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...
The well-deserved end of a bad project
Kolowich, S. (2009) Another one bites the dust Inside Higher Education, December 9
An article about the demise of U21 Global, an online Graduate School....
The business of higher education
Lederman, D. (2009) The business of higher education Inside Higher Education, December 2
An interview with the authors of a new book:
Knapp, J. and Siegel,...
Reforming distance education in Portugal
Tajo el Castillo de Almourol, Portugal (from Flickr © Hamster Volador, Creative Commons License)
Hasan, A. et al. (2009) Reforming Distance Learning Higher...
Using clickers on multiple sites in a distributed undergraduate medical program
Terris, B. (2009) University Uses 'Clickers' to Quiz Students in Multiple Location Chronicle of Higher Education, September 14
The University of British Columbia recently completed...
What is a virtual campus?
Reynolds, S. (2009) Are European Virtual Campuses Different? Re.Vica Newsletter, September
A very interesting, brief article on virtual campuses in Europe, and the implications of...
Developments at the Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth
The October 2009 edition of Connections, the newsletter of the Commonwealth of Learning, included the following news report:
'The Virtual University for Small States of...
Cloud computing at the University System of Ohio
Fingerhut, E. (2009) Ohio Takes to the Clouds Campus Technology, October 22
Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut provides a personal account of the perceived benefits in...
A vision for the future: Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy:...
Identifying the problem with higher education in the 21st was the easy part (Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1)....
Book review: Distance and blended learning in Asia
Latchem, C. and Jung, I. (2010) Distance and blended learning in Asia New York/London: Routledge
Overview
This is one of the best books I have read...