Graph on costs of U.S. college education
US News (2010) The average costs of a U.S. college education US News, August 24
This is an interactive graph based on figures from the...
Innovate or die: a message for higher education institutions
It's funny how reports on the same issue arrive from completely different directions. These four all deal with the issue of innovation and higher...
Struggling with the costs of teaching in higher education
Writer's block
As I have mentioned before, I am currently writing an old-fashioned book (you know, the thing with paper sheets bound together) on the...
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...
Canada’s digital divide and its implications for other countries
Marlow, I. and McNish, J. (2010) Canada's Digital Divide, The Globe and Mail, April 3
For those of you who don't read Toronto's national newspaper,...
Online learning in Ontario
I've had several people contact me to ask what is the Ontario Online Institute? It was announced by the Ontario Provincial Government in the...
Should lifelong learning be state subsidized?
I have argued frequently that universities had yet to grasp how online lifelong learning could be a new line in business and potentially an...
UK establishes national task force on e-learning
Bacsich, P. (2010) Task Force Set Up to Promote UK Leadership in Online Learning Re.Vica Newsletter, February-March
Paul writes:
'A new task force has been launched...
Impact of open courseware on distance education enrollments
Johansen J. (2009) The Impact of Opencourseware on Paid Enrollment in Distance Learning Courses Salt Lake City UT: Brigham Young University
This is a Ph.D....
Graveyard welding classes
Moltz, D. (2009) In the midnight hour Inside Higher Education, December 9
This article describes midnight courses for welders at an Oregon community college. Although...