One-on-one online tutoring at $28 an hour
eSchool News (2012) Online tutoring, speech therapy among new eLearning solutions, eSchool News, march 23
The Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is now offering online tutoring for math and science for any...
A student guide to studying online
What you need to know before you enroll for an online course
Although most students adjust very quickly, studying online is different in some ways...
Will MITx work?
Coughlin, S. (2012) MIT launches free online 'fully automated' course, BBC News, February 13
This article provides details of MITx's first course, 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics,...
CVU’s report on the state of online university education in Canada: first heal thyself
Canadian Virtual University (2012) Online University Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities Athabasca University AB: Canadian Virtual University.
The report was commissioned by the Canadian Federal...
e-learning outlook for 2012: will it be a rough ride?
© Firehorse Blog, 2012
Another year, and online learning, e-learning, learning technologies, educational technologies, digital learning, or whatever you call it or them, will continue...
Vancouver showcase of online learning innovations available on video
The Justice Institute of British Columbia and Vancouver Community College hosted an 'online showcase' on November 30, 2011, sponsored by the Metro Vancouver Educational...
Book review: Clark Quinn’s ‘The Mobile Academy’
Quinn, C. (2012) The Mobile Academy: mLearning for Higher Education San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, 120 pp
The author points out that 90% of the world's...
CIDER Webinar on online teacher presence
The next presentation in the fall series of free online CIDER sessions features a presentation and discussion with Dr. Tannis Morgan.
Title: Negotiating Teaching Presence:...
About Mozilla Badges
© The Tree Maker, 2011
I'm currently on holiday so shouldn't even be logging on, but I want to capture an important development that needs...
Journal: Distance Education, Vol. 32, No. 1 now available
Is online distance education about to collapse like the Tower of Babel? So asks Jon Baggaley
Distance Education, Vol. 32, No. 1, May 2011
The academic...