Student clubs for distance learners

Kolowich, S. (2010) Student clubs, virtually Inside Higher Education, March 10

An article about student clubs for distance learners at Penn State’s World Campus and the University of Maryland’s University College.

This will come as no surprise to open universities: the UK Open University has had a student association since its inception in 1971, and the Open [...]

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

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 [...]

Is prior learning assessment better than GPAs for admission to post-secondary education?

Klein-Collins, R. (2010) Fueling the Race to Post-Secondary Success Chicago IL: The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

One of the features of old age is that things keep recycling. I commented in an earlier post about Intelligent Tutoring Systems coming back from the dead (where they should remain) but the latest ‘born again’ phenomenon, prior [...]

Are Canadian students satisfied with university?

Dwyer, M. (2010) 2010 Student Surveys Macleans.Ca OnCampus, February 15

This article provides results of two student surveys conducted by Canadian universities. One is the NSSE, a survey developed primarily for United States students. The NSSE is a study of best educational practices and an assessment of the degree to which each university follows those practices. [...]

Understanding the Perspectives of Online Graduate Students: Implications for Educational Leaders

Edmonds, K. (2010) Understanding the Perspectives of Online Graduate Students: Implications for Educational Leaders Calgary AB: Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Calgary

Congratulations to Kelly Edmonds, who has recently successfully defended her EdD thesis at the University of Calgary. Kelly has kindly agreed to provide a short summary of her thesis.

Introduction

The higher education field in North [...]