Can web 2.0 tools be legally used for education in Canada?

By Tony Bates, on March 5th, 2010

I raise this as a result of an interesting question from Ron Richard,of Meritus University, Canada. Ron asked Tony Vincent, who runs the excellent Learning in Hand site, and myself:

I have recently been researching some web-based resources for our faculty, who teach exclusively online, but who do not venture much outside the limited [...]

March 5th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Blogs, Featured, Google wave, Internet regulation, Strategies, planning and management, Teaching and learning, Technology, Tony's Blog, Tweets, Web 2.0, cloud-based applications, intellectual property and copyright, quality and quality assurance, social software, students, virtual worlds/Second Life | 7 comments

Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations

By Tony Bates, on November 20th, 2009

Wright, C., Dhanarajan, G. and Reju, S. (2009) Recurring Issues Encountered by Distance Educators in Developing and Emerging Nations IRRODL, Vol. 10, No. 1

I don’t know how I missed this in February, but this is essential reading for anyone contemplating using e-learning or online learning in less economically advanced countries, by three experienced and prestigious [...]

November 20th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Africa, Asia, Bibliography, Featured, Internet regulation, Strategies, planning and management, Teaching and learning, Technology, access, change management, faculty development and training, international and cultural issues, mobile learning, national, regional and international strategies, planning, policies and management - institutional, quality and quality assurance | Leave a comment

Who controls the Internet?

By Tony Bates, on October 25th, 2009

Carter, D. (2009) FCC Moves Closer to Net Neutrality eSchool News, October 23

This article raises a critical question for the future of online learning. Should telecommunications companies be allowed to ‘manage’ who gets priority over the Internet?

This article discusses steps by USA’s Federal Communications Commission to ensure a ‘net-neutral’ system, which would prevent telecommunications companies [...]

October 25th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Bibliography, Internet regulation | 3 comments