European Association for Distance Learning conference on quality, UK
Well, the conference season is coming up, and here's the first of several blogs on this topic.
Making Quality Work
New developments in Distance Education
19-21 May...
A report on the Southern African Development Organization’s Open and Distance Learning project
Siaciwena, R. (2010) Let’s Talk About Viability – Lessons Learned from SADC’s Open and Distance Learning Project e-Learning Africa, February 23
This is one of...
The history of distance education at UBC
Beninger, K. (2010) Going the distance - the beginnings of distance education at UBC UBC e-Strategy Newsletter, February
As part of the celebrations of 60...
New book on e-learning from the Anadolu Open University, Turkey
Demiray, U. et al. (2010) e-Learning Practices: Cases on challenges facing e-learning and national development Eskisehir, Turkey: Anadolu University
E-Learning offers many opportunities for individuals...
Latest issue of IRRODL
Mea culpa, but in the preparations for the holiday season, I let slide by my report on the publication of the latest edition (Vol....
Special report on virtual schools
Van Dusen, C. (2009) eSN Special Report: Beyond the Virtual School eSchool News, Nov 1
Because of the volume of stuff that comes through my...
Audio-conferences on distance education en français
For French speakers: Réseau d'enseignement francophone à distance du Canada (REFAD) is offering six audioconferences on distance education over the winter covering the following...
Free online conference on international distance education opportunities
The Canadian Network for Innovation in Education next presentation in their series of free CIDER sessions features a presentation and discussion with Dr. Jon...
New book on ICTs in higher education
Guri-Rosenblit, S. (2009) Digital Technologies in Higher Education: Sweeping Expectations and Actual Effects Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers
From the publisher's synopsis:
The visible gap between...
Book review: Distance and blended learning in Asia
Latchem, C. and Jung, I. (2010) Distance and blended learning in Asia New York/London: Routledge
Overview
This is one of the best books I have read...