A brief history of online learning
Lepi, K. (2012) Who actually started online education? Edudemic, November 12
No - it wasn't Sebastian Thrun or Daphne Koller or any of the other...
MOOCs move into credit-based higher education
Kolowich, S. (2012) MOOCs for credit, Inside Higher Education, October 29
This article reports on an interesting deal signed between Coursera and Antioch University. Antioch is...
COHERE conference on blended learning
I was privileged to be the key speaker at a conference organized by Canada's Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research (COHERE) and the...
October Webinars from the Canadian Association of Instructional Designers (English and French)
ATELIER DE L’ACCP - CAID WORKSHOP / WEBINAIRE - WERBINAR
The Canadian Association of Instruction Designers invites you to a second series of interface workshops.
L’Association...
Daniel’s comprehensive review of MOOC developments
Daniel, J. (2012) Making sense of MOOCs: Musings in a maze of myth, paradox and possibility Seoul: Korean National Open University
This is the most...
My summer paranoia: computers will replace teachers in higher education
I had a strange dream last night. I was in discussion with an editor from a publishing company about the draft of a new...
Developing a strategy for lifelong learners in Canadian universities and colleges (and its implications...
© Pat Cegan's 'Source of Inspiration', 2012
Council of Ontario Universities (2012) Increased numbers of students heading to Ontario universities Toronto ON: COU
Changing demographics
This press...
Why Canadians lag in mobile learning
Steinberg, S. (2012) Mobilicity research suggests smartphones play increasing role in education Mobilicity Newsroom, August 9
A survey conducted for the Canadian mobile phone company, Mobilicity...
Thoughts on the pedagogy of Coursera-style MOOCs
Knox, J. et al. (2012) MOOC pedagogy: the challenges of developing for Coursera ALT Online Newsletter, August 8
This article, from the designers of one of...
A sustaining innovation: a case of competency-based online learning
Fain, P. (2012) Competing with competency Inside Higher Education, August 6
This article describes in some detail Kentucky's community colleges competency-based online learning programs under...