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University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Distance Learning Centre International Conference (AGBELEKAWE 2010) Pre-Conference Workshop —5th -7th September, 2010 Conference —7th – 11th September, 2010 CALL FOR PAPERS SYNOPSIS It has become evident that the regular educational system is not capable of eradicating mass illiteracy on the continent of Africa and other developing nations. Therefore, [...] Caveat emptor (buyer beware)! There are thousands of programs available at a distance from many different institutions. In general, ‘buyer beware’ operates in this area. There are many poor quality and unscrupulous distance education programs which do not have accreditation or secure financial resources (and so may disappear overnight). I provide below some guidelines [...] This video interview with Tony Bates discusses the factors at play and the advantages and disadvantages of faculties being responsible for distance education, based on the experience of the University of British Columbia, which unsuccessfully moved to decentralise services in 2003. To see the video, click Centralised DE at dual mode universities? – Quicktime 320 [...] Review of: Gilbert, J. (2005) Catching the Knowledge Wave: the Knowledge Society and the Future of Education Wellington, NZ: New Zealand Council for Educational Research Not available online. To order, go to: http://www.nzcer.org.nz/default.php?products_id=1215 This book argues that ‘the term “knowledge society” is a kind of shorthand for a completely new set of ideas about [...] |
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