Growth of online courses in nursing forecast for USA
Kolowich, S. (2010) Online Cure for the Nursing Crisis Inside Higher Education February 2
A report released last month from the Carnegie Foundation for the...
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,...
Is your institution considering mobile learning?
Brimah, T. and Fusch, D. (2010) Considering mobile learning for your institution Academic Impressions Higher Ed Impact: Weekly Analysis January 28
This article, basically an...
Review of e-learning possibilities and limitations of Apple’s iPad
Brandon, B. (2010) Apple's iPad: what does it offer for e-learning? Learning Solutions Magazine January 27
I was wondering how to comment on the iPad...
Online education continues its hot pace
Allen, I. and Seaman, J. (2010) Learning on Demand: Online Education in the United States Babson Park MA: Babson College Survey Research Group
The Sloan...
Contact North looks to the future
Introduction
Last week I spent two days at a strategic retreat for Contact North managers in Sudbury, Ontario. I had the privilege last summer of...
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...
Latest issue of IRRODL
Mea culpa, but in the preparations for the holiday season, I let slide by my report on the publication of the latest edition (Vol....
‘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...