European universities: re-form or die; but what about Canada?
Grove, J. (2012) Long, cold financial winter lies ahead for Europe's academy Times Higher Education, February 9
What's happening in Europe
This is a really depressing,...
Stanford profs explore new business model(s) for open learning
Kolowich, S. (2012) Massive courses, sans Stanford, Inside Higher Education, January 24
This is an excellent article about two of the Stanford professors, and another...
CVU’s report on the state of online university education in Canada: first heal thyself
Canadian Virtual University (2012) Online University Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities Athabasca University AB: Canadian Virtual University.
The report was commissioned by the Canadian Federal...
Key points from OECD’s 2011 ‘Education at a Glance’
OECD (2011) Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators Paris: OECD
For those of you interested in educational statistics (and for masochists in general), here's your...
Australia’s national strategy for e-learning in vocational and educational training (VET)
Australia: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (2011) National VET e-Learning Strategy, 2012-2015 Canberra: Government of Australia
This document sets out a national strategy for...
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...