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...
Call for action on open education from NMC and the Open University of Catalonia
A communiqué has just been released about the outcome of the Open Ed Tech conference held jointly by NMC and UOC in Barcelona October...
Continued growth forecast for US HE online enrolments
The following report suggests that by 2014, the majority of students will be taking courses fully online rather than on campus
Ambient Insight Research (2009)...
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)....
Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1
Is e-learning failing in higher education?
In previous blogs, I have discussed whether e-learning is failing in higher education. To answer the question, I have...
Higher education students in the USA in 2018
Hussar, W. and Bailey, T. (2009) Projections of education statistics to 2018 US Department of Education National Center for Educational Statistics: Washington DC
The education...
Aggressive Plan for State Data Systems
Lederman, D. (2009) Aggressive Plan for State Data Systems Inside Higher Education, September 28
This article discusses moves by the U.S. Congress and Senate to...
Information-rich and attention-poor
Nicholson, P. (2009) Information-rich and attention-poor Globe and Mail, September 12
In one of Canada's national newspapers, the Globe and Mail, Peter Nicholson, the President...
Review: The Edgeless University: Why Higher Education Must Embrace Technology
Bradwell, P. (2009) The Edgeless University London UK: Demos
This short publication from the British research group Demos opens with a major challenge:
'Until now, investment...
Reforming the higher education system in the USA
Zemsky, R. (2009) Making Reform Work: The Case for Transforming American Higher Education Chapel Hill NC: Rutgers University Press
Zemsky says that this is the...