By Tony Bates, on February 11th, 2010
I’m currently writing a book with Albert Sangra of the Open University of Catalonia on the integration of technology within post-secondary institutions.The book is being published by Jossey-Bass and should be out by the end of the year.
The book is based on a variety of sources, but in particular we have drawn on case studies [...]
By Tony Bates, on February 9th, 2010
McCrea, B. (2010) Shifting campus IT priorities Campus Technology, February 4
This article looks at how Purdue University’s “renewed” strategic plan would focus on improving IT operations, including a reevaluation of the school’s IT governance structure and an expansion of its strategic sourcing efforts. This article is interesting because it focuses on how to move from [...]
By Tony Bates, on January 31st, 2010
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (home of OLT)
It’s now seven years since I resigned as Director of Distance Education and Technology at UBC, and my motto has always been ‘Never look back.’ However, two things came together to bring me back to UBC last week with a ‘formal’ invitation for [...]
By Tony Bates, on January 15th, 2010
Grush, M. (2010) BI Today: More than Just a Big, Fat Report Campus Technology, January 13
First a declaration of interest: my son is a senior designer/manager of business intelligence software for Oracle. However, I do believe that business intelligence software will become an increasingly important development in higher education, allowing all key decision-makers to analyse [...]
By Tony Bates, on December 20th, 2009
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Summary of my priorities
1. A requirement for all newly appointed full-time instructors in public Canadian post-secondary educational institutions to have a formal certification in teaching in post-secondary education, to be in place by September 2012. This would include both pedagogical and technological content. Probability: <1%
2. Establishment of at least one hybrid [...]
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