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...
How useful is strategic planning for e-learning?
I've just completed the first draft of a chapter for a book on integrating technology in post-secondary educational institutions that I am writing with...
Using online learning to increase enrolments and revenue
Kirk, A. (2010) Leveraging Technology to Increase Enrollment, Capacity, and Revenues University Business, February
This is quite a good article on what is involved in...
How well has your institution integrated technology?
I'm currently writing a book with Albert Sangra of the Open University of Catalonia on the integration of technology within post-secondary institutions.The book is...
A personal view of e-learning at the University of British Columbia
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (home of OLT)
It's now seven years since I resigned as Director of Distance Education and Technology at UBC,...
Six priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010
Summary of my priorities
1. A requirement for all newly appointed full-time instructors in public Canadian post-secondary educational institutions to have a formal certification in...