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2020 Vision: Outlook for online learning in 2014 and way beyond

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 Taking the long view Doug Saunders in the Globe and Mail on  January 4 wrote an interesting piece on prediction, entitled: "Gadgets alone don't make...

University of Florida Online launches first undergraduate programs this month

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Moran, C. (2013) UF expands opportunities for four-year degrees UF News, September 27 State University System of Florida (2013) UF Online Comprehensive Business Plan, 2013-2019 Gainsville,...

Can online learning lead to productivity gains through savings on campus facilities?

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Apologies for the web site being down on November 10, due to a domain registration problem with CIRA which has now been resolved. This is...

How online learning is going to affect classroom design

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I have an unusual occupation. A couple of weeks ago I attended a meeting in an office furniture warehouse in a small industrial park...

Why are some public universities charging more for online courses?

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Haynie, D. (2103) U.S. News Data: Online Education Isn't Always Cheap, August 28 What This report caught my eye: A 2013 survey conducted by the American Association...

Technology, teaching and productivity: the need for theory

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The need for greater productivity in higher education teaching I'm going to make a few posts on this topic, prompted by pressure from politicians in...

The beginning of the end of the lecture hall?

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The conference in Orlando University Business is a magazine that focuses on equipment and facilities, including IT and AV systems. UB thus has its pulse...

A report on e-learning from the University of Ottawa

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At the beginning of May I was in Ottawa, first to present to the University of Ottawa's Board of Governors about the current state...

Discussing design models for hybrid/blended learning and the impact on the campus

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 A couple of weeks ago I had an interesting meeting with about 25 instructional designers from UBC, where we discussed design models for hybrid...

No. 6 aha moment: the convergence of online learning (from the periphery to the...

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This is the seventh in a series of posts about the most seminal ‘discoveries’ in my researching and working in educational technology, where I...