MOOCs, Norway, and the ecology of digital learning
© Ron Niebrugge, 2013 MOOCs are just one species in the online digital forest - and a big and clumsy oneEarlier this week I...
Examining the potential and reality of open educational resources: the 2013 COHERE conference
COHERE (Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research) runs one of my favourite annual conferences. It is relatively small (around 75), the participants are...
Welcome back and a review of online learning developments in July and August
Here in Canada, tomorrow is the start of a new academic year. I know, because our garbage cans are full and the back lane...
New copyright guidelines for Canadian universities and colleges – but do they add clarity?
Geist, M. (2013) Schools navigate learning curve for new copyright rules, Toronto Star, August 30
According to this article, AUCC (the Association of Universities and...
Outlook for online learning in 2013: online learning comes of age
FunTab Class 9.1 Android ICS Tablet: will 2013 be the year of the tablet?
In a previous post, I talked about the difficulties in making...
Questions answered about British Columbia’s digital open textbook plan
Gilmore, D. (2012) B.C. to lead Canada in offering students free, open textbooks, British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology, October 16
Klassen, T. (2012)...
The new Canadian copyright law and its impact on online learning
Contact North (2012) The Perfect Storm: Canadian Copyright Law 2012 Sudbury ON: Contact North
Contact North has just published a review of the implications for...
Free online workshop on open content licensing
2012 is a significant year for open education. It is 10 years since UNESCO adopted the term "Open Educational Resources" (OER). In joining the...
New resources for online educators from Contact North
Over the last few months, Contact North has been gradually adding an impressive range of online resources to its Educator Portal. As well as the numerous articles...
e-learning outlook for 2012: will it be a rough ride?
© Firehorse Blog, 2012
Another year, and online learning, e-learning, learning technologies, educational technologies, digital learning, or whatever you call it or them, will continue...