Barriers to open and distance learning as seen by ODL institutions
International Council for Open and Distance Education (2010) ICDE Policy Forum Report - Barriers and strategies for ODL Pretoria, South Africa: ICDE
This report from...
Hope and despair: managing technological change
In a very funny low budget British movie called 'Clockwise', John Cleese plays a school principal with an obsession about punctuality who is asked...
Book review: Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Christensen Hughes, J. and Mighty, J. (eds.) (2010) Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Montreal QC and Kingston ON: McGill-Queen's...
Reforming the university: evolution or revolution?
Who will bring about change?
In reviewing Ehlers and Schneckenberg's 'Changing Cultures in Higher Education', I began to wonder if or how the modern university...
Book review: Changing Cultures in Higher Education
Ehlers, U-D. and Schneckenberg, D. (eds. ) Changing Cultures in Higher Education: Moving Ahead to Future Learning Heidelberg/London/New York: Springer, 610 pp, US$129.00
What the...
Implementing e-portfolios in a two year college
Schaffhauser, D. (2010) Cultural Shift at a Community College: E-Portfolios Go Campuswide Campus Technology, August 12
This article on an excellent e-portfolio implementation strategy at...
Should Africa continue to invest in ICT?
This was the topic of a debate at the e-Learning Africa 2010 conference in Lusaka in May.
A report on the debate can found at:...
Barriers to change: two perspectives
Miller, B. (2010) The Course of Innovation: Using Technology to Transform Higher Education Washington DC: EducationSector
Batson, T. (2010) Innovation in Higher Education: It’s Not...
Strategic thinking about e-learning
On Monday and Tuesday this week (June 7 and 8) I attended the BC Educational Technology Users Group Spring Workshop at the University of...
The role of the CIO in facilitating teaching and learning
I don't normally focus on IT issues, but there is an interesting interview in Academic Impressions with George Spencer, entitled Positioning IT as a...