Learning technologies in engineering education
Regular readers will know that I believe that 'real' engineering is one of the tougher areas for e-learning, because of the need for hands-on...
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...
The state of e-learning 2009
It's that time of year again. Here's a personal look back at e-learning in 2009 (I will do another blog on priorities for Canadian...
Special report on virtual schools
Van Dusen, C. (2009) eSN Special Report: Beyond the Virtual School eSchool News, Nov 1
Because of the volume of stuff that comes through my...
Tweeting in class
Young, J. (2009) Teaching with Twitter: Not for the Faint of Heart Chronicle of Higher Education, November 22
Interesting article on use of Twitter and...
A vision for the future: Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy:...
Identifying the problem with higher education in the 21st was the easy part (Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1)....
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...
How would you use free academic video courses from leading universities
I have often criticised the use of technology just to record and transmit lectures. Nevertheless, I do recognise the value of a top class...
Does technology really enhance the quality of teaching and learning?
The aim of this blog
This is one of several blogs that explore the question: is e-learning failing in higher education? (See Is e-learning failing...