NMC Horizon Report from down under
New Media Consortium (2010) 2010 Horizon Report - Australia-New Zealand Edition Austin TX: New Media Consortium
The NMC brings out its main projections for the...
Innovative e-learning in the Vancouver area
I worry about the often negative tone of many of my posts. It was therefore a great pleasure to attend the joint Justice Institute...
Distance Education and Mobile Learning
The Australian-based Distance Education journal has just brought out a special edition on distance education and mobile learning.
The articles between them provide a good...
New book on Web 2.0 and Social Informatics for Tertiary Learning
Lee, M. and McCoughlin, C. (2010) Web 2.0 Based e-Learning: Applying Social Informatics for Tertiary Learning Hershey PA: IGI Global, 415 pp, US$180 hardback
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More on whether technology is changing the way we think
Lamb, G. (2010) Are iPads, smartphones, and the Mobile Web rewiring the way we think? Christian Science Monitor, July 24
In this article, a number...
In defence of the book and other thoughts on the digitalization of knowledge
I have been struggling with the concept of books and publishing for some time now. I have authored over 10 books published 'traditionally', i.e....
Comparing apples with oranges: online vs face-to-face learning in community colleges
Smith Jaggars, S. and Bailey, T. (2010) Effectiveness of Fully Online Courses for College Students: Response to a Department of Education Meta-Analysis New...
Dispelling myths
I came across some blogs about 'myths', so I thought I'd put them together.
Myth No. 1: 'A university education is becoming so costly -...
The future of instructional design – or my heart belongs to ADDIE
On Sunday, I attended a very interesting meeting of about 50 instructional designers (what is a good collective noun for instructional designers?) from across...
New gadgets in Canadian higher education
Pagliaro, J. (2010) Apple America: Why Canada’s learning technology experts say tech handouts are lackluster Macleans, May 17
Another disappointing article from a national journal,...