European wiki on virtual campuses – globally
Re.ViCa is a project funded by the European Commission. It is doing a review of Virtual Campuses all over Europe. As part of this...
Online education grows, but painfully
Parry, M. (2009) Online education grows, but painfully Chronicle of Higher Education, May 22
This article looks at potential budget cuts for online learning at...
Has e-learning increased access to learning opportunities?
The aim of this blog
This is one of several blogs that explore the question: is e-learning failing in higher education? (See Is e-learning failing...
School of the Future: Lessons in failure
Stansbury, M. (2009) School of the Future: Lessons in failure eSchool News, June 1
This is one of a very few articles that deal with...
Press Conference on first-ever tuition-free global online university
United Nations, New York: Press Conference on first-ever tuition-free global online university, May 19, 2009
This provides more information on Shai Rashef's University of the...
U3A Online: A Virtual University of the Third Age
Having recently just celebrated my 70th birthday, I thought I would draw your attention to what claims to be 'the world-first virtual U3A operating...
Classifying virtual campuses
Bristow, S. (2009) Creating a Suitable Categorisation Model for Re.ViCa Re.Vica Newsletter, April
The European Commission funded Re.Vica project is researching the development and success...
Hacking education: Google U
Jarvis, J. (2009) Hacking Education: Google U Buzz Machine March 6
A blog on what university education could look like in the future.
Thanks to Jen...
University of the People explained
Jaschik, S. (2009) Founder Explains U. of the People Inside Higher Education, March 5
Shai Reshef wants to offer low-cost, quality higher education all...
Slicing Academia Across the Grain: Building Virtual Organizations
Batson, T. (2009) Slicing Academia Across the Grain: Building Virtual Organizations Campus Technology, March 4
Short article about how academics are forming virtual communities of...