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The impact of information and communications technologies on the university

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For francophones, a book by Julie Boissonneault, a professor at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada Boissonneault, J. (2009) Enjeux de la Médiatisation à l'Université Sudbury ON:...

It’s all about millennials – or is it?

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This is the sixth blog on the topic: 'Is e-learning failing in higher education?'. The previous five were: 1. Is e-learning failing in higher education? 2....

Workshop on learning design (Vancouver, BC)

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The British Columbia Educational Technology Users' Group announces its fall workshop: THEME: LEARNING DESIGN Oct. 20 (Tuesday) & Oct. 21 (Wednesday), 2009 Segal School of Business, Simon Fraser...

An Evaluation of the Open Education Resources for the Open Schools’ Project

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Hellman, L. (2009) An Evaluation of the Open Education Resources for the Open Schools' Project SAIDE Newsletter, Vol. 15. No. 3 SAIDE is currently conducting...

Researching learning design: breakthrough or dead end?

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The latest edition of the Australian-based journal, 'Distance Education', Vol. 30, No. 2, is devoted entirely to research on learning design. As the editorial by...

Competency-based training in a Michigan college

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Moltz, D. (2009) Skills Training à la Carte Inside Higher Education, Aug 12 An article about modularised competency-based training at Kellogg Community College, Michigan. Note...

Effective Practice in a Digital Age

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JISC (2009) Effective Practice in a Digital Age Bristol UK: JISC From JISC's publication web site: Effective Practice in a Digital Age combines the outcomes of...

e-Learning and 21st century skills and competences

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The aim of this blog This is one of several blogs that explore the question: is e-learning failing in higher education? (See Is e-learning failing...

Does technology really enhance the quality of teaching and learning?

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The aim of this blog This is one of several blogs that explore the question: is e-learning failing in higher education? (See Is e-learning failing...

Are Learning Management Systems obsolete? Some questions

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In an earlier blog about Blackboard buying out Angel Learning Systems, I dropped the throwaway comment: 'I suspect that by the time all the legal...