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...
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...
Educause’s Top Ten Issues in IT
Agee, A. et al. (2009) Top-Ten IT Issues, 2009 Educause Review, Vol. 44, No. 3
Based on a survey of 554 (responding) EDUCAUSE members, mainly...
Open source software for administrative systems
'While the open source movement has taken off in course management systems, with Moodle and Sakai as alternatives to the dominant Blackboard, the administrative...
A report on UNESCO’s 2009 World Conference on Higher Education
Redden, E. (2009) 'An Academic Revolution' Inside Higher Education, July 8
This is a report on the first day of a large UNESCO conference on...