Integrating e-learning in African universities
Last week I participated in a three day workshop in Bonn, Germany, for senior African higher education leaders on Integrating e-Learning: Key Challenge for...
The seven deadly sins of e-learning
Becker, K. (2009) The seven deadly sins of e-learning Flex e-News, July
From Australia, Dr Karen Becker, a lecturer at the Queensland University of Technology...
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:...
Review: The Edgeless University: Why Higher Education Must Embrace Technology
Bradwell, P. (2009) The Edgeless University London UK: Demos
This short publication from the British research group Demos opens with a major challenge:
'Until now, investment...
A test of leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education
Spellings, M. (2006) A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education Washington DC: US Department of Education
I'm a little late referencing...
Reforming the higher education system in the USA
Zemsky, R. (2009) Making Reform Work: The Case for Transforming American Higher Education Chapel Hill NC: Rutgers University Press
Zemsky says that this is the...
Online learning as a strategic asset
McCarthy, S. and Samors, R. (2009) Online Learning as a Strategic Asset, Vol. 1: A Resource for Campus Leaders Washington DC: Association of Public...
Why the University of Illinois Global Campus project failed
Kolowich, S. (2009) What doomed Global Campus? Inside Higher Education, Sept 3
An interesting article that speculates on the reasons for the failure of the...
The Open University of Hong Kong: a flexible learning approach
The Open University of Hong Kong (2009) Annual Report 2008-2009 Hong Kong: OUHK
This report marks '20 years of innovative education', and illustrates the changes...
Schools get help in using Web 2.0 tools
Stansbury, M. (2009) Schools get help in using Web 2.0 tools eSchool News, Sept 2
This article discusses two recent papers from the the Consortium...