e-learning outlook for 2011
What's in my crystal ball for e-learning in 2011? (For how well I did in my predictions for 2010, see e-learning retrospective - how...
The joy of statistics
To cheer you up for the new year, I offer you:
In this four minute BBC video on YouTube, Hans Rosling animates life expectancy and...
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...
List of web 2.0 tools for instruction
Lloyd, M. (2010) 18 Web 2.0 tools for instruction Campus Technology, April 28
This very useful article asks two experts, Sarah Robbins (aka Intellagirl), of...
Preliminary book review: An Introduction to Distance Education
Cleveland-Innes, M. and Garrison, R. (eds.) 2010 An Introduction to Distance Education: Understanding Teaching and Learning in a New Era New York/Abingdon UK: Routledge
This...
Educational affordances of the iPad
For a very quick and preliminary review of possible educational uses or affordances of the Apple iPad, see Elliott Masie's 10 minute video at:...
Open University UK major provider on iTunes U
The Open University (2010) The Open University hits ten million downloads on iTunes U In Partnership Milton Keynes UK: The Open University
Over ten million...
The history of distance education at UBC
Beninger, K. (2010) Going the distance - the beginnings of distance education at UBC UBC e-Strategy Newsletter, February
As part of the celebrations of 60...
From computer mediated communication to web-based conferencing
McCrea, B. (2010) Getting face-to-face with distance education Campus Technology, February 17.
Another really interesting article. If online teaching has a 'birth', it was at...
Research into online teacher education
Eduventures (2009) Where Teacher Education and Online Programming Meet: Supporting Field Experiences in Online Initial Teacher Licensure Programs Boston MA: Eduventures Inc
This study by...