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....
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...
Managing curriculum change
JISC (2009) Managing curriculum change Bristol UK: JISC
Another interesting publication from the UK's Joint Information Steering Committee .
This is a short (6 page) well-illustrated...
Book review: Distance and blended learning in Asia
Latchem, C. and Jung, I. (2010) Distance and blended learning in Asia New York/London: Routledge
Overview
This is one of the best books I have read...
The best little e-learning journal in the world?
For those of you who, like me, were busy over the summer, the latest edition of IRRODL (Vol. 10, No. 3) was published in...
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...
Has e-learning increased access to learning opportunities?
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...
Review of ‘The State of e-Learning in Canada’: or life in a parallel universe
You may be under the illusion that to reach a parallel universe you have to go on a star trek or do quantum physics....
Lenovo to research tech’s effect on learning
eSchool News (2009) Lenovo to research tech's effect on learning, eSchool News, June 5
"Global Education Research project will study how technology affects education in...
E-learning, faculty training and the value of subscription journals
Marry in haste and repent at leisure, so the old saying goes. It could also be applied to blog posts - post in haste...