Submissions for new Canadian copyright law
Canadian Network for Innovation and Education (2009) Canadian Copyright Electronic Submission Ottawa: CNIE
The Canadian Federal Government is planning to introduce new copyright laws, and...
Online learning as a strategic asset
McCarthy, S. and Samors, R. (2009) Online Learning as a Strategic Asset, Vol. 1: A Resource for Campus Leaders Washington DC: Association of Public...
Why the University of Illinois Global Campus project failed
Kolowich, S. (2009) What doomed Global Campus? Inside Higher Education, Sept 3
An interesting article that speculates on the reasons for the failure of the...
Researching learning design: breakthrough or dead end?
The latest edition of the Australian-based journal, 'Distance Education', Vol. 30, No. 2, is devoted entirely to research on learning design.
As the editorial by...
European wiki on virtual campuses – globally
Re.ViCa is a project funded by the European Commission. It is doing a review of Virtual Campuses all over Europe. As part of this...
Educause’s Top Ten Issues in IT
Agee, A. et al. (2009) Top-Ten IT Issues, 2009 Educause Review, Vol. 44, No. 3
Based on a survey of 554 (responding) EDUCAUSE members, mainly...
IT and the Economy: A Focus on Priorities
Chabotar, K. (2009) IT and the economy: a focus on priorities Educause Review, Vol. 44, No. 3
An excellent article on strategic directions for IT,...
Company investment in training and learning in Canada
The Conference Board of Canada (2009) The Learning and Development Outlook 2009: Learning in Tough Times
Ottawa: Conference Board of Canada, 72 pages
The Conference Board...
Court rules against Blackboard in patent fight
Carter, D. (2009) Court rules against Blackboard in patent fight eSchool News, July 30
In case you missed this great news for e-learning over the...
Open source software for administrative systems
'While the open source movement has taken off in course management systems, with Moodle and Sakai as alternatives to the dominant Blackboard, the administrative...