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CVU’s report on the state of online university education in Canada: first heal thyself

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Canadian Virtual University (2012) Online University Education in Canada: Challenges and Opportunities Athabasca University AB: Canadian Virtual University. The report was commissioned by the Canadian Federal...

e-learning outlook for 2012: will it be a rough ride?

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© Firehorse Blog, 2012 Another year, and online learning, e-learning, learning technologies, educational technologies, digital learning, or whatever you call it or them, will continue...

4. How to implement an e-learning plan

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This is the last in a series of four posts on developing an e-learning plan. The first post discussed why an e-learning plan may be needed,...

1. Why you need an e-learning plan

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This is the first of a series of four posts on e-learning plans. This post discusses why an e-learning plan is needed, the second...

Book review: Ross Paul’s ‘Leadership Under Fire’

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15 Canadian university presidents en route for India, 2011 Paul, R. (2011) Leadership Under Fire: The Challenging Role of the Canadian University President Montreal &...

#Change 11: Week 6: Managing Technology: final thoughts and closing

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I'm wrapping up this week of the MOOC by drawing attention to a few more excellent comments to my last post (and my responses),...

Why the current professional development model is broken

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Introduction The faculty development workshops and conferences have ended, and most faculty and instructors have headed off for a well earned vacation. Many thousands will...

An example of excellent visioning in higher education technology

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Following up on my post on Developing vision for teaching with technology, I am pleased to provide an example of how one university has...

Book: Managing Technology in Higher Education now available

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Bates, A. and Sangrà, A. (2011) Managing Technology in Higher Education: Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Co. Now out!...

What Presidents think of technology investment for teaching and learning

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Green, K., Jaschik, S., and Lederman, D. (2011) Presidential Perspectives Inside Higher Education, March 4 Not much, it appears. Inside Higher Ed sought the frank and...