Distance Education in Afghanistan
Kuchi family near Bamian © Tony Bates, 2010
My experience in Afghanistan
I worked on a UNESCO project for four months in Afghanistan...
What’s planned for “E-learning and DE Resources” for 2011
I hope you will have noticed that I have made very few posts over the last two weeks. There are several reasons for this:
I...
e-learning retrospective: 2) how good were my predictions?
On December 30, 2009, I posted my predictions for 2010:
1. Follow the money:
'In many countries, 2010 will be a difficult year financially....So we’ll have...
Happy holidays!
I wish all readers of this site a very happy Christmas, New Year and holidays, with an assortment of iHoliday media:
Thanks to Clayton Wright...
e-learning 2010 retrospective: 1) what my web site indicates
'That was the year that was - it's over, let it go' to adapt the title song of a 1960's British satirical TV series.
To...
UK public universities become privatized while the banks are state-funded
You have probably seen the images of Prince Charles and Camilla's car being attacked by a mob during protests at the British government's decision...
Interpreting international comparisons in academic achievement
OECD (2010) OECD Program for International Assessment Paris: OECD
The media, worldwide, have been having a field day interpreting the latest OECD PISA results, which...
Educational possibilities for digital books
The arrival of digital books through Kindles, Sony e-Readers and the iPad raises all kinds of questions about the functions of digital books, given...
Innovative e-learning in the Vancouver area
I worry about the often negative tone of many of my posts. It was therefore a great pleasure to attend the joint Justice Institute...
Signs of revolution in Britain and what it might mean for us in North...
It's worth watching carefully what is happening in Britain with university education. As part of its austerity program, the British Conservative-Liberal-Democrat coalition govt is...