By Tony Bates, on March 3rd, 2010
The Open University (2010) The Open University hits ten million downloads on iTunes U In Partnership Milton Keynes UK: The Open University
Over ten million Open University tracks have been downloaded from iTunes U, the dedicated learning zone within the iTunes Store. Open University tracks on iTunes U cover a huge range of subjects, including business, [...]
By Tony Bates, on February 21st, 2010
Beninger, K. (2010) Going the distance – the beginnings of distance education at UBC UBC e-Strategy Newsletter, February
As part of the celebrations of 60 years of distance education at UBC, Kelsey Beninger has written a fascinating history of distance education going back to the start of UBC in 1918. For anyone interested in the origins [...]
By Tony Bates, on February 13th, 2010
Regular readers will know that I believe that ‘real’ engineering is one of the tougher areas for e-learning, because of the need for hands-on experience with equipment and materials (see ‘Can you teach ‘real’ engineering at a distance?’). Simulations and animations are obvious uses, but often expensive and difficult to develop.
So I was interested to [...]
By Tony Bates, on January 31st, 2010
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (home of OLT)
It’s now seven years since I resigned as Director of Distance Education and Technology at UBC, and my motto has always been ‘Never look back.’ However, two things came together to bring me back to UBC last week with a ‘formal’ invitation for [...]
By Tony Bates, on September 23rd, 2009
Kaufman, P. and Mohan, J. (2009) Video use and higher education New York: Intelligent Television
This report, undertaken by Intelligent Television and the Copyright Clearance Center, ‘takes a careful look specifically at video use in higher education and takes stock of trends in teaching and learning at the university level.’
Executive summary:
In interviews with 57 faculty and [...]
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