Barriers to open and distance learning as seen by ODL institutions
International Council for Open and Distance Education (2010) ICDE Policy Forum Report - Barriers and strategies for ODL Pretoria, South Africa: ICDE
This report from...
Hope and despair: managing technological change
In a very funny low budget British movie called 'Clockwise', John Cleese plays a school principal with an obsession about punctuality who is asked...
Reflections on demographics, video-conferencing and aboriginal distance education
I apologise for the lack of postings this past week. I have been on the road, visiting the University of Saskatchewan in central Canada...
When online learning fails
Figlio, D., Rush, N. and Yin, L. (2010) Is it Live or is it Internet? Experimental Estimates of the Effects of Online Instruction on...
E-learning simply explained: a video
The United Nations University has released what it calls a 'sticky concepts' video on e-learning.
From the UNU:
If you are a newbie in the field...
SAIDE newletter on open and distance education in Africa
The South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) has published its latest newsletter. Two articles caught my eye.
Mhlanga, E. (2010) SOFIE (Strengthening Open and...
Will elite universities offer online undergraduate degrees?
Young, J. (2010) U. of California Considers Online Classes, or Even Degrees Chronicle of Higher Education, May 9
This is a strange article that discusses...
Decentralizing distance education
Kolowich, S. (2010) Texas kills its Telecampus Inside Higher Education, April 9
This is one of those blogs I probably shouldn't write, but what the...
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...