What do instructors need to know about teaching with technology?
I believe that we will see no real innovation, no fundamental change, in post-secondary education, at least from within, unless all instructors have basic...
Understanding the Perspectives of Online Graduate Students: Implications for Educational Leaders
Edmonds, K. (2010) Understanding the Perspectives of Online Graduate Students: Implications for Educational Leaders Calgary AB: Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of Calgary
Congratulations to Kelly...
New book on learning with digital games
Whitton, N. (2010) Learning with Digital Games New York/London: Routledge
From the publisher's blurb:
Written for Higher Education teaching and learning professionals, Learning with Digital Games...
Latest issue of IRRODL
Mea culpa, but in the preparations for the holiday season, I let slide by my report on the publication of the latest edition (Vol....
Has the credit hour become a relic?
Blumenstyck, G. (2010) Beyond the Credit Hour: Old Standards Don't Fit New Models Chronicle of Higher Education, January 3
Blumenstyck writes:
In the era of distance...
Reigning in costs with online learning
Bassis, M. (2009) Reigning in college costs Businessweek, December 21
This is a useful article, from the President of Westminster College, Salt Lake City, to...
Managing curriculum change
JISC (2009) Managing curriculum change Bristol UK: JISC
Another interesting publication from the UK's Joint Information Steering Committee .
This is a short (6 page) well-illustrated...
So: is e-learning really failing in higher education? An answer
Background
This is the last in a series of ten blogs on the topic: 'Is e-learning failing in higher education?' My blogs on this topic...
Does course redesign reduce costs?
Stripling, J. (2009) Half-learned lessons Inside Higher Education, October 9
It is 10 years since the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) began working with...
Online students perform better than face-to-face students
Means, B. et al. (2009) Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies Washington, DC: US Department...