More pressure on Canadian universities as enrolments increase

Where will we put them all?

Canadian Press (2009) University enrolment up, as grads return to school Macleans Oncampus, October 26

University enrolments in Canada for the 2009-2010 academic year were up 4.5% from the previous year.

From the report:

The spike in enrolment is occurring as cash-strapped governments make cuts to already underfunded [...]

Comparing Canadian and US post-secondary education systems

Lederman, D. (2009) Catching Up to Canada Inside Higher Education, November 6

An interesting article discussing the different participation and graduation rates between Canada and the USA. Don’t be fooled by the article’s title; it is much more complicated than the US catching up.

One factor that [...]

Lifelong learning in Canada

Statistics Canada (2009) Lifelong Learning Among Canadians Aged 18 to 64 Years: First Results from the 2008 Access and Support to Education and Training Survey Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics : Research Papers) (PDF Version, 307 kb)

Some selected results

Between July 2007 and June 2008, an estimated ten [...]

Who controls the Internet?

Carter, D. (2009) FCC Moves Closer to Net Neutrality eSchool News, October 23

This article raises a critical question for the future of online learning. Should telecommunications companies be allowed to ‘manage’ who gets priority over the Internet?

This article discusses steps by USA’s Federal Communications Commission to ensure a ‘net-neutral’ system, which would prevent telecommunications companies [...]