Transforming university teaching and learning: UBC’s strategy for flexible learning
Flexible Learning Implementation Team (2014) Flexible Learning - Charting a Strategic Vision for UBC (Vancouver Campus. Vancouver BC: Office of the Provost, University of British...
Is there a Canadian market for American online programs?
Identifying the market
I got a phone call last week from an international consultancy company contracted on behalf of a major U.S. state university, wanting...
Kuali Foundation goes commercial
Straumsheim, C. (2014) Kuali Foundation: If you can't beat them....., Inside Higher Education, August 25
While there are several providers of open source learning management...
Washington State Community College System plans online competency-based associate degree
The Olympian (2014) Competency-based learning makes college credit more accessible for all The Bellingham Herald, June 3
The State of Washington is introducing a new...
What do Boards of Governors need to know about online learning?
CUBA
I was in Ottawa on Friday, attending the Canadian Universities Boards of Governors Association annual conference (CUBA). Boards of Governors at universities, at least in...
Why successful consortia for online learning are so difficult
Fishman, R. (2013) State U Online Washington DC: The New America Foundation
Fishman, R. (2014) Seeking Your Input on Online Consortia and Online Community Colleges WCET...
Teaching assistants, adjunct faculty and online learning
I am struggling these days with the issue of who should teach online courses, in terms of qualifications and status, and in particular, the...
An integrated online learning system for California’s community colleges
Raths, D. (2014) California Community Colleges Joining Forces for Online Success Campus Technology February 25
Assisted by a $57 million grant from the Governor of California,...
New developments in online learning across the University of California system – and the...
To, K. (2014) UC Regents announce online course expansion, The Guardian, UC San Diego, undated, but probably February 5
The University of California system continues...
MOOCs, specializations, and continuing education
Academic Partnerships (2014) Academic Partnerships Launches New Online Global Specializations Credential Dallas, January 21
Gannes, L. (2104) Coursera Offers the Equivalent of a MOOC Major: Specialization Certificates...