SAIDE newletter on open and distance education in Africa
The South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) has published its latest newsletter. Two articles caught my eye.
Mhlanga, E. (2010) SOFIE (Strengthening Open and...
Google Wave open to all educational users
Academic Impressions (2010) Google Wave and Higher Education Academic Impressions Daily Impact, May 21
As of this week, Google Wave has switched from an invitation-only...
Canadian corporate innovation in e-learning
Galt, V. (2010) How to bake agility into corporate DNA Globe and Mail, May 20
In my blog on Six Priorities for Canadian e-learning in...
A good reason to give students iPads?
Nagel, D. (2010) IIT rolling out iPads to incoming class Campus Technology, May 18
The Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago is giving its first...
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,...
Canadian Internet Use, 2009
Statistics Canada (2010) Canadian Internet Use Survey Ottawa: Statistics Canada
From the report
In 2009, 80% of Canadians aged 16 and older, or 21.7 million people, used the Internet...
PCs or mobile phones: where is the future for e-learning?
The Globe and Mail, one of Canada's national papers, in its excellent series on Africa, had an article that really made me sit up....
IPad on sale in Canada May 28
Just in case you missed the announcement, the iPad goes on sale in Canada on May 28.
Prices range from C$549 (16 GB) to C$879...
Are e-books good for studying?
Demski, J. (2010) The device versus the book Campus Technology, May 1
Three universities (Princeton, Arizona State University, and Northwest Missouri State) pilot two e-readers...
What to do about the iPad?
Chester, T. (2010) CIO Predicament: What to do about the iPad Campus Technology May 5
Sensible article about what campuses should do regarding making accommodations...