Book review: Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Christensen Hughes, J. and Mighty, J. (eds.) (2010) Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Montreal QC and Kingston ON: McGill-Queen's...
Reforming the university: evolution or revolution?
Who will bring about change?
In reviewing Ehlers and Schneckenberg's 'Changing Cultures in Higher Education', I began to wonder if or how the modern university...
Book review: Changing Cultures in Higher Education
Ehlers, U-D. and Schneckenberg, D. (eds. ) Changing Cultures in Higher Education: Moving Ahead to Future Learning Heidelberg/London/New York: Springer, 610 pp, US$129.00
What the...
Why most universities have such lousy web sites
Kolowich, S. (2010) No laughing matter Inside Higher Education, August 4
In case, like me, you missed this gem during the holidays, it is well...
More tips on faculty development for a competency-free profession
Young, J. (2010) Reaching the Last Technology Holdouts at the Front of the Classroom Chronicle of Higher Education, July 24
An interview with Chris Dede,...
The CDW-G report on 21st century campus technology
CDW-G (2010) 21st Century Campus Report Vernon Hills ILL: CDW-G
CDW is a leading provider of technology products and services for business, government and...
My thoughts on managing technology in universities
One of my favourite web sites is Keith Hampson's Higher Education Management Group.
It was therefore an honour for me to be invited to be...
OECD book on the relationship between digital literacy and performance in science
Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (2010) Are the New Millenium Learners Making the Grade? Paris: OECD
From the book's web site
Using data from PISA...
A report of online learning activities in the USA
The European Re.Vica project has been building country reports on online learning and virtual campuses for a growing number of countries.
It has just published...
Factors affecting time to degree completion
Bound, J., Lovenheim, M. and Turner, S. (2010) Increasing Time to Baccalaureate Degree in the United States Cambridge MA: National Bureau of Economic Research
This...