By Tony Bates, on March 9th, 2010
Kirk, A. (2010) Leveraging Technology to Increase Enrollment, Capacity, and Revenues University Business, February
This is quite a good article on what is involved in ramping up a campus-based institution into a national online learning provider (never heard of St Leo University? It has 35,000 online students across the USA). It is the best of several [...]
By Tony Bates, on February 26th, 2010
Kolowich, S. (2010) Tuition-free, online education? Try University of the People USA Today February 22
This provides a good update on the progress of the global, tuition free University of the People. So far it has just over 300 students, and is likely to have major problems getting accreditation in the USA (which might say more [...]
By Tony Bates, on February 26th, 2010
Kolowich, S. (2010) Highlighting e-Readers Inside Higher Education, February 23
Reports are now in from three universities with student feedback on the use of the Kindle for teaching and learning. No real surprises here – the Kindle doesn’t have features that many students need, but these will come, if not from Kindle then from competitors.
And don’t [...]
By Tony Bates, on February 25th, 2010
Kyama, R. (2010) How ICTs Are Transforming the Lives of Street Children in Kenya e-Learning Africa, February 22
Sometimes I do get depressed and down about the lack of progress or barriers to change in using technology for education, then I get my monthly copy of the e-Learning Africa News Portal, and I feel cheered and [...]
By Tony Bates, on February 2nd, 2010
Kolowich, S. (2010) Online Cure for the Nursing Crisis Inside Higher Education February 2
A report released last month from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching asserted that all working nurses should be required to hold a bachelor’s degree in the field. As a result, a large spike in online degree programs for nurses [...]
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