Open educational resources (OER)
Whatever happened to learning objects? Well, they've been replaced (or rather swallowed up) by open educational resources. Increasingly, more and more institutions are making...
E-learning in education and training in New Zealand
At the invitation of Richard Elliott, and John Clayton of Waikato Institute of Technology (WINTEC), I gave a series of keynotes and workshops in...
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...
Cost-efficiencies in Online Learning
Katrina A. Meyer (2006) Cost-Efficiencies in Online Learning: ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 32, Number 1 San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Online graduate teacher education
Lederman, D. (2008) Online learning, up-scale (and scaled up) Inside Higher Education, Sept. 12
This interesting article examines the pros and cons of a proposed...
Adoption of Technology Enhanced Learning in Higher Education
Parchoma, G. (2008) Adoption of Technology Enhanced Learning in Higher Education: Influences of Institutional Policies and Practices : Saarbrüken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
I...
Creating a National E-Learning Strategy in the Open Learning Environment: A New Zealand Case...
Higgins, A. (2002) Creating a National E-Learning Strategy in the Open Learning Environment: A New
Zealand Case Study. Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning, available at: http://www.col.org/pcf2/papers%5Chiggins_1.pdf
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:...
Use of ICT in education and training in the South Pacific
Whelan, R. (2008) Use of ICT in education and training in the South Pacific Distance Education, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 53-70
A survey of...
Where did distance education go wrong?
Baggaley, J. (2008) Where did distance education go wrong? Distance Education, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 39-51
An interesting and stimulating discussion about the failure...