e-learning outlook for 2012: will it be a rough ride?
© Firehorse Blog, 2012
Another year, and online learning, e-learning, learning technologies, educational technologies, digital learning, or whatever you call it or them, will continue...
EURODL journal: special issue on creativity and OERS
The European Journal of Open and Distance Learning has a special edition on creativity and open educational resources
In their thoughtful editorial/introductory chapter, the editors,...
Vancouver showcase of online learning innovations available on video
The Justice Institute of British Columbia and Vancouver Community College hosted an 'online showcase' on November 30, 2011, sponsored by the Metro Vancouver Educational...
Another step towards open-ness from Stanford professors – but not the university
Kolowich, S. (2011) Opencourseware 2.0 Inside Higher Education, December 13
In my retrospective for e-learning in 2011, I complained that merely making content open to...
Molecular Workbench receives $2.5 million from Google
The Molecular Workbench (MW) software:
Is a modeling tool for designing and conducting computational experiments across science.
Provides an authoring system for instructional designers to create and...
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...
Survey on assessment and credentialisation practice for OERu
The OER Tertiary Education Network (OERTen) is collecting information on existing assessment and credentialising practices in higher education and would appreciate responses from all...
UNESCO announces launch of its OER platform
UNESCO (2011) Launch of the UNESCO open educational resource platform, Paris, October 28
The UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Platform will be launched by Ms...
Conference: EDEN Open Classroom conference
Here's a chance to visit Greece before it disappears under a mountain of debt - hurry, there's not much time!
What: Never waste a crisis!...
Book review: The Future of Thinking: Learning Institutions in a Digital Age
Davidson, C and Goldberg, D. (2010) The Future of Thinking: Learning Institutions in a Digital Age Chicago: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur...