More for less: why Ontario students are complaining
Pin. L., Martin, C, & Andrey, S (2011). Rising Costs: A Look at Spending at Ontario Universities. Toronto: Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance.
This is another excellent...
1. Why you need an e-learning plan
This is the first of a series of four posts on e-learning plans. This post discusses why an e-learning plan is needed, the second...
Thinking about innovation in higher education
Stokes, P. (2011) Want innovation? Remove the barriers Inside Higher Education, October 27
This article by Peter Stokes, an executive vice-president at Eduventures, has some...
Book review: Ross Paul’s ‘Leadership Under Fire’
15 Canadian university presidents en route for India, 2011
Paul, R. (2011) Leadership Under Fire: The Challenging Role of the Canadian University President Montreal &...
Trying to save administrative costs
Kiley, K. (2011) Where universities can be cut Inside Higher Education, September 16
A comprehensive article on efforts made by three large US research universities...
Why the current professional development model is broken
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...
20 million more graduates needed in the USA
Carnavale, A. and Rose, S. (2011) The Undereducated American Washington DC: Georgetown University Centre n Education and the Workforce
This short report by two prestigious...
How Britain is moving to the privatization of higher education
Shepherd, J. (2011) Private university BPP launches bid to run 10 publicly funded counterparts Guardian Newspaper, June 21
BPP, a subsidiary of the Apollo Group, which...
Online learning in the Garden of Eden
Daniel, J. (2011) 20 Years of Distance Education in the Garden of EDEN: Good News and Bad News EDEN 20th Anniversary Conference: Learning and Sustainability:...
Tuition costs vs middle class income in the USA
Censky, A, (2011) Surging college costs price out middle class CNN Money, June 13
Drawing on data from the IRS and the College Board, this...