By Tony Bates, on May 18th, 2010
Pagliaro, J. (2010) Apple America: Why Canada’s learning technology experts say tech handouts are lackluster Macleans, May 17
Another disappointing article from a national journal, this time Maclean’s of Canada. It went after Canadian reaction to giving out the latest technology to students. Not much to learn from it, but it’s [...]
By Tony Bates, on February 15th, 2010
Dwyer, M. (2010) 2010 Student Surveys Macleans.Ca OnCampus, February 15
This article provides results of two student surveys conducted by Canadian universities. One is the NSSE, a survey developed primarily for United States students. The NSSE is a study of best educational practices and an assessment of the degree to which each university follows [...]
By Tony Bates, on December 22nd, 2009
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 [...]
By Tony Bates, on February 10th, 2009
Pinchin, K. (2009) ‘Can I have your half-attention, please?’ On Campus Macleans.ca, Feb 06
An article about students bringing lap-tops to lectures, with research indicating that students who use laptops in class do less well than students without laptops.
This article raises a number of questions. I worked in a college where in one [...]
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