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...
Contact North looks to the future
Introduction
Last week I spent two days at a strategic retreat for Contact North managers in Sudbury, Ontario. I had the privilege last summer of...
Open resource on essay writing from the University of the South Pacific
I dedicate this item to all those Canadians who are getting sick of snow and below zero temperatures in the middle of our winter.
Established...
10 more universities join the African Virtual University
eLearning Africa (2009) African Virtual University Launches Ten-Country Distance Learning Facility eLearning Africa News Portal, December 21
From the report:
The African Virtual University (AVU) in...
Tunisian e-learning
For those interested in North African and Arab e-learning, e-Taalim is a useful site (in English)
Massive cuts to higher education in Britain
Shepherd, J. (2010) Cash-starved universities will have huge classes, says union, The Guardian, January 12
It's only twelve days into January, and there is already...
e-Agriculture in Kenya
macherukaruku (2009) Electronic Agriculture in Kenya’s Arid and Semi–Arid Lands (ASAL) Schools Africa Rural Connect
Sustainable Environment and Agriculture Network (Seanet) International is a Kenyan...
Open schools in developing countries
Bermingham, D. (2009) Changing the technology of learning Connections, October
Article about the need for open and distance learning to be included in development programs...
Great expectations for e-learning in 2010
In the Globe and Mail on December 19, Leah McLaren wrote:
'We are living in an Era of Perpetual Advice - and almost none of...
Six priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010
Summary of my priorities
1. A requirement for all newly appointed full-time instructors in public Canadian post-secondary educational institutions to have a formal certification in...