A personal view of e-learning at the University of British Columbia
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (home of OLT)
It's now seven years since I resigned as Director of Distance Education and Technology at UBC,...
Special report on learning with 3-D video
Stansbury, M. (2009) eSN Special report: Learning in 3D eSchool News, December 11
Will three-dimensional video be the next flavour of the month in educational...
Video use and higher education
Kaufman, P. and Mohan, J. (2009) Video use and higher education New York: Intelligent Television
This report, undertaken by Intelligent Television and the Copyright Clearance...
How would you use free academic video courses from leading universities
I have often criticised the use of technology just to record and transmit lectures. Nevertheless, I do recognise the value of a top class...
Videoconferencing + web-based learning
McCrea, B. (2009) San Jose State University Brings Online Students Face-to-Face Campus Technology, Sept 16
San Jose State University has added a videoconferencing system that...
The impact of information and communications technologies on the university
For francophones, a book by Julie Boissonneault, a professor at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
Boissonneault, J. (2009) Enjeux de la Médiatisation à l'Université Sudbury ON:...
T-Learning (digital TV) in Brazil: the BEACON project
From the EuroPace Newsletter
BEACON is creating a Brazilian‐European consortium for organisations interested in t‐Learning.
BEACON (Brazilian‐European Consortium for DTT Services) is a specific targeted research...
YouTube Creates New Section to Highlight College Content
Young, J. (2009) YouTube Creates New Section to Highlight College Content Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27
Extract: 'The new YouTube EDU page includes only...
New site aims to market free online lectures
Carter, D. (2009) 'New site aims to market free online lectures' eSchool News, Feb 13
Academic Earth, a for-profit web site, bases its business model...
Top 5 FREE Video Conferencing Tools to Teach or Conduct Webinars
Vanessa Haakenson makes her recommendations on The Distance-Educator.com web site
Thanks to Richard Elliott's e-learning Watch for this recommendation