An example of excellent visioning in higher education technology
Following up on my post on Developing vision for teaching with technology, I am pleased to provide an example of how one university has...
Developing vision for teaching with technology
In this blog, I will suggest a methodology for encouraging more innovative uses of technology for teaching and learning.
The problem (as I see it)
In...
Instructional design: the times they are a’changing
Last week I attended a very interesting workshop, called Just ID, at the University of British Columbia. The workshop was organized with the support of...
The calamitous state of higher education in England and Wales
I have to be careful when writing about my home country. Having decided to emigrate to Canada just over 20 years ago, a psychological...
Book: Managing Technology in Higher Education now available
Bates, A. and Sangrà, A. (2011) Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Co.
Now out!...
Beyond the campus: hope, trades training and skulduggery
I spent a very interesting day at Camosun College’s professional development day last Tuesday. Camosun is a two year community college in Victoria, British...
Advice on online learning from the private sector
Background
Ontario is a technology hub and home to several leading private sector providers of platforms, services and infrastructure for online learning. Research in Motion...
Advice on online learning from 13 world experts
Maxim Jean-Louis, as special advisor to the Minister on the Ontario Online Institute, has being doing a lot of homework recently.
He asked 20 world...
Regular service is resumed
San Francisco houses
Going on a family holiday in California wreaks havoc with a daily blog. Although my holiday ended more than...
A slight pause in posts
O'Farrell Street, San Francisco
I apologize for a reduction in my normal output of posts this last week, which will continue for...