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e-Agriculture in Kenya

macherukaruku (2009) Electronic Agriculture in Kenya’s Arid and Semi–Arid Lands (ASAL) Schools Africa Rural Connect Sustainable Environment and Agriculture Network (Seanet) International is a Kenyan...

Open schools in developing countries

Bermingham, D. (2009) Changing the technology of learning Connections, October Article about the need for open and distance learning to be included in development programs...

Great expectations for e-learning in 2010

In the Globe and Mail on December 19, Leah McLaren wrote: 'We are living in an Era of Perpetual Advice - and almost none of...

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...

Ranking educational innovation

Center for American Progress (2009) Interactive Map: Leaders and Laggards: A State-By-State Report Card of Educational Innovation Washington DC: Center for American Progress For those...

Hints on a national strategy for educational technology in the USA

Downey, G. (2009) ED's new tech chief previews national plan eSchool News, December 2 This is a report of a recent speech by Karen Cator,...

Comparing Canadian and US post-secondary education systems

Lederman, D. (2009) Catching Up to Canada Inside Higher Education, November 6 An interesting article discussing the different participation and graduation rates between Canada and...

Reforming distance education in Portugal

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Tajo el Castillo de Almourol, Portugal (from Flickr © Hamster Volador, Creative Commons License) Hasan, A. et al. (2009) Reforming Distance Learning Higher...

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...

Outsourcing e-learning to India

Researchandmarkets (2009) e-learning Outsourcing 2009: Advantage India Dublin, Ireland: Researchandmarkets Researchandmarkets is one of the largest commercial market research organizations. They have published a report...