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#Change 11: Week 6: Managing Technology: the discussion so far

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Comments to date on Managing Technology to Transform Teaching It's now Friday, five days into the week, and I've tracked the following comments or responses...

Introducing the OERu – and some questions

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I've been following the development (at a distance) of the OERu, and here's my understanding of what it's trying to do. The OERu (the Open...

Journal edition on distance education and e-learning in Africa

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  Distance Education, Vol. 32, No. 2, August 2011 This edition, edited by Neil Butcher, Colin Latchem, Monica Mawayo and Lisbeth Levey, is focused on distance...

Why the current professional development model is broken

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Introduction The faculty development workshops and conferences have ended, and most faculty and instructors have headed off for a well earned vacation. Many thousands will...

An example of excellent visioning in higher education technology

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Following up on my post on Developing vision for teaching with technology, I am pleased to provide an example of how one university has...

The digital future of higher education, on video

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Videos have now been posted of presentations at two conferences in British Columbia, both looking at the future of digital learning. The digital future of...

Developing vision for teaching with technology

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In this blog, I will suggest a methodology for encouraging more innovative uses of technology for teaching and learning. The problem (as I see it) In...

Book: Managing Technology in Higher Education now available

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Bates, A. and Sangrà, A. (2011) Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Co. Now out!...

Questions about online learning in Ontario

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In an earlier post, I reported that Maxim Jean-Louis has been appointed special adviser to the Minister to set out ‘Objective and Guiding Principles...

European report on barriers to the use of open educational resources

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OPAL (2011) Beyond OER Essen Germany: University of Duisburg-Essen OPAL (the Open Educational Quality Initiative) is an international network to promote innovation and better quality...