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...
The link between e-learning and economic development: the case of New Brunswick
This has been a busy week for me, which accounts for the low number of postings. Earlier in the week, I was conducting a...
My thoughts on managing technology in universities
One of my favourite web sites is Keith Hampson's Higher Education Management Group.
It was therefore an honour for me to be invited to be...
Preliminary book review: An Introduction to Distance Education
Cleveland-Innes, M. and Garrison, R. (eds.) 2010 An Introduction to Distance Education: Understanding Teaching and Learning in a New Era New York/Abingdon UK: Routledge
This...
Decentralizing distance education
Kolowich, S. (2010) Texas kills its Telecampus Inside Higher Education, April 9
This is one of those blogs I probably shouldn't write, but what the...
What do senior administrators need to know to make good technology decisions?
In the 11 case studies that Albert Sangra and I examined for our book on the integration of technology in universities and colleges, one...
Strategic management for e-learning: a New Zealand study
Higgins, A., Prebble, T. and Suddaby, S. (2008) Taking the Lead: Strategic Management for e-Learning Wellington NZ: Ministry of Education/Aotearoa, National Centre for Tertiary...