Desire2Learn acquires Degree Compass
Dobby, C. (2013) Desire2Learn acquires technology to predict how students will perform National Post, January 24
Desire2Learn, a leading LMS company, has acquired Degree Compass,...
No. 1 aha moment: media are different
© Open University 2013
In a previous post, I listed the seven 'aha' moments that have been the most seminal 'discoveries' in my researching and...
My seven ‘a-ha’ moments in the history of educational technology
A good question
I get asked a lot of questions about online learning, educational technology and distance education, but recently I was asked one that...
Exploiting the affordances of the iPad at Lynn University
Students at Lynn University
Tilsley, A. (2013) iPadU Inside Higher Education, January 15
This is a report about Lynn University, a private nonprofit university based in...
Online learning set to expand and become a core function in Ontario’s universities and...
Contact North (2013) An Overview of the Strategic Mandate Agreement Proposals Prepared by Ontario’s Public Colleges and Universities: Online Learning Set to Expand and...
Grants for research on blended learning – from a lecture capture company
Nagel, D. (2013) Grants support research into blended, distance learning Campus Technology, January 7
Echo360, a vendor of a range of educational technology, including lecture...
Outlook for online learning in 2013: online learning comes of age
FunTab Class 9.1 Android ICS Tablet: will 2013 be the year of the tablet?
In a previous post, I talked about the difficulties in making...
The role of information sciences in online learning: a review of IRRODL, Vol. 13,...
An overview of the papers
IRRODL (the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning) has once again produced a fascinating themed edition, this...
The University of Western Sydney goes for blended learning – big time!
Griffith, C. (2012) University to roll out 11,000 Apple iPads, The Australian, December 20
All new students enrolling in first year courses in the autumn...
Important developments in online learning in India in 2012
In my e-Learning Outlook for 2012 published on January 2 in 2012 I wrote:
Watch India
.....there are several reasons behind this prediction:
the Indian government’s decision to subsidize...