A critique of Tapscott and William’s views on university reform
Tapscott, D. and Williams, A. (2010) Innovating the 21st century university: It's Time Educause Review, Vol. 45, No. 1
First of all, thanks to both...
Impact of open courseware on distance education enrollments
Johansen J. (2009) The Impact of Opencourseware on Paid Enrollment in Distance Learning Courses Salt Lake City UT: Brigham Young University
This is a Ph.D....
A personal view of e-learning at the University of British Columbia
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (home of OLT)
It's now seven years since I resigned as Director of Distance Education and Technology at UBC,...
Open resource on essay writing from the University of the South Pacific
I dedicate this item to all those Canadians who are getting sick of snow and below zero temperatures in the middle of our winter.
Established...
The Horizon 2010 report on emerging technologies for education
Johnson, L., Levine, A., Smith, R., & Stone, S. (2010). The 2010 Horizon Report. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium
The New Media Consortium's annual...
‘Globalizing’ schools in the USA through technology
Schaffhauser, D. (2010) U Arizona Team Seeks To Construct International Internet Classroom Campus Technology, January 6
Although this is an interesting and worthwhile project, I'm...
More on the Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative
Kolowich, S. (2009) Hybrid education 2.0 Inside Higher Education, December 28
An interesting article that provides more information about the Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative,...
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...
Great expectations for e-learning in 2010
In the Globe and Mail on December 19, Leah McLaren wrote:
'We are living in an Era of Perpetual Advice - and almost none of...
Six priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010
Summary of my priorities
1. A requirement for all newly appointed full-time instructors in public Canadian post-secondary educational institutions to have a formal certification in...