Introducing the OERu – and some questions
I've been following the development (at a distance) of the OERu, and here's my understanding of what it's trying to do.
The OERu (the Open...
Conference: e-Learning Africa, 2012
Of all the conferences I'd like to go to but can't (for cost reasons), eLearning Africa is the top, because there is so much...
Normal service resumes
My apologies for the very spotty service over the last month or so. I returned a couple of days ago from a three week...
Trying to save administrative costs
Kiley, K. (2011) Where universities can be cut Inside Higher Education, September 16
A comprehensive article on efforts made by three large US research universities...
About Mozilla Badges
© The Tree Maker, 2011
I'm currently on holiday so shouldn't even be logging on, but I want to capture an important development that needs...
A busy summer
You probably haven't noticed while you were on the beach or touring foreign parts this summer that I have posted very few posts in...
Should Apple pander to (higher) education?
Joshua Kim in his always interesting blog for Inside Higher Education wrote:
We'd be overjoyed If Apple created teaching apps, or even a full online...
Blackboard Collaborate 11: a step forward in synchronous learning (or plus ça change….)
Audio-graphics, 1983
I first got involved in audio-graphics in 1980 (yes, that's right, 31 years ago - I'm very old, and so is audio-conferencing). Paul...
Why the current professional development model is broken
Introduction
The faculty development workshops and conferences have ended, and most faculty and instructors have headed off for a well earned vacation. Many thousands will...
Marshall McLuhan and his relevance to teaching with technology
Today (July 21) is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Marshall McLuhan. Although I was not consciously aware of it at the time,...