Designing online learning for the 21st century
This being the time of year when many Canadian post-secondary institutions offer faculty development opportunities, I have been busy the last two or three...
Examples of hybrid online learning from Ontario
Judith Tobin of Contact North has been collecting examples of innovation in online learning from the 20 universities and 24 colleges in the Ontario...
Why learning management systems are not going away
Contact North has just published online a series of six short papers (10-12 pages) under the title of Learning Management Systems: Disruptive Developments, Alternative Options...
Book review: Learning Theory and Online Technologies
Harasim, L. (2012) Learning Theory and Online Technologies New York/London: Routledge
Linda Harasim is one of the pioneers of online learning and this book brings...
More tablets for education in India
Russell, J. (2012) India’s tablet space heats up as $140 educational device set for launch TNW India, January 3
EE Times India (2012) Classpad - a...
E-learning in 2011: a retrospective
'That was the year that was, it's over, let it go...', as the old song says. But before it does go, let's look back...
Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 25, No. 3
And to complete a heavy week of reading, the Journal of Distance Education, Vol, 25, No. 3 is now available at with four articles...
IRRODL’s new issue on emergent learning
IRRODL, Vol. 12, No. 7, 2011: Special Issue: Emergent Learning, Connections, Design for Learning
The guest editors, Rod Sims and Elena Kays have collected together a...
European report on the future of learning
Redecker, C. et al. (2011) The Future of Learning: Preparing for Change Seville Spain: Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, JRC, European Commission
What the report...
The Victoria, Australia website on iPads for Learning
I am making two exceptions with this post. I don't normally cover k-12 (too large an area and too different from post-secondary education), and...