What do instructors need to know about teaching with technology?
I believe that we will see no real innovation, no fundamental change, in post-secondary education, at least from within, unless all instructors have basic...
Improving quality AND reducing costs
Bassis, M. (2010) Changing the equation Inside Higher Education, March 25
This article, by the President of a private college, Westminster College, in the USA,...
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...
Comparing for-profits with public institutions
Sherry, A. (2010) As for-profit colleges flourish, focus turns to grads' success and debt Denver Post, January 17
A Denver Post examination of graduation rates,...
Can web 2.0 tools be legally used for education in Canada?
I raise this as a result of an interesting question from Ron Richard,of Meritus University, Canada. Ron asked Tony Vincent, who runs the excellent...
Is prior learning assessment better than GPAs for admission to post-secondary education?
Klein-Collins, R. (2010) Fueling the Race to Post-Secondary Success Chicago IL: The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
One of the features of old age...
UK establishes national task force on e-learning
Bacsich, P. (2010) Task Force Set Up to Promote UK Leadership in Online Learning Re.Vica Newsletter, February-March
Paul writes:
'A new task force has been launched...
One year update on the University of the People
Kolowich, S. (2010) Tuition-free, online education? Try University of the People USA Today February 22
This provides a good update on the progress of the...
Why technology is not disrupting the university sector
Keith Hampson's Higher Education Management Group blog has an interview with Lloyd Armstrong, the Provost of the University of Southern California, on change in...
Are Canadian students satisfied with university?
Dwyer, M. (2010) 2010 Student Surveys Macleans.Ca OnCampus, February 15
This article provides results of two student surveys conducted by Canadian universities. One is the...