By Tony Bates, on December 30th, 2009
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In the Globe and Mail on December 19, Leah McLaren wrote:
‘We are living in an Era of Perpetual Advice – and almost none of it is any good….the truth is, if you had a monkey throwing darts, you’d have a better chance of predicting the [...]
By Tony Bates, on December 20th, 2009
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Summary of my priorities
1. A requirement for all newly appointed full-time instructors in public Canadian post-secondary educational institutions to have a formal certification in teaching in post-secondary education, to be in place by September 2012. This would include both pedagogical and technological content. Probability: <1%
2. Establishment of at least one hybrid [...]
By Tony Bates, on November 17th, 2009
Thomas Edison State College, one of New Jersey’s 12 senior public institutions of higher education, offers associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in more than 100 areas of study for self-directed adults.
On 10 November, 2009, it announced that it will develop 40 courses over the next two years that will be delivered entirely via flash [...]
By Tony Bates, on October 22nd, 2009
Fingerhut, E. (2009) Ohio Takes to the Clouds Campus Technology, October 22
Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut provides a personal account of the perceived benefits in moving the University System of Ohio towards cloud computing solutions.
By Tony Bates, on September 25th, 2009
Young, J. (2009) Colleges Warily Turn Sensitive E-Mail Over to Outside Companies Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept 21
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