By Tony Bates, on March 21st, 2010
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 [...]
By Tony Bates, on March 13th, 2010
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 [...]
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 [...]
By Tony Bates, on January 5th, 2010
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 [...]
By Tony Bates, on December 30th, 2009
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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 [...]
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