The University of Western Sydney goes for blended learning – big time!
Griffith, C. (2012) University to roll out 11,000 Apple iPads, The Australian, December 20
All new students enrolling in first year courses in the autumn...
Important developments in online learning in India in 2012
In my e-Learning Outlook for 2012 published on January 2 in 2012 I wrote:
Watch India
.....there are several reasons behind this prediction:
the Indian government’s decision to subsidize...
Full report on the Open University of Catalonia now available
Contact North (2012) The Open University of Catalonia: Fully Online Multi-lingual Innovation-focused Accredited Sudbury ON: Contact North
In an earlier post I wrote about current research...
Online learning in 2012: a retrospective
Well, 2012 was certainly the year of the MOOC. Audrey Watters provides a comprehensive overview of what happened with MOOCs in 2012, so I...
Designing online learning in a volatile world
Adamson, C. (2012) Learning in a VUCA world, Online Educa Berlin News Portal, November 13
VUCA is a new term to me, although what it...
Questions answered about British Columbia’s digital open textbook plan
Gilmore, D. (2012) B.C. to lead Canada in offering students free, open textbooks, British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology, October 16
Klassen, T. (2012)...
COHERE conference on blended learning
I was privileged to be the key speaker at a conference organized by Canada's Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research (COHERE) and the...
How to make an omellette without breaking eggs: innovation and open-ness in university teaching
It has been impossible for me to blog about online learning over the last four weeks because I have been on holiday for most...
My summer paranoia: computers will replace teachers in higher education
I had a strange dream last night. I was in discussion with an editor from a publishing company about the draft of a new...
Innovation in teaching in Ontario universities
Council of Ontario Universities (2012) Beyond the sage on the stage: innovative and effective teaching and learning in Ontario universities Toronto ON: COU
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