Has the credit hour become a relic?
Blumenstyck, G. (2010) Beyond the Credit Hour: Old Standards Don't Fit New Models Chronicle of Higher Education, January 3
Blumenstyck writes:
In the era of distance...
Reigning in costs with online learning
Bassis, M. (2009) Reigning in college costs Businessweek, December 21
This is a useful article, from the President of Westminster College, Salt Lake City, to...
Managing curriculum change
JISC (2009) Managing curriculum change Bristol UK: JISC
Another interesting publication from the UK's Joint Information Steering Committee .
This is a short (6 page) well-illustrated...
So: is e-learning really failing in higher education? An answer
Background
This is the last in a series of ten blogs on the topic: 'Is e-learning failing in higher education?' My blogs on this topic...
Does course redesign reduce costs?
Stripling, J. (2009) Half-learned lessons Inside Higher Education, October 9
It is 10 years since the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) began working with...
Online students perform better than face-to-face students
Means, B. et al. (2009) Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies Washington, DC: US Department...
Lenovo to research tech’s effect on learning
eSchool News (2009) Lenovo to research tech's effect on learning, eSchool News, June 5
"Global Education Research project will study how technology affects education in...
Reviews of ‘Evaluation in Distance Education and e-Learning’
Ruhe, V. and Zumbo, B. (2009) Evaluation in Distance Education and e-Learning London/New York: Guildford Press
Contents
Preface
1. Why do we need a new approach to...
Teaching Courses Online: A Review of the Research
Tallent-Runnels, M. et al. (2006) Review of Educational Research, Vol. 76, No. 1, pp. 93-135
Abstract: This literature review summarizes research on online teaching and...
College 2.0: A Wired Way to Rate Professors—and to Connect Teachers
Young, J. (2009) 'College 2.0: A Wired Way to Rate Professors—and to Connect Teachers' Chronicle of Higher Education, January 8A description of how the...