The state of e-learning 2009

By Tony Bates, on December 18th, 2009

It’s that time of year again. Here’s a personal look back at e-learning in 2009 (I will do another blog on priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010, and a third blog on international trends to watch in 2010).

What I did

This year I worked in Alberta, Cuba, Mexico, Germany, and Saudi Arabia, [...]

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So: is e-learning really failing in higher education? An answer

By Tony Bates, on November 9th, 2009

Background

This is the last in a series of ten blogs on the topic: ‘Is e-learning failing in higher education?’ My blogs on this topic were prompted by my dissatisfaction with the Canadian Council on Learning’s report on ‘The State of e-Learning in Canada.’ (Click here to see my review of their report.)

I suggested that in [...]

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Review of ‘The State of e-Learning in Canada’: or life in a parallel universe

By Tony Bates, on June 10th, 2009

You may be under the illusion that to reach a parallel universe you have to go on a star trek or do quantum physics. Let me save you the trouble. Just hop on a plane to Ottawa, the national capital of Canada. In this parallel universe you will find a black hole into which Canadian [...]

June 10th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Blogs, Strategies, planning and management, Teaching and learning, Tony's Blog, current state of the art, e-learning, national, regional and international strategies, research | 5 comments