Eleven countries with ‘good practice’ in e-learning

Trucano, M. (2010) ICT & Education: Eleven Countries to Watch — and Learn From EduTech, January 29

EduTech is a World Bank Blog on ICT use in education. Trucano excludes North America, Western Europe and Australia, as much is already known about these countries (see for instance the excellent Re.Vica wiki). Instead, he focuses [...]

New educational software for mobile learning in developing countries

Commonwealth of Learning (2010) LIVES: Mobile phones for learning Connections February, Vol. 15, No. 1

In a blog posting in December (2009), I wrote that a priority for e-learning for 2010 was the development of educational applications for mobile learning, particularly for developing countries. Well, the Commonwealth of Learning and the University of British [...]

New book on virtual campuses worldwide

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 [...]

Open schools in developing countries

Bermingham, D. (2009) Changing the technology of learning Connections, October

Article about the need for open and distance learning to be included in development programs funded by international donors and agencies.

The article provides some fascinating data: for instance, the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in India, which was launched in 1979, has [...]

Great expectations for e-learning in 2010

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In the Globe and Mail on December 19, Leah McLaren wrote:

‘We are living in an Era of Perpetual Advice – and almost none of it is any good….the truth is, if you had a monkey throwing darts, you’d have a better [...]