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Why the current professional development model is broken

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Introduction The faculty development workshops and conferences have ended, and most faculty and instructors have headed off for a well earned vacation. Many thousands will...

An example of excellent visioning in higher education technology

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Following up on my post on Developing vision for teaching with technology, I am pleased to provide an example of how one university has...

The digital future of higher education, on video

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Videos have now been posted of presentations at two conferences in British Columbia, both looking at the future of digital learning. The digital future of...

Developing vision for teaching with technology

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In this blog, I will suggest a methodology for encouraging more innovative uses of technology for teaching and learning. The problem (as I see it) In...

Book: Managing Technology in Higher Education now available

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Bates, A. and Sangrà, A. (2011) Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Co. Now out!...

Questions about online learning in Ontario

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In an earlier post, I reported that Maxim Jean-Louis has been appointed special adviser to the Minister to set out ‘Objective and Guiding Principles...

European report on barriers to the use of open educational resources

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OPAL (2011) Beyond OER Essen Germany: University of Duisburg-Essen OPAL (the Open Educational Quality Initiative) is an international network to promote innovation and better quality...

What can Ontario learn from BC in e-learning?

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The central importance of Ontario in Canada Ontario is, if not the centre of the universe, certainly the centre of Canada, geographically, economically and in...

Ten recommendations for using technology to save time and money

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Ehrmann, S. (2010) Taking the Long View: ten recommendations about time, money, technology and learning Change: The Magazine of Higher Education, Vol. 42, No....

Social media in higher education and barriers to change

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Prof Hacker (2011) Revolution or Evolution? Social Technologies and Change in Higher Education Chronicle of Higher Education, January 25 A guest post from Derek Bruff,...