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...
The state of e-learning 2009
It's that time of year again. Here's a personal look back at e-learning in 2009 (I will do another blog on priorities for Canadian...
The business of higher education
Lederman, D. (2009) The business of higher education Inside Higher Education, December 2
An interview with the authors of a new book:
Knapp, J. and Siegel,...
The current status of the Open University of Japan
Aoki, K. (2009) The current status of the Open University of Japan Re.ViCa Newsletter, November
The Re.Vica newsletter contains an interesting update on the Open...
So: is e-learning really failing in higher education? An answer
Background
This is the last in a series of ten blogs on the topic: 'Is e-learning failing in higher education?' My blogs on this topic...
Barriers to change: Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 3
The story so far
In an earlier post (Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1), I argued that higher education institutions...
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...
An sociologist’s view of the contemporary university
Tuchman, G. (2009) Wannabe U: Inside the Corporate University Chicago: University of Chicago Press
'Based on years of observation at a state school, Wannabe U...
Book review: Distance and blended learning in Asia
Latchem, C. and Jung, I. (2010) Distance and blended learning in Asia New York/London: Routledge
Overview
This is one of the best books I have read...
Integrating e-learning in African universities
Last week I participated in a three day workshop in Bonn, Germany, for senior African higher education leaders on Integrating e-Learning: Key Challenge for...