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,...
Online education continues its hot pace
Allen, I. and Seaman, J. (2010) Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States Babson Park MA: Babson College Survey Research Group
The Sloan...
More pressure on Canadian universities as enrolments increase
Canadian Press (2009) University enrolment up, as grads return to school Macleans Oncampus, October 26
University enrolments in Canada for the 2009-2010 academic year were...
For-profits increase market share of online learning
Parry, M. (2009) For-Profits Gobble Up More of Online Market Amid Recession Chronicle of Higher Education, December 18.
A recent report by Eduventures claims that...
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...
Ranking educational innovation
Center for American Progress (2009) Interactive Map: Leaders and Laggards: A State-By-State Report Card of Educational Innovation Washington DC: Center for American Progress
For those...
Low use of web 2.0 in e-learning
Parry, M. (2009) Online Programs: Profits Are There, Technological Innovation Is Not Chronicle of Higher Education, October 19
A news report of a study by...
Social networking in two year colleges in the USA
Marklein, M. B. (2009) Social networks could help community college students USA Today, November 16
This is a news report on a study just released...
So: is e-learning really failing in higher education? An answer
Background
This is the last in a series of ten blogs on the topic: 'Is e-learning failing in higher education?' My blogs on this topic...
The problem with comparing higher education systems
Adelman, C. (2009) The Spaces Between Numbers: Getting International Data on Higher Education Straight Washington DC: The Institute for Higher Education Policy
A report that...