. International Institute for Educational Planning. Paris: UNESCO : International Institute for Educational Planning. ISBN 978-92-803-1214-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Bates, Tony (2000). Managing technological change: strategies for college and university leaders. The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series (1st ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. ISBN 978-0-7879-4681-4. Search this book on
- ↑ unesdoc.unesco.org https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000099332. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Power, Rob (2023-01-17). "Using SECTIONS to Select Digital Tools". Power Learning Solutions.
- ↑ "The Role of Technology in Distance Education (Routledge Revivals)". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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