By Tony Bates, on February 10th, 2010
Schreurs, B. (ed.) (2010) Reviewing the Virtual Campus Phenomenon Heverlee Belgium: Europace
This book is essential reading for any student wishing to do research on e-learning. It provides a comprehensive analysis and discussion of the organization of online learning around the world.
The book is a result of an interesting process. It is really a report on [...]
By Tony Bates, on January 26th, 2010
Introduction
Last week I spent two days at a strategic retreat for Contact North managers in Sudbury, Ontario. I had the privilege last summer of flying across Northern Ontario (twice) in a small plane last summer (see: http://flight.tonybates.ca), so I have some understanding of the geography of the region.
I thought I would provide some information (I [...]
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 [...]
By Tony Bates, on November 30th, 2009
Lederman, D. (2009) Catching Up to Canada Inside Higher Education, November 6
An interesting article discussing the different participation and graduation rates between Canada and the USA. Don’t be fooled by the article’s title; it is much more complicated than the US catching up.
One factor that [...]
By Tony Bates, on November 26th, 2009
Statistics Canada (2009) Lifelong Learning Among Canadians Aged 18 to 64 Years: First Results from the 2008 Access and Support to Education and Training Survey Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics : Research Papers) (PDF Version, 307 kb)
Some selected results
Between July 2007 and June 2008, an estimated ten [...]
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