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Statistics Canada (2010) Canadian Internet Use Survey Ottawa: Statistics Canada From the report In 2009, 80% of Canadians aged 16 and older, or 21.7 million people, used the Internet for personal reasons, up from 73% in 2007 when the survey was last conducted. Rates were highest at 85% in both British Columbia and Alberta, [...]
Timmins, Northern Ontario Marlow, I. and McNish, J. (2010) Canada’s Digital Divide, The Globe and Mail, April 3 For those of you who don’t read Toronto’s national newspaper, there was a very interesting article in the Business section on Canada’s digital divide. Canada was one of the world’s leaders initially [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] |
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