An essay on the impact of the digital age on scholarship and institutions
Katz, R. (2010) Scholars, Scholarship, and the Scholarly Enterprise in the Digital Age Educause Review, Vol. 45. No. 2, pp. 44-56
It is always interesting...
A marketer’s view of higher education in the USA
For those of you not familiar with Seth Godin's excellent blog on marketing, take a look at his latest blog:
The coming melt-down in higher...
A report of online learning activities in the USA
The European Re.Vica project has been building country reports on online learning and virtual campuses for a growing number of countries.
It has just published...
Factors affecting time to degree completion
Bound, J., Lovenheim, M. and Turner, S. (2010) Increasing Time to Baccalaureate Degree in the United States Cambridge MA: National Bureau of Economic Research
This...
National educational technology plan for the USA
U.S. Department of Education (2010) National Educational Technology Plan Washington DC: Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education published...
New book on virtual campuses worldwide
Schreurs, B. (ed.) (2010) Reviewing the Virtual Campus Phenomenon Heverlee Belgium: Europace
This book is essential reading for any student wishing to do research on...
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...
Comparing Canadian and US post-secondary education systems
Lederman, D. (2009) Catching Up to Canada Inside Higher Education, November 6
An interesting article discussing the different participation and graduation rates between Canada and...
Suggestions for a national ed tech plan for the USA
eSchool News (2009) Stakeholders advise on national ed-tech plan eSchool News, November 17
U.S. Department of Education (ED) is preparing a new National Education Technology...
JISC analysis of global activity in e-learning in higher education
MindSet Research (2009) Understanding Global Activity in Higher Education and Research: Primary, desk and web-based research Bristol UK: JISC
This study was commissioned by the...