Book: Online learning and assessment in higher education
Benson, R. and Brack, C. (2010) Online Learning and Assessment in Higher Education Cawston UK: Woodhead Publishing
This book can be ordered by fax or...
Book review: Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Christensen Hughes, J. and Mighty, J. (eds.) (2010) Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Montreal QC and Kingston ON: McGill-Queen's...
Book review: Changing Cultures in Higher Education
Ehlers, U-D. and Schneckenberg, D. (eds. ) Changing Cultures in Higher Education: Moving Ahead to Future Learning Heidelberg/London/New York: Springer, 610 pp, US$129.00
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New book on Web 2.0 and Social Informatics for Tertiary Learning
Lee, M. and McCoughlin, C. (2010) Web 2.0 Based e-Learning: Applying Social Informatics for Tertiary Learning Hershey PA: IGI Global, 415 pp, US$180 hardback
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Dispelling myths
I came across some blogs about 'myths', so I thought I'd put them together.
Myth No. 1: 'A university education is becoming so costly -...
Innovate or die: a message for higher education institutions
It's funny how reports on the same issue arrive from completely different directions. These four all deal with the issue of innovation and higher...
SAIDE newletter on open and distance education in Africa
The South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) has published its latest newsletter. Two articles caught my eye.
Mhlanga, E. (2010) SOFIE (Strengthening Open and...
The link between e-learning and economic development: the case of New Brunswick
This has been a busy week for me, which accounts for the low number of postings. Earlier in the week, I was conducting a...
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...
Can you move classroom courses online quickly and cheaply?
In a previous post, Will lecture capture replace asynchronous distance learning, I wrote:
I come from a background where distance education courses are specifically...