Overview: Access and Use of Information and Communications Technology
StatsCanada (2001) Overview: Access and Use of Information and Communications Technology Ottawa: Statistics Canada Housing, Family and Social Statistics Division
Expanding Access to Learning: the Role of Virtual Universities
Twigg, C. (2003) Expanding Access to Learning: the Role of Virtual Universities Troy, NY: Center for Academic Transformation Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
A Nation Online: How Americans are Expanding their Use of the Internet
United States Department of Commerce (2002) A Nation Online: How Americans are Expanding their Use of the Internet Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Commerce,...
Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity
Wenger, E. (1999) Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity Cambridge University Press
The Instructional Use of Learning Objects
Wiley, D. (ed.) (2002) The Instructional Use of Learning Objects Bloomington, IN: Agency for Instructional Technology
Web 2.0 And Independent Learning
Everyone is getting excited about the new Web 2.0 tools for education (see, for instance, Stephen Downes on e-Learning 2.0. Indeed, so am...
The Cult of the Amateur
Keen, A. (2007) The Cult of the Amateur New York: Doubleday
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.