Harnessing Social Networks in Universities
Guess, A. (2008) Social Networks, the Next Educational Tool? Inside Higher Education, Nov. 1
A study conducted this year at Arizona State University sought to...
Current developments in learning management systems
Guess, A. (2008) Outsourcing, Open Source and Budget Cuts Inside Higher Education, Oct 29.
Andy Guess reports on a presentation about the Campus Computing Project...
Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth: Why the online encyclopedia’s epistemology should worry those...
Garfinkel, S. (2008) 'Wikipedia and the Meaning of Truth: Why the online encyclopedia's epistemology should worry those who care about traditional notions of accuracy,...
Post-Secondary Students’ Purposes for Blogging
Leslie, P. and Murphy, E. (2008) Post-Secondary Students’ Purposes for Blogging International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol. 9, No. 3
The...
Connectivism: Learning theory of the future or vestige of the past?
Kop, R. and Hill, A. (2008) Connectivism: Learning theory of the future or vestige of the past? International Review of Research in Open and...
Exploring Archaeology in Second Life
Here is a good example of the use of Second Life for educational purposes.
'Gone are the days when archaeology students had to dig up...
Implementing Moodle for 120,000 Employees
The oil and gas industry is a knowledge-intensive business. As one of the biggest players in the field, Royal Dutch Shell has traditionally set...
Designing Video and Multimedia for Open and Flexible Learning
Koumi J (2006), Designing Video and Multimedia for Open and Flexible Learning, Routledge Falmer
Review to come - if you wish to write a short...
Pedagogic design guidelines for multimedia materials: a mismatch between intuitive practitioners and experimental researchers
Koumi, J. (2005) 'Pedagogic design guidelines for multimedia materials: a mismatch between intuitive practitioners and experimental researchers' European Journal of Open and Distance Learning,...
The future of e-books
Online Educa Berlin (2008) The future of e-books
A short but useful objective discussion of recent developments in e-books. This is a trailer for a...
About Tony Bates
Dr. Tony Bates is the author of eleven books in the field of online learning and distance education. He has provided consulting services specializing in training in the planning and management of online learning and distance education, working with over 40 organizations in 25 countries. Tony is a Research Associate with Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network.