Will elite universities offer online undergraduate degrees?
Young, J. (2010) U. of California Considers Online Classes, or Even Degrees Chronicle of Higher Education, May 9
This is a strange article that discusses...
Decentralizing distance education
Kolowich, S. (2010) Texas kills its Telecampus Inside Higher Education, April 9
This is one of those blogs I probably shouldn't write, but what the...
European Association for Distance Learning conference on quality, UK
Well, the conference season is coming up, and here's the first of several blogs on this topic.
Making Quality Work
New developments in Distance Education
19-21 May...
A report on the Southern African Development Organization’s Open and Distance Learning project
Siaciwena, R. (2010) Let’s Talk About Viability – Lessons Learned from SADC’s Open and Distance Learning Project e-Learning Africa, February 23
This is one of...
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...
Latest issue of IRRODL
Mea culpa, but in the preparations for the holiday season, I let slide by my report on the publication of the latest edition (Vol....
Audio-conferences on distance education en français
For French speakers: Réseau d'enseignement francophone à distance du Canada (REFAD) is offering six audioconferences on distance education over the winter covering the following...
Free online conference on international distance education opportunities
The Canadian Network for Innovation in Education next presentation in their series of free CIDER sessions features a presentation and discussion with Dr. Jon...
Motivation, group work and community in distance education – and more
The Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 23, No. 2 is now available online.
The four research articles in this issue address the themes of motivation,...
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:...