New gadgets in Canadian higher education

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 [...]

Are Canadian students satisfied with university?

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 [...]

More pressure on Canadian universities as enrolments increase

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 [...]

Laptops in lectures

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 [...]