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© Christopher Chan, 2007 Australia is a world leader in blended and online distance learning, so this conference is a must for those who want to be at the leading edge of best practice. EDUCATION 2011-2021: GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES OF BLENDED AND DISTANCE LEARNING SUMMIT 15 [...] A new journal from Australia (where e-learning in vocational and technical education is particularly strong – see the Australian Flexible Learning Network). The inaugural edition is available here. Bradmore, D. and Smyrnios, K. (2009) ‘The writing on the wall: responses of Australian public universities to competition in global higher education’ Higher Education Research & Development Vol. 28, No. 5, pp. 495 – 508 Keith Hampson does an excellent critique of this argument in his Higher Education Management Group blog. Well, jumping wombats, those Aussies are sure moving – a recent report predicts that online education will expand by 24% this financial year – more than twice as quickly as any other industry in Australia, reports Checkpoint e-Learning, an Australian blog focused on technical and vocational education. (OK – wombats don’t jump – [...] Having recently just celebrated my 70th birthday, I thought I would draw your attention to what claims to be ‘the world-first virtual U3A operating exclusively online.’ The web site states: ‘U3A Online provides short courses for older people who enjoy learning but prefer the freedom to study where and when they choose. Our courses [...] |
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