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Book review: The Future of Thinking: Learning Institutions in a Digital Age

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Davidson, C and Goldberg, D. (2010) The Future of Thinking: Learning Institutions in a Digital Age Chicago: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur...

Demand for online learning likely to grow in British Columbia

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Last week the BC Provincial government released two reports critical to the economic future of the province, and which have implicit implications for online...

Recommendations for a new Ontario Online Institute

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  The final recommendations for an Ontario Online Institute are now published. Tucked away on the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities 'In the...

An example of excellent visioning in higher education technology

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Following up on my post on Developing vision for teaching with technology, I am pleased to provide an example of how one university has...

The digital future of higher education, on video

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Videos have now been posted of presentations at two conferences in British Columbia, both looking at the future of digital learning. The digital future of...

Developing vision for teaching with technology

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In this blog, I will suggest a methodology for encouraging more innovative uses of technology for teaching and learning. The problem (as I see it) In...

Questions about online learning in Ontario

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In an earlier post, I reported that Maxim Jean-Louis has been appointed special adviser to the Minister to set out ‘Objective and Guiding Principles...

The future of universities: research or teaching?

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Daniel, J. and Uvalic-Trumbic, S. (2011) Will higher education split? CoL Blog, February 10 In this very interesting blog, Sir John Daniel of the Commonwealth...

What can the public sector learn from the for-profits?

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Wood, P. (2011) For-profits break the monopoly on what college can be Chronicle of Higher Education, January 11 A thoughtful article on the pros and...

e-learning outlook for 2011

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What's in my crystal ball for e-learning in 2011? (For how well I did in my predictions for 2010, see e-learning retrospective - how...