A vision for the future: Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy:...
Identifying the problem with higher education in the 21st was the easy part (Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1)....
New book on ICTs in higher education
Guri-Rosenblit, S. (2009) Digital Technologies in Higher Education: Sweeping Expectations and Actual Effects Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers
From the publisher's synopsis:
The visible gap between...
Book review: Distance and blended learning in Asia
Latchem, C. and Jung, I. (2010) Distance and blended learning in Asia New York/London: Routledge
Overview
This is one of the best books I have read...
Mobilizing the faculty for better teaching and learning
Anyone who works with learning technologies is aware of the need for faculty development and training if technology is to be used well for...
The impact of information and communications technologies on the university
For francophones, a book by Julie Boissonneault, a professor at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
Boissonneault, J. (2009) Enjeux de la Médiatisation à l'Université Sudbury ON:...
Educause’s Top Ten Issues in IT
Agee, A. et al. (2009) Top-Ten IT Issues, 2009 Educause Review, Vol. 44, No. 3
Based on a survey of 554 (responding) EDUCAUSE members, mainly...
Effective Practice in a Digital Age
JISC (2009) Effective Practice in a Digital Age Bristol UK: JISC
From JISC's publication web site:
Effective Practice in a Digital Age combines the outcomes of...
Online Summer Institute for Community Colleges
Announcement from the Learning Times:
June 25-26, 2009. The Online Summer Institute for Community Colleges (OSICC) will be held completely over the Internet and offers...
Tenure in a digital era
Jaschik, S. (2009) Tenure in a Digital Era Inside Higher Education, May 26
This article touches on a critical barrier to the more rapid development...
Take a Walk on the Wired Side
Weir, R. (2009) Take a Walk on the Wired Side Inside Higher Education, May 11
Some good, practical advice for instructors considering teaching an online...