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Connonwealth of Learning (2009) An operational data management program for UNHCR Connections, October An article on a blended learning/distance model for building skills among United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees staff, with an 80% successful completion rate. Parry, M. (2009) They Thought Globally, but Now Colleges Push Online Programs Locally Chronicle of Higher Education, July 10 This article discusses how state-funded universities and colleges in the USA are using blended and online learning to keep or increase enrolments locally and fight off the growing challenge of private online institutions, with interesting consequences for [...] The aim of this blog This is one of several blogs that explore the question: is e-learning failing in higher education? (See Is e-learning failing in higher education?, and Expectations and goals for e-learning for the context for this question.) Increasing access In my last post, the first rationale on the list, and the third in priority for [...] This is the second of three blogs that examine some basic assumptions about technology and education, based on a review of three books: ‘THE TOWER AND THE CLOUD‘, ‘CATCHING THE KNOWLEDGE WAVE‘, AND ‘THE INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE UNIVERSITY‘. (Click on the titles to see the reviews). The assumption In this blog, I [...] |
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