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A personal view of e-learning at the University of British Columbia

The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (home of OLT) It's now seven years since I resigned as Director of Distance Education and Technology at UBC,...

Why business intelligence is important to HE institutions

Grush, M. (2010) BI Today: More than Just a Big, Fat Report Campus Technology, January 13 First a declaration of interest: my son is a...

Six priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010

Summary of my priorities 1. A requirement for all newly appointed full-time instructors in public Canadian post-secondary educational institutions to have a formal certification in...

The state of e-learning 2009

It's that time of year again. Here's a personal look back at e-learning in 2009 (I will do another blog on priorities for Canadian...

More developments in administrative systems

Parry, M. (2009) Software giants try boutique approach to tempt colleges Chronicle of Higher Education, November 29 An article on Sungard's change of strategy regarding...

Using IT to improve cost-effectiveness

Briggs, L. (2009) Massive IT overhaul helps Ivy Tech handle growth Campus Technology, October 29 This is an example of how IT can increase cost-effectiveness,...

Open source software for research administration

Parry, M. (2009) Business Software, Built by Colleges for Colleges, Challenges Commercial Giants Chronicle of Higher Education, November 15 An article on the latest open...