Online Summer Institute for Community Colleges
Announcement from the Learning Times:
June 25-26, 2009. The Online Summer Institute for Community Colleges (OSICC) will be held completely over the Internet and offers...
Tenure in a digital era
Jaschik, S. (2009) Tenure in a Digital Era Inside Higher Education, May 26
This article touches on a critical barrier to the more rapid development...
Take a Walk on the Wired Side
Weir, R. (2009) Take a Walk on the Wired Side Inside Higher Education, May 11
Some good, practical advice for instructors considering teaching an online...
Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World
Committee of Inquiry into the Changing Learner Experience (2009) Higher Education in a Web 2.0 World Bristol, UK: JISC/HEFCE, 52 pp.
'Supported by the principal...
E-learning, faculty training and the value of subscription journals
Marry in haste and repent at leisure, so the old saying goes. It could also be applied to blog posts - post in haste...
Contract and adjunct faculty in higher education and its relevance to e-learning
Arana, G. (2009) Higher Education takes a hit The Nation, April 1
This article is not strictly about e-learning or distance education, but it is...
Why ICTs are mission-critical for post-secondary institutions
This is the second of three blogs that examine some basic assumptions about technology and education, based on a review of three books: 'THE...
Measuring reasons for faculty resistance to online learning
Mitchell, B. and Geva-May, I. (2009) Attitudes Affecting Online Learning Implementation in Higher Education Institutions Journal of Distance Education, Vol, 23, No. 1, pp....
UK: Role of professors mired in confusion
McFarlane, B. (2009) UK: Role of professors mired in confusion University WorldNews, March 8
An online survey of full professors has revealed that they see...
The Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) expands training, course development
Commonwealth of Learning (2009) Virtual University expands training, course development Connections, Vol. 14, No. 1
Excerpts:
The Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC)...