What do instructors need to know about teaching with technology?
I believe that we will see no real innovation, no fundamental change, in post-secondary education, at least from within, unless all instructors have basic...
Why the ‘system’ won’t change quickly
Batson, T. (2010) Let faculty off the hook Campus Technology, March 17
I liked this article very much. Trent Batson lays out a whole host...
National plans for ICTs in education for 193 countries
Bassi, R. (2009) ICTs in Education (ICT4E): Policies and Plans Worldwide Dublin Ireland: Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative
This document provides online access to the...
A critique of Tapscott and William’s views on university reform
Tapscott, D. and Williams, A. (2010) Innovating the 21st century university: It's Time Educause Review, Vol. 45, No. 1
First of all, thanks to both...
How well has your institution integrated technology?
I'm currently writing a book with Albert Sangra of the Open University of Catalonia on the integration of technology within post-secondary institutions.The book is...
Online education continues its hot pace
Allen, I. and Seaman, J. (2010) Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States Babson Park MA: Babson College Survey Research Group
The Sloan...
Old mantras instead of new thinking
Tolley, R. (2010) A New Year - but Old Mantras? e-Folio in the UK, January 3
In an excellent diatribe from the UK, Roy Tolley...
Too many adjuncts?
Stainburn, S. (2009) The Case of the Vanishing Full-time Professor New York Times, December 30
Elementary, my dear Watson. Not so much news, more a...
Six priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010
Summary of my priorities
1. A requirement for all newly appointed full-time instructors in public Canadian post-secondary educational institutions to have a formal certification in...
Management innovation and online higher education
Hampson, K. (2009) Part 2: Management Innovation and Online Higher Education Higher Education Management Group, May 25, 2009
I've just caught up with this excellent...