Suggestions for a national ed tech plan for the USA

By Tony Bates, on November 18th, 2009

eSchool News (2009) Stakeholders advise on national ed-tech plan eSchool News, November 17

U.S. Department of Education (ED) is preparing a new National Education Technology Plan and is accepting public feedback as it develops the new plan. A department spokesman did not know how long the public comment period would remain open, saying only that ED [...]

November 18th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Bibliography, Featured, Strategies, planning and management, United States of America, national, regional and international strategies | One comment

A personal view of e-learning in Saudi Arabia

By Tony Bates, on November 5th, 2009

A mosque in Arar, Northern Saudi Arabia. Arar is on the route for pilgrims from Iraq and Iran for the Haj in Mecca.

The purpose of my visit

I have just spent the last two weeks running workshops on planning academic programs using e-learning (for slides see Part 1 and Part [...]

November 5th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Blogs, Saudi Arabia, Strategies, planning and management, Teaching and learning, Tony's Blog, Tweets, blended learning, faculty development and training, national, regional and international strategies, planning, policies and management - institutional | 7 comments