Book: Managing Technology in Higher Education now available
Bates, A. and Sangrà, A. (2011) Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Co.
Now out!...
Evaluating the impact of lecture capture
MediaSite (2011) Third Party Research: Evaluating the Impact of MediaSite lecture capture on retention, recruitment and student satisfaction Madison WI: Sonic Foundry
MediaSite (2011) Lecture...
Candid cameras and free speech in the lecture theatre
Stripling, J. (2010) Video killed the faculty star Inside Higher Education, November 18
This is an article about three different lecturers in three different universities...
Book review: Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Christensen Hughes, J. and Mighty, J. (eds.) (2010) Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Montreal QC and Kingston ON: McGill-Queen's...
Can you move classroom courses online quickly and cheaply?
In a previous post, Will lecture capture replace asynchronous distance learning, I wrote:
I come from a background where distance education courses are specifically...
Will lecture capture replace asynchronous distance learning?
Harrison, D. (2010) Lecture capture helps Riverside meet nursing demand Campus Technology, March 10
From the article:
What do you do when 500 applicants are competing...
Will banning laptops in class work?
de Vise, D. (2010) Wide Web of diversions gets laptops evicted from lecture halls Washington Post March 9
An article about instructors who have banned...
A critique of Tapscott and William’s views on university reform
Tapscott, D. and Williams, A. (2010) Innovating the 21st century university: It's Time Educause Review, Vol. 45, No. 1
First of all, thanks to both...
Learning technologies in engineering education
Regular readers will know that I believe that 'real' engineering is one of the tougher areas for e-learning, because of the need for hands-on...
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...