Researching learning design: breakthrough or dead end?
The latest edition of the Australian-based journal, 'Distance Education', Vol. 30, No. 2, is devoted entirely to research on learning design.
As the editorial by...
Pay attention, students: Blackboard is watching you
Carter, C. (2009) Tech helps students adopt good study habits eCampus News, Sept 2
Well, up to a point...Extract from article:
Purdue University is using educational...
Educause’s Top Ten Issues in IT
Agee, A. et al. (2009) Top-Ten IT Issues, 2009 Educause Review, Vol. 44, No. 3
Based on a survey of 554 (responding) EDUCAUSE members, mainly...
Competency-based training in a Michigan college
Moltz, D. (2009) Skills Training à la Carte Inside Higher Education, Aug 12
An article about modularised competency-based training at Kellogg Community College, Michigan. Note...
Cell phones used to deliver course content
'U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools and colleges should deliver course content to the cell phones that students use to talk and text...
Kindle and the Blind
'The National Federation of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind are suing Arizona State University for its use of the Amazon...
The growth of local, blended online learning
Parry, M. (2009) They Thought Globally, but Now Colleges Push Online Programs Locally Chronicle of Higher Education, July 10
This article discusses how state-funded universities...
Can you teach ‘real’ engineering at a distance?
This blog is prompted by an e-mail from Rich Zuc, who wanted to know why there were no undergraduate degrees in engineering offered at...
Effective Practice in a Digital Age
JISC (2009) Effective Practice in a Digital Age Bristol UK: JISC
From JISC's publication web site:
Effective Practice in a Digital Age combines the outcomes of...
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...