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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...

IT and the Economy: A Focus on Priorities

Chabotar, K. (2009) IT and the economy: a focus on priorities Educause Review, Vol. 44, No. 3 An excellent article on strategic directions for IT,...

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...

Expectations and goals for e-learning

The aim of this blog This is the first of several blogs that explore the question: is e-learning failing in higher education? (See an earlier...

Evidence that online courses improve completion rates for distance learners

Giguère, L. (2009) The Impact of 'Virtualization' on Independent Study Course Completion Rates: The British Columbia Open University Experiment Journal of Distance Education, Vol....

Review of: Sangra, A. (2008) The Integration of Information and Communication Technologies in the...

Review of: Sangra, A. (2008) The Integration of Information and Communication Technologies in the University: Models, Problems and Challenges (La Integració de les TICs...

From Data to Information Business intelligence and its role in higher education today

Durso, T. (2009) 'From Data to Information: Business intelligence and its role in higher education today' University Business, January An article on a particularly important...

Review of ‘New Players, Different Game’

Tierney, W. and Hentschke, G. (2007) New Players, Different Game: Understanding the Rise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press 215...

Learning Accountability from Bologna: A Higher Education Policy Primer

Adelman, C. (2008) Learning Accountability from Bologna: A Higher Education Policy Primer Washington DC: Institute for Higher Education Policy The report, Learning Accountability from Bologna:...

Benchmarking national and regional policies in support of the competitiveness of the ICT sector...

Friedewald, M. (2004) Benchmarking national and regional policies in support of the competitiveness of the ICT sector in the EU Karlsruhe, Germany: Fraunhofer Institute...