How well has your institution integrated technology?

I’m currently writing a book with Albert Sangra of the Open University of Catalonia on the integration of technology within post-secondary institutions.The book is being published by Jossey-Bass and should be out by the end of the year.

The book is based on a variety of sources, but in particular we have drawn on case studies [...]

Old mantras instead of new thinking

Tolley, R. (2010) A New Year – but Old Mantras? e-Folio in the UK, January 3

In an excellent diatribe from the UK, Roy Tolley comments on the curse of old thinking when using new technology, or as he more eloquently puts it:

‘Transformative change’ is not so much about the use of contemporary technology [...]

Too many adjuncts?

Stainburn, S. (2009) The Case of the Vanishing Full-time Professor New York Times, December 30

Elementary, my dear Watson. Not so much news, more a useful statement of the pros and cons of using adjunct professors.

Six priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010

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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 [...]

Academic hypocrites

Higher Education Academy and Genetics Education Networking for Innovation and Excellence, University of Leicester (2009) Reward and Recognition in Higher Education York UK: Higher Education Academy

Attwood, R. (2009) Pedagogy a poor second in promotion Times Higher Education, December 10

It’s always nice to find something that confirms in a substantive way something we already knew. From [...]