By Tony Bates, on December 16th, 2009
Moltz, D. (2009) In the midnight hour Inside Higher Education, December 9
This article describes midnight courses for welders at an Oregon community college. Although not strictly about e-learning, the article reflects capacity problems in colleges due to the recession, which is driving unemployed workers into re-training – the same pressures that are leading to increased [...]
By Tony Bates, on August 12th, 2009
Moltz, D. (2009) Skills Training à la Carte Inside Higher Education, Aug 12
An article about modularised competency-based training at Kellogg Community College, Michigan. Note this is NOT online learning, but it does not take a stretch of the imagination to see how it could be applied to online learning. Indeed, one of those posting a [...]
By Tony Bates, on March 17th, 2009
Moltz, D. (2009) Is the laptop love-in over? Inside Higher Education, March 12
As some campuses cut subsidies or requirements for laptops, this article explores the benefits as well as drawbacks of laptop programs. There is also an interesting comment on this article about the importance of ensuring that the laptop is fully integrated into the [...]
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