Local or global markets for online learning?
Kolowich, S. (2010) Buying local, online Inside Higher Education, July 23
This article looks at whether institutions should focus primarily on local markets for online...
Designing research for the Ontario Online Institute
HECQO and the Ontario Online Institute
I spent a very interesting day on July 7 at the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO), discussing...
Some pros and cons of outsourcing online education
Parry, M. (2010) Outsourced Ed: Colleges Hire Companies to Build Their Online Courses Chronicle of Higher Education, July 18
This article suggests a change in...
University of California to offer full undergraduate degree online
Asimov, N. (2010) UC regents endorse test of online instruction San Francisco Chronicle, July 15
The University of California Board of Regents have agreed to...
Another view on research for the Ontario Online Institute
Maxim Jean-Louis, the President of Contact North, was one of the participants in the recent HEQCO meeting to discuss possible areas of research that...
What does ‘open’ really mean?
Hilton III, J. et al. (2010) Using online technologies to extend a classroom to learners at a distance, Distance Education, Vol. 31, No....
Barriers to change: two perspectives
Miller, B. (2010) The Course of Innovation: Using Technology to Transform Higher Education Washington DC: EducationSector
Batson, T. (2010) Innovation in Higher Education: It’s Not...
Innovate or die: a message for higher education institutions
It's funny how reports on the same issue arrive from completely different directions. These four all deal with the issue of innovation and higher...
The governance of educational technology
Stacey, P. (2010) Archtecting EdTech Musings on the edtech frontier, June 7
Paul Stacey gave a fascinating presentation at the ETUG conference in Victoria last...
Strategic thinking about e-learning
On Monday and Tuesday this week (June 7 and 8) I attended the BC Educational Technology Users Group Spring Workshop at the University of...